...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*
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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)
