David Bowie - Like A Rocket Man: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Like A Rocket Man" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

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 C                            Em
Little wendy cocaine stumbles up the hill to pain
 F
Nothing stops the go-to girl,
 G#                 C              Am
nothing takes the place of taking aim
 C                                Em
Little wendy's out there shaking hips and cuckoo eyes
  F
Crazy drives that dizzy crowd
 G#                    C                Am
Moonlight strokes the highlights in her hair

Chorus:
     F
She sells and moves and finds my hand
     A#                               F
And pulls me down and close so I can hardly stand
F
As I lay like dead for her,
     A#                           F
I'm fed into my head I'm led, oh, I am sand
      B                                 A#
I'm crawling from the window, crawling down the wall
                      F
I'm happy screaming, yes, I am
     B
I'm jumping on her daisy chain
     A#                                    F
I'm speeding through the dancehall like a rocket man


Now I wish today that yesterday was just tomorrow and
I could squeeze her grabby hand
Knowing that I never paid her for a gram

Chorus:
She's a drunken doxy off her trolly
Sent before her time into this poxy world
She's not fit for anything but dealing it
While heaven sings, I have this girl
She's got me eating rice and beans
I have no shape nor color, I'm god's lonely man
I don't want to die but I don't want to live
I'm speeding like a rocket man


        F         B A#
Like a rocket man
        F         A#
Like a rocket man
        F         A# F
Like a rocket man


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

G#

Guitar chord G#

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Like A Rocket Man" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Like A Rocket Man" by David Bowie.

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