Liz Phair – Rocket Boy (Guitar)

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## # #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# Date: Tue, 26 Nov 1996 20:02:57 EST From: Brian F Mojica <[email protected]> ROCKET BOY by Liz Phair from the "Stealing Beauty" soundtrack tabbed by Brian Mojica <[email protected]> (Sorry about the lyrics. I did my best. Feel free to correct them yourself.) h = hammer on p = pull off / = slide up \ = slide down ~ = vibrato ^ = bend (half-, full-, two-steps etc. specified) rb=release bend Chords I^?m not familiar with (low E to high E): E* 042XXX F#* 264XXX
Riff 1:
  A               D               Db              E
|--------------------------------------------------------0--|
|--------------------------------------------------------0--|
|-2---2-----------7---7----------------------------------1--|
|-2---2-----------7---7---------------------------2---------|
|-0---0-----------5---5-4-4-2-2-0-4---4-2-2-0-0---2---------|
|-------3-3-2-2-0-------------------------------3-0---------|
Play Riff 1 twice (Rocket boy....rocket boy....rocket boy...)
A             D           Dbm                   E
   Didn^?t see, I had no idea, never heard it before

          A                  D
   And I said ^?why don^?t I, yeah, why don^?t I?^?

Dbm                       E
   s^?the question of the year

Bm              A              E
   You used to be my favorite toy

             Bm A        E*   E
   But what happened to my

           A            D
   Rocket boy   rocket boy

Dbm                     E
   Where are you gonna land?

            A                 D
   I said ^?go-don^?t stop it, go-don^?t stop it^?

Dbm              E
   How we all understand

Bm              A               E
   You used to be my pride and joy

Bm             A       E*   E
   Now you^?re just my ro---cket
Riff 1 once Rocket boy
A               D       Dbm    E
   They don^?t know my friends

A         D    Dbm  E
   We got off again

    Bm             A           E
   How am I gonna get myself to sleep

           Bm           A            E*        E
   I got stains on my sheets and my nails are..........?

Dbm                F#
   Wouldn^?t it be nice to have an

   B         A    Abm
   Ordinary girlfriend

   Dbm                         F#
   Laughin^? ^?bout it makes it real

             B               A
   Makes it happen to be but I can reach you

B             E           Ebm                   F#
   Didn^?t see, I had no idea, never heard it before

          B                  E
   And I said ^?why don^?t I, yeah, why don^?t I?^?

Ebm                  F#
   There^?s no sense being here

Dbm            Bbm             F#
   You used to be my favorite toy

            Dbm Bbm             F#*  F#
   But what happened to my      ro--cket
(now you^?re just my)
      D Dbm     B
   My ro--cket boy

           E
   Rocket boy

Ebm                    F#
   When are you gonna land?

            B                 E
   I said ^?go-don^?t stop it, go-don^?t stop it^?

Ebm                  F#
   Now we all understand

    B      E
   Rocket boy

Ebm                     F#
   Where are you gonna land?

    B      E
   Rocket boy

Ebm                       F#
   They just don^?t understand

Dbm             B               E
   You used to be my pride and joy

       A   B       F#
   My boy you have me