Riding On The Rocket chords by Shonen Knife

Chords with lyrics

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

note: This song is easiest to play using bar chords


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

Verse:

C majorC          FF       C majorC   FF C majorC
Riding on the rocket I wanna go to pluto

C majorC               FF       C majorC   FF C majorC
Space foods are marshmallows, asparagus, ice cream

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

Chorus:

C majorC  FF  C majorC     FF
Iko, iko everybody let?s go
Iko, iko everybody let?s go

C majorC  FF  C majorC    A#A# BB C majorC
Iko, iko everybody iko

G+G F#F#  D#D# D MajorD  C#, A#A#  BB  C majorC
Mercury venus jupiter saturn mars
Uranus neptune pluto and planet earth

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

Verse 2:

C majorC        FF
Getting in radio communication

C majorC      FF C majorC
Hello, hello

C majorC        FF      C majorC      FF C majorC
Earth is like a little star, hello hello

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

C majorC    FF    C majorC     FF
Uka boo, uka boo everybody uka boo
Uka boo, uka boo, space walk, uka boo

C majorC    FF    C majorC      A#A# BB C majorC
Uka boo, uka boo, let?s do the uka boo

G+G   F#F#    D#D#   D MajorD   C#,    A#A#  BB  C majorC
Floating through space with you it?s a dance party
Floating through space let?s drink to the planet earth

SOLO:
(Rythm guitar)

C majorC FF C majorC , FF C majorC
C FF C majorC , FF C majorC

G+G A augmentedA A#A# C majorC

G+G D#D# A#A# C majorC


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

C majorC        FF
Getting in radio communication

C majorC      FF C majorC
Hello hello

C majorC        FF
Earth is just a little star

C majorC      FF C majorC
hello hello

A#A#            FF      G+G
Blue eyed kitty cat said,let?s do it one more time

C majorC  FF  C majorC     FF
Iko, iko everybody let?s go
Uka boo, uka boo, everybody uka boo

C majorC  FF       A#A# BB C majorC
Iko, iko everybody let?s go

G+G F#F#  D#D# D MajorD  C#, A#A#  BB  C majorC
Mercury venus jupiter saturn mars
Uranus neptune pluto and planet earth

G+G   F#F#    D#D#   D MajorD   C#,    A#A#  BB  C majorC
Floating through space with you it?s a dance party
Riding on the rocket, cheers to the planet earth

C'mon!

G+G F#F#  D#D# D MajorD  C#, A#A#  BB  C majorC  (continue to fadeout)