Rocket Boy Jets to Brazil
Perfecting Loneliness
2002 Jade Tree Records
Submitted by: jeremyunderground41@yahoo.com
Key: C
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
C - x32010
G - 320003
[F] [-] [133211]
[Fm]Dm [-]- [133111]xx0231
[G#]Am [-]- [466544]x02210
C/E - 032xxx
Intro: C--F-- x4
Verse 1:
[C] Head[Dm]lights[F] and red [C]eyes
[C] a warm [Dm]beer[F] between your
[C]thighs[C] Mess of[Dm] pills
[F] Hollywood[C] hills[C] the
red [Dm]lights[F] Read
me my [C]rights
Chorus 1:
[F]Going in a [C]circle getting
[G]tighter every [F]turn
[F]Think you're getting
[C]better but you're
[G]never quite [F]sure
[F]Say it's all a[C]head of
G(Hold)
you How far can you
[F] see?[Fm] you're
living on your [C]knees[F] [C] [F]
Verse 2:
[C] Driver [Dm]please
[F] find your[C] feet
[C] The light's [Dm]green
[F] but you spaced the
[C]keys[C] You're going
[Dm]fast[F] but it won't
[C] last[C] You're all
[Dm] speed[F] and no [C]gas
Chorus 2:
[F]Going in a [C]circle never
[G]getting to the [F]point
[F]Burning up the [C]atmosphere
my [G]rocketship [F]boy
[F]You say there's a [C]finish
G(Hold)
line but you're already
F Fm(hold)
beat you're
living on your [C]knees[G] [F]
Bridge 1:
Rocket [C]boy[G] [F] my only
[C]son[G] [F] you look so [C]sad[G] [F]
but you're so [C]young[G] [F]
You get so [C]high[G] [F]
You're all a[C]lone[G]
rocket[F] boy[Fm] come [C]home[F] [C/E] [F]
Verse 3:
[C] Note[Dm]book[F] some
notes you[C] took
[C] A big [Dm]hit with
[F] a crooked [C]hook
[C] Your best [Dm]friend
[F] is you a[C]-gain
[C] You can't[Dm] win[F] but
you won't give [C]in
Chorus 3:
[F]Going in a [C]circle
getting [G]lower
every [F]time
[F]Say it isn't [C]hurting
but I [G]never see you[F] smile
[F]Asking for the [C]doctor and
G(hold) F
I'm calling you a priest
[Fm] you're living
on your [C]knees[G] [F]
Bridge 2:
Rocket [C]boy[G] [F]you
burn so [C]bright[G] [F]
and I be[C]lieve[G] [F] you
lie so [C]beau[G]tiful[F]ly
when you get [C]high[G] [F]
You're all a[C]lone[G]
rocket[F] boy
[Fm] come[C--] home
Bridge 3:
[F] Dad it's [G]me a[C]gain
I hate[G] to call
[F] Could you[G] come down?
[G#] There's been an [C]accident[F]
[C] "Were [Am]you in[F]-volved?"[Fm]
[C] "Yes [F]sir[C] no [F]Sir
[Dm] they say I [F]was"
Interlude: C--F-- x4
Verse 4:
[C] Got [Dm]home[F] cried
a[C]lone[C] The vide[Dm]o
[F] will surely[C] show
[C] No one [Dm]knows
[F] I came this[C] close
[C] to being [Dm]me [F] but
I lost us [C]both
Chorus 4:
[F]Going in a [C]circle and
it's [G]keeping you a[F]round
[F]You've been here for[C]ever
but you've [G]never been [F]found
You [F]didn't want a [C]witness
G(Hold) F Fm
and I didn't want to see
you living on your [C]knees[G] [F]
Outro:
Rocket [C]boy[G] [F] my only
[C]son[G] [F] you look so [C]sad[G] [F]
but you're so [C]young[G] [F]
You get so [C]high[G] [F]
You're all a[C]lone[G]
F Fm(hold)
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