Band: Shonen Knife
Song: Riding on the rocket
Album: Let's knife

note: This song is easiest to play using bar chords



INTRO: C  ,D# A#, ,F C, ,G D,  C  B/C  (Intro plays 2 times)

Verse:

C                    F             C     F C
Riding on the rocket I wanna go to pluto

C                             F              C     F C
Space foods are marshmallows, asparagus, ice cream

A#                         F                G
Blue eyed kitty cat said, please let me go with you


Chorus:

C    F   C         F
Iko, iko everybody let’s go
Iko, iko everybody let’s go

C    F   C        A# B C
Iko, iko everybody iko

G  F#   D#  D   C#,  A#   B   C
Mercury venus jupiter saturn mars
Uranus neptune pluto and planet earth

(INTRO): C  ,D# A#, ,F C, ,G D,  C  B/C  (plays 2 times)

Verse 2:

C                F
Getting in radio communication

C            F C
Hello, hello

C               F            C           F C
Earth is like a little star, hello hello

A#                F                        G
Shaking her hip, blue eyed cat dances the mambo

C        F       C         F
Uka boo, uka boo everybody uka boo
Uka boo, uka boo, space walk, uka boo

C        F        C            A# B C
Uka boo, uka boo, let’s do the uka boo

G      F#       D#     D     C#,       A#   B   C
Floating through space with you it’s a dance party
Floating through space let’s drink to the planet earth


SOLO:
(Rythm guitar)

C  F  C , F C
C  F  C , F C

G A  A# C

G D# A# C


(INTRO): C  ,D# A#, ,F C, ,G D,  C  B/C  (plays 2 times)

C                F
Getting in radio communication

C           F C
Hello hello

C               F        
Earth is just a little star 

C           F C
hello hello

A#                        F           G
Blue eyed kitty cat said,let’s do it one more time

C    F   C         F
Iko, iko everybody let’s go
Uka boo, uka boo, everybody uka boo

C    F             A# B C
Iko, iko everybody let’s go

G  F#   D#  D   C#,  A#   B   C
Mercury venus jupiter saturn mars
Uranus neptune pluto and planet earth

G      F#       D#     D     C#,       A#   B   C
Floating through space with you it’s a dance party
Riding on the rocket, cheers to the planet earth 

C'mon!

G  F#   D#  D   C#,  A#   B   C    (continue to fadeout)