...ROCKET LOVE... by Stevie Wonder
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*from 'Hotter Than July' (1980)*


*CAPO 4th FRET*

(Original Key: Abm)


Intro:

Am7 D9  G/F  Em9
Am7  B7sus  B7

Em  E+  Em7  E+ (x2)

Break:

      Am7 (x02010@1)     D9
Do do do, do do do,
      G/F (120003@1)     Em9Do (022032@1)do do, do do do,
      Am7 (x02010@1)     B7susDo (x22200@1)do do, do do do,
   B7 (x21202@1)  EmDo (022000@1)do do-oo.

Interlude:

Em  E+  Em7  E+ (x2)

Verse 1:

  Em (022000@1)       E+        Em7   E+
I longed for you since I was born;
  Em (022000@1)  E+    Em7      E+
A woman sensi-tive and warm,
    D7sus (xx0213@1)  D7 (xx0212@1)  D7sus (xx0213@1)D7, B7And (x21202@1)that you were.

     Em (022000@1)      E+
With pride and strength,
   Em7       E+
No one would test,
    Em (022000@1)     E+   Em7     E+
But yet have femi-nine fi-nesse;
    D7sus (xx0213@1) D7 (xx0212@1)  D7sus (xx0213@1)D7, B7And (x21202@1)so much more.

Chorus 1:

            Cmaj7You (x32000@1)took me riding in your rocket;
Gave me a star.
But at a half a mile from heaven,
You dropped me back,
             Bm7b5            B7sus (x22200@1)E7Down (020130@1)to this cold, cold world.

            Cmaj7You (x32000@1)took me riding in your rocket;
Gave me a star.
But at a half a mile from heaven,
You dropped me back,
             Bm7b5            B7sus (x22200@1)E7Down (020130@1)to this cold, cold world.

Interlude:

Em  E+  Em7  E+ (x2)

Verse 2:

  Em (022000@1)   E+          Em7     E+
A female Shakespeare of your time,
     Em (022000@1)     E+      Em7     E+
With looks to blow Pi-casso's mind;
    D7sus (xx0213@1) D7 (xx0212@1)   D7sus (xx0213@1)D7, B7You (x21202@1)were the best.

     Em (022000@1) E+         Em7       E+
Your body moved with grace and song,
     Em (022000@1)   E+      Em7     E+
Like sympho-nies by Bach or Brahms;
D7sus (xx0213@1)   D7 (xx0212@1) D7sus (xx0213@1)D7, B7 (x21202@1)Neverthe-less.            Oh, oh;

Chorus 2:

            Cmaj7You (x32000@1)took me riding in your rocket;
Gave me a star.
But at a half a mile from heaven,
You dropped me back,
             Bm7b5            B7sus (x22200@1)E7Down (020130@1)to this cold, cold world.

            Cmaj7You (x32000@1)took me riding in your rocket;
Gave me a star.
But at a half a mile from heaven,
You dropped me back,
             Bm7b5            B7sus (x22200@1)E7Down (020130@1)to this cold, cold world.

Break:

      Am7 (x02010@1)     D9
Do do do, do do do,
      G/F (120003@1)     Em9Do (022032@1)do do, do do do,
      Am7 (x02010@1)     D#7sus
Do do do, do do do,

*KEY CHANGE*
------------

Verse 3:

    Fm (133111@1)    F+      Fm7 (131141@1)   F+
The passion burning in your heart,
      Fm (133111@1)        F+        Fm7 (131141@1)  F+
Would make hell's fire seem like a spark;
D#7sus        D#7  D#7sus  D#7, C7
 Where did it go?

     Fm (133111@1)     F+        Fm7 (131141@1)F+
Just why that you would over-night,
     Fm (133111@1)    F+       Fm7 (131141@1)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#maj7You (x43111@1)took me riding in your rocket;
Gave me a star.
But at a half a mile from heaven,
You dropped me back,
             Cm7b5            C7sus (x3331x@1)F7Down (131241@1)to this cold, cold world.

            C#maj7You (x43111@1)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 (x3331x@1)     F7 (131241@1)(Cold, too cold).

Chorus 4:

            C#maj7You (x43111@1)took me riding in your rocket;
Gave me a star.
But at a half a mile from heaven,
You dropped me back,
             Cm7b5            C7sus (x3331x@1)F7Down (131241@1)to this cold, cold world.

            C#maj7You (x43111@1)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 (x3331x@1)                    F7 (131241@1)(I would not do that to a dog).

Chorus 5:

            C#maj7You (x43111@1)took me riding in your rocket;
Gave me a star.
But at a half a mile from heaven,
You dropped me back,
             Cm7b5            C7sus (x3331x@1)F7Down (131241@1)to this cold, cold world.

            C#maj7You (x43111@1)took me riding in your rocket;
Gave me a star.
But at a half a mile from heaven,
You dropped me back,
             Cm7b5            C7sus (x3331x@1)F7Down (131241@1)to this cold, cold world.

Outro:

C#maj7
 Rocket love.


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   Am7 (x02010@1)   D9      G/F (120003@1)   Em9 (022032@1)  B7sus (x22200@1)  B7 (x21202@1) EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 x02013  x5455x  xx3433  020002  x22200  021202

   Em (022000@1)    E+      Em7    Dsus7    D7 (xx0212@1)   Cmaj7 (x32000@1) EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 022000  021000  020000  xx0213  xx0212  x32000

  Bm7b5    E7 (020130@1)  D#7sus    Fm (133111@1)    F+      Fm7 (131141@1) EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 x2323x  020100  xx1124  133111  xx3221  131111

   D#7 (x32310@4)   C7 (x32310@1)  C#maj7 (x43111@1) Cm7b5   C7sus (x3331x@1)  F7 (131241@1) EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 xxx323  x32310  x46564  x3434x  x33311  131211


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004
 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)