Rocket's Tail
Kate BushVersion1
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That November night, looking up into the sky,
You said,
"Hey, wish that was me up there--
It's the biggest rocket I could find,
And it's holding the night in its arms
If only for a moment.
I can't see the look in its eyes,
But I'm sure it must be laughing."
But it seemed to me
The saddest thing I'd ever seen,
And I thought you were crazy,
Wishing such a thing.
I saw only a stick on fire,
Alone on its journey
Home to the quickening ground,
With no one there to catch it.
I put on my pointed hat
And my black and silver suit,
And I check my gunpowder pack
And I strap the stick on my back.
And, dressed as a rocket on Waterloo Bridge--
Nobody seems to see me.
Then, with the fuse in my hand,
And now shooting into the night!
3X:
And still as a rocket,
I land in the river.
Was it me said you were crazy?
2X:
I put on my cloudiest suit,
Size 5 lightning boots, too.
'Cause I am a rocket
On fire.
With my tail on fire,
Tail on fire,
On fire.
Look at me go, look at look at me
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Readable chord sheet for Rocket's Tail by Kate Bush
[Gm]That November night,[Cm7] looki[Eb]ng up into the sky, [F]
You said,
[Gm]"Hey, wish that was me up there-[Cm]-
It's the bi[Eb]ggest rocket I could find, [F]
And it's holding the night in its arms [Eb]
If on[Fsus4]ly for a m[Csus4]oment.
I c[F]an't see the look in its eyes, [Eb]
But I'm sure [Cm]it must be laughing[F]."
[Gm]But it seemed to me [Cm]
[Eb]The saddest thing I'd eve[F]r seen,
[Gm]And I thought you were crazy, [Cm2]
[Ebmaj7]Wishing [Fsus2]such a thing.
I saw onl[F]y a stick on fire, [Eb]
Alon[Fsus2]e on its jo[Csus4]urney
[F]Home to the quickening ground, [Eb]
With no [Csus4]one there to catch [F]it.
[Gm]I put on my pointed hat [Cm]
And my [Eb]black and silver su[F]it,
[Gm]And I check my gunpowder p[Cm]ack
And I s[Eb]trap the stick on my b[Csus4]ack.
And, dres[F]sed as a rocket on Waterloo Brid[Eb]ge--
Nobo[Fsus2]dy seems to see me.[Csus4]
[F]Then, with the fuse in my hand, [Eb]
And now[Cm] shooting into th[F]e night!
3X: [Cm] [Bb] [F]
[Eb] [F] [Cm]
And st[F]ill as a rocket,
I l[Cm]and in the river.
[Eb]Was it m[Gm]e said you were crazy? [F]
2X: [Cm] [Bb] [F] [Gm]
I p[Cm7]ut on my clo[Bb]udiest suit[F], [Gm] [Cm] [Bb] [F] [Gm]
[Cm7]Size 5 lightning boo[Bb]ts, too[F]. [Gm] [Cm7]
'Cause I am[Bb] a rocket[F] [Gm] [Cm7] [Bb]
[F]On fire. [Gm] [Cm7]
[Bb]With my tai[F]l on fire, [Gm] [Cm7] [Bb]
[F]Tail on fire, [Gm] [Cm7] [Bb]
[F]On fire. [Gm]
[Cm7]Look at me go, look at look [Bb]at me [F] [Eb] [Cm]