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Rocket Man – Elton John

Difficulty: Medium

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    _C#
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  • _E
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  • _F
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    _F#
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  • _A
    _G#
    _Ab
  • _B
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  • .C
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    .Db
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    Db
  • E
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  • F
  • G
    F#
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  • A
    G#
    Ab
  • B
    A#
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  • ^C
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    ^C#
    ^Db
  • ^E
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  • ^F
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  • ^A
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  • ^B
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    ^Bb
  • *C
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    *Db
  • *E
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    *Ab
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Released in 1972, "Rocket Man" is one of Elton John's most popular and loved songs - I've been working on it for a while!

It's a great one for beginner and intermediate musicians to practice on any instrument, I found it really fun to play on the flute - qI hope you enjoy it too :)

 

G           Bb       G     Bb    G      Bb
She packed my bags last night

G-Bb-^C
Pre-flight...

Bb-G Bb-G   Bb-^C Bb-^C
Zero hour, nine AM

G       G   Bb-Bb ^D ^F-^Bb-^D-Bb-^C
And I'm gonna be high  ~      ~      ~

G   F   Bb    F    F
As a kite by then...

 

G   Bb   G      Bb    G     Bb
I miss the earth so much

G Bb ^C ^C-^D
I miss my wife  ~

G     Bb-G   Bb   G   ^C
It's lonely out in space

G    Bb ^D  ^F-^Bb-^C-Bb-^D  ^C-^D
On such a timeless       ~       ~        flight...

 

F    F    Bb   Bb  ^D-^D  ^D#
And I think it's gonna be

^D  ^C  ^D    Bb
A long long time

G         Bb - ^C
'Till touch-down

^D#     ^D    Bb    Bb-^C  ^D  Bb
Brings me round again to find

F     Bb  ^C   ^D#
I'm not the man

^D     ^C  Bb  ^C  ^D  Bb
They think I am at home

^Bb Bb ^C Bb
Oh no no no...

 

Bb G ^D-Bb-^C
I'm a rocket man

^D#-^D ^D#
Rocket man

^D#-^D ^D# ^D ^D# ^D ^F ^D-Bb
Burning out his fuse up here alone...

 

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