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| Am7 | B7sus | B7 |
| Em E+ Em7 E+ (x2) |
| Break: |
| Am7 | D9 | |
| Do do | do, do do | do, |
| G/F | Em9 | |
| Do do | do, do do | do, |
| Am7 | B7sus | |
| Do do | do, do do | do, |
| B7 | Em | |
| Do | do do- | oo. |
| Interlude: |
| Em E+ Em7 E+ (x2) |
| Verse 1: |
| Em | E+ | Em7 | E+ | |
| I | longed for | you since | I was | born; |
| Em | E+ | Em7 | E+ | |
| A | woman | sensi- | tive and | warm, |
| D7sus D7 D7sus D7, B7 |
| And that you were. |
| Em | E+ | |
| With | pride and | strength, |
| Em7 | E+ | |
| No | one would | test, |
| Em | E+ | Em7 | E+ | |
| But | yet have | femi- | nine fi- | nesse; |
| D7sus D7 D7sus D7, B7 |
| And so much more. |
| Chorus 1: |
| Cmaj7 | |
| You took me | riding in your rocket; |
| Gave me a star. |
| But at a half a mile from heaven, |
| You dropped me back, |
| Bm7b5 | B7sus | E7 | |
| Down to this | cold, cold world. |
| Cmaj7 | |
| You took me | riding in your rocket; |
| Gave me a star. |
| But at a half a mile from heaven, |
| You dropped me back, |
| Bm7b5 | B7sus | E7 | |
| Down to this | cold, cold world. |
| Interlude: |
| Em E+ Em7 E+ (x2) |
| Verse 2: |
| Em | E+ | Em7 | E+ | |
| A | female | Shakespeare | of your | time, |
| Em | E+ | Em7 | E+ | |
| With | looks to | blow Pi- | casso's | mind; |
| D7sus D7 D7sus D7, B7 |
| You were the best. |
| Em | E+ | Em7 | E+ | |
| Your | body | moved with | grace and | song, |
| Em | E+ | Em7 | E+ | |
| Like | sympho- | nies by | Bach or | Brahms; |
| D7sus D7 D7sus D7, B7 |
| Neverthe-less. Oh, oh; |
| Chorus 2: |
| Cmaj7 | |
| You took me | riding in your rocket; |
| Gave me a star. |
| But at a half a mile from heaven, |
| You dropped me back, |
| Bm7b5 | B7sus | E7 | |
| Down to this | cold, cold world. |
| Cmaj7 | |
| You took me | riding in your rocket; |
| Gave me a star. |
| But at a half a mile from heaven, |
| You dropped me back, |
| Bm7b5 | B7sus | E7 | |
| Down to this | cold, cold world. |
| Break: |
| Am7 | D9 | |
| Do do | do, do do | do, |
| G/F | Em9 | |
| Do do | do, do do | do, |
| Am7 | D#7sus | |
| Do do | do, do do | do, |
| *KEY CHANGE* |
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| Verse 3: |
| Fm | F+ | Fm7 | F+ | |
| The | passion | burning | in your | heart, |
| Fm | F+ | Fm7 | F+ | |
| Would | make hell's | fire seem | like a | spark; |
| D#7sus D#7 D#7sus D#7, C7 |
| Where did it go? |
| Fm | F+ | Fm7 | F+ | |
| Just | why that | you would | over- | night, |
| Fm | F+ | Fm7 | F+ | |
| Turn | love to | stone as | cold | as ice, |
| D#7sus D#7 D#7sus D#7, C7 |
| I'll never know. |
| Chorus 3: |
| C#maj7 | |
| You took me | riding in your rocket; |
| Gave me a star. |
| But at a half a mile from heaven, |
| You dropped me back, |
| Cm7b5 | C7sus | F7 | |
| Down to this | cold, cold world. |
| C#maj7 | |
| You took me | riding in your rocket; |
| Gave me a star. |
| But at a half a mile from heaven, |
| You dropped me back, |
| Cm7b5 | |
| Down to this | cold, cold world. |
| C7sus | F7 | |
| (Cold, too | cold). |
| Chorus 4: |
| C#maj7 | |
| You took me | riding in your rocket; |
| Gave me a star. |
| But at a half a mile from heaven, |
| You dropped me back, |
| Cm7b5 | C7sus | F7 | |
| Down to this | cold, cold world. |
| C#maj7 | |
| You took me | riding in your rocket; |
| Gave me a star. |
| But at a half a mile from heaven, |
| You dropped me back, |
| Cm7b5 | |
| Down to this | cold, cold world. |
| C7sus | F7 | |
| (I would not do that to a | dog). |
| Chorus 5: |
| C#maj7 | |
| You took me | riding in your rocket; |
| Gave me a star. |
| But at a half a mile from heaven, |
| You dropped me back, |
| Cm7b5 | C7sus | F7 | |
| Down to this | cold, cold world. |
| C#maj7 | |
| You took me | riding in your rocket; |
| Gave me a star. |
| But at a half a mile from heaven, |
| You dropped me back, |
| Cm7b5 | C7sus | F7 | |
| Down to this | cold, cold world. |
| Outro: |
| C#maj7 | |
| Rocket love. |
| CHORD DIAGRAMS: |
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| Am7 | D9 | G/F | Em9 | B7sus | B7 |
| EADGBE | EADGBE | EADGBE | EADGBE | EADGBE | EADGBE | |
| x02013 | x5455x | xx3433 | 020002 | x22200 | 021202 |
| Em | E+ | Em7 | Dsus7 | D7 | Cmaj7 |
| EADGBE | EADGBE | EADGBE | EADGBE | EADGBE | EADGBE | |
| 022000 | 021000 | 020000 | xx0213 | xx0212 | x32000 |
| Bm7b5 | E7 | D#7sus | Fm | F+ | Fm7 |
| EADGBE | EADGBE | EADGBE | EADGBE | EADGBE | EADGBE | |
| x2323x | 020100 | xx1124 | 133111 | xx3221 | 131111 |
| D#7 | C7 | C#maj7 | Cm7b5 | C7sus | F7 |
| EADGBE | EADGBE | EADGBE | EADGBE | EADGBE | EADGBE | |
| xxx323 | x32310 | x46564 | x3434x | x33311 | 131211 |
| Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 |
| (clumsyband@hotmail.com) |