...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  B7sus4  B7

Em  E+  Em7  E+ (x2)

Break:

      Am7       D9        G/F       Em9
Do do do, do do do, do do do, do do do,
      Am7       B7sus4   B7    Em 
Do do do, do do do,  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+        D7sus4    D7   D7sus4  D7, B7
A woman sensi-tive and warm, and that you were.

     Em        E+          Em7       E+
With pride and strength no one would test,
    Em       E+   Em7     E+         D7sus4   D7   D7sus4  D7, B7
But yet have femi-nine fi-nesse, 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,
                                 Bm7b5            B7sus4  E7
You dropped me back 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,
                                 Bm7b5            B7sus4  E7
You dropped me back 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+        D7sus4    D7   D7sus4  D7, B7
With looks to blow Pi-casso's mind; you were the best.

     Em   E+         Em7       E+
Your body moved with grace and song,
     Em     E+      Em7     E+      D7sus4    D7   D7sus4  D7, B7
Like sympho-nies by Bach or Brahms, 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,
                                 Bm7b5            B7sus4  E7
You dropped me back 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,
                                 Bm7b5            B7sus4  E7
You dropped me back down to this cold, cold world.

Break:

      Am7       D9        G/F       Em9
Do do do, do do do, 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+     D#7sus       Eb7  D#7sus  Eb7, C7
Would make hell's fire seem like a spark; where did it go?

     Fm       F+        Fm7  F+
Just why that you would over-night,
     Fm      F+       Fm7  F+           D#7sus Eb7  D#7sus  Eb7, C7
Turn love to stone as cold as ice, 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,
                                 Cm7b5            C7sus4  F7
You dropped me back 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,
                                 Cm7b5            C7sus4      F7
You dropped me back down to this cold, cold world. 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,
                                 Cm7b5            C7sus4  F7
You dropped me back 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,
                                 Cm7b5            C7sus4  F7
You dropped me back down to this cold, cold world.
C7sus4                      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,
                                 Cm7b5            C7sus4  F7
You dropped me back 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,
                                 Cm7b5            C7sus4  F7
You dropped me back down to this cold, cold world.

Outro:

C#maj7
 Rocket love.


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   Am7     D9      G/F     Em9    B7sus4    B7      Em      E+

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 x02013  x5455x  xx3433  020002  x22200  021202  022000  021000

   Em7    Dsus7    D7     Cmaj7   Bm7b5    E7    D#7sus    Fm

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 020000  xx0213  xx0212  x32000  x2323x  020100  xx1124  133111

   F+      Fm7     Eb7     C7    C#maj7   Cm7b5   C7sus4    F7

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 xx3221  131111  xxx323  x32310  x46564  x3434x  x33311  131211


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