Rocket Love chords by Stevie Wonder

Chords with lyrics

...ROCKET LOVE... by Stevie Wonder
-----------------.................

*from 'Hotter Than July' (1980)*


*CAPO 4th FRET*

(Original Key: AbmAbm)


Intro:

Am7Am7 D9D9 G/F Em9Em9
Am7Am7 B7sus B7B7

E minorEm E MajorE+ E minor 7Em7 E MajorE+ (x2)

Break:

   Am7Am7    D9D9
Do do do, do do do,
   G/F    Em9Em9
Do do do, do do do,
   Am7Am7    B7sus
Do do do, do do do,
  B7B7  E minorEm
Do do do-oo.

Interlude:

E minorEm E MajorE+ E minor 7Em7 E MajorE+ (x2)

Verse 1:

 E minorEm     E MajorE+    E minor 7Em7  E MajorE+
I longed for you since I was born;
 E minorEm  E MajorE+  E minor 7Em7   E MajorE+
A augmentedA woman sensi-tive and warm,
  D7susD7sus  D7D7  D7susD7sus D7, B7B7
And that you were.

   E minorEm    E MajorE+
With pride and strength,
  E minor 7Em7    E MajorE+
No one would test,
  E minorEm    E MajorE+  E minor 7Em7   E MajorE+
But yet have femi-nine fi-nesse;
  D7susD7sus  D7D7  D7susD7sus D7, B7B7
And so much more.

Chorus 1:

      Cmaj7Cmaj7
You took me riding in your rocket;
Gave me a star.
But at a half a mile from heaven,
You dropped me back,
       Bm7b5 Bm7b5      B7sus E7E7
Down to this cold, cold world.

      Cmaj7Cmaj7
You took me riding in your rocket;
Gave me a star.
But at a half a mile from heaven,
You dropped me back,
       Bm7b5 Bm7b5      B7sus E7E7
Down to this cold, cold world.

Interlude:

E minorEm E MajorE+ E minor 7Em7 E MajorE+ (x2)

Verse 2:

 E minorEm   E MajorE+     E minor 7Em7   E MajorE+
A augmentedA female Shakespeare of your time,
   E minorEm    E MajorE+   E minor 7Em7   E MajorE+
With looks to blow Pi-casso's mind;
  D7susD7sus  D7D7   D7susD7sus D7, B7B7
You were the best.

   E minorEm  E MajorE+     E minor 7Em7    E MajorE+
Your body moved with grace and song,
   E minorEm   E MajorE+   E minor 7Em7   E MajorE+
Like sympho-nies by Bach or Brahms;
D7susD7sus   D7D7  D7susD7sus D7, B7B7
 Neverthe-less.      Oh, oh;

Chorus 2:

      Cmaj7Cmaj7
You took me riding in your rocket;
Gave me a star.
But at a half a mile from heaven,
You dropped me back,
       Bm7b5 Bm7b5      B7sus E7E7
Down to this cold, cold world.

      Cmaj7Cmaj7
You took me riding in your rocket;
Gave me a star.
But at a half a mile from heaven,
You dropped me back,
       Bm7b5 Bm7b5      B7sus E7E7
Down to this cold, cold world.

Break:

   Am7Am7    D9D9
Do do do, do do do,
   G/F    Em9Em9
Do do do, do do do,
   Am7Am7    D#7sus
Do do do, do do do,

*KEY CHANGE*
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Verse 3:

  F minorFm   FF+   Fm7Fm7   FF+
The passion burning in your heart,
   F minorFm     FF+    Fm7Fm7  FF+
Would make hell's fire seem like a spark;
D#7sus    D#7D#7 D#7sus D#7, C7C7
 Where did it go?

   F minorFm    FF+    Fm7Fm7 FF+
Just why that you would over-night,
   F minorFm   FF+    Fm7Fm7 FF+
Turn love to stone as cold as ice,
   D#7sus D#7D#7  D#7sus D#7, C7C7
I'll never know.

Chorus 3:

      C#Maj7C#maj7
You took me riding in your rocket;
Gave me a star.
But at a half a mile from heaven,
You dropped me back,
       Cm7b5Cm7b5      C7susC7sus F7F7
Down to this cold, cold world.

      C#Maj7C#maj7
You took me riding in your rocket;
Gave me a star.
But at a half a mile from heaven,
You dropped me back,
       Cm7b5Cm7b5
Down to this cold, cold world.
C7susC7sus    F7F7
 (Cold, too cold).

Chorus 4:

      C#Maj7C#maj7
You took me riding in your rocket;
Gave me a star.
But at a half a mile from heaven,
You dropped me back,
       Cm7b5Cm7b5      C7susC7sus F7F7
Down to this cold, cold world.

      C#Maj7C#maj7
You took me riding in your rocket;
Gave me a star.
But at a half a mile from heaven,
You dropped me back,
       Cm7b5Cm7b5
Down to this cold, cold world.
C7susC7sus           F7F7
 (I would not do that to a dog).

Chorus 5:

      C#Maj7C#maj7
You took me riding in your rocket;
Gave me a star.
But at a half a mile from heaven,
You dropped me back,
       Cm7b5Cm7b5      C7susC7sus F7F7
Down to this cold, cold world.

      C#Maj7C#maj7
You took me riding in your rocket;
Gave me a star.
But at a half a mile from heaven,
You dropped me back,
       Cm7b5Cm7b5      C7susC7sus F7F7
Down to this cold, cold world.

Outro:

C#Maj7C#maj7
 Rocket love.

CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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  Am7Am7   D9D9   G/F   Em9Em9  B7sus  B7B7

 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
 x02013 x5455x xx3433 020002 x22200 021202

  E minorEm   E MajorE+   E minor 7Em7  Dsus7  D7D7   Cmaj7Cmaj7

 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
 022000 021000 020000 xx0213 xx0212 x32000

 Bm7b5 Bm7b5  E7E7  D#7sus  F minorFm   FF+   Fm7Fm7

 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
 x2323x 020100 xx1124 133111 xx3221 131111

  D#7D#7   C7C7  C#Maj7C#maj7  Cm7b5Cm7b5  C7susC7sus  F7F7

 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
 xxx323 x32310 x46564 x3434x x33311 131211


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004
 ([email protected])