Sung by: John Linnell
Length: 2:26
On Albums: John Henry
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Intro:
F - Bb -
C - Bb/Am Gm/C
1.
F - Bb -
Don't bother to call this room
C - Bb / Am Gm / C
There's nobody here who can pick up
F - Bb -
Or who has stuff they need to talk about
C - Bb / Am Gm / F
And who won't be now checking out and flying
Chorus:
C Bb C -
By rocket to the moon
F -
By airplane to the rocket
Bb -
By taxi to the airport
C Bb
By front door to the taxi
C Bb Am Gm F C
By throwing back the blanket hanging down the legs
2.
F - Bb -
Thank you for the card with the cartoon nurse
C - Bb / Am Gm / C
But you see there's nothing wrong with me
F - Bb -
You think, that's what you think
C - Bb / Am Gm / F
That's what they all say before I blow you away
Chorus:
C Bb C -
By rocket to the moon
F -
By airplane to the rocket
Bb -
By taxi to the airport
C Bb
By front door to the taxi
C Bb Am Gm F C
By throwing back the blanket hanging down the legs
Bridge:
|: D Gm Bb C :|
Soon the man who sweeps the room
|: D Gm Bb C :|
Brings the secret telegram
Eb - Bb - Eb - Bbadd9 C
"Commence Official Interplanetary Exploration"
Instrumental:
|: D Gm Bb C :|
|: D Gm Bb C :|
2.
F - Bb -
Thank you for the card with the cartoon nurse
C - Bb / Am Gm / C
But you see there's nothing wrong with me
F - Bb -
You think, that's what you think
C - Bb / Am Gm / F
That's what they all say before I blow you away
Chorus:
C Bb C -
By rocket to the moon
F -
By airplane to the rocket
Bb -
By taxi to the airport
C Bb
By front door to the taxi
C Bb Am Gm F C
By throwing back the blanket hanging down the legs
Coda:
C Bb C -
By rocket to the moon
F -
Crawl to the rocket
Bb -
By coughing at the airport
C Bb
By limping to the taxi
C Bb Am Gm F C F
By throwing back the blanket hanging down the withered leg
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-E.M.