Intro: C
Verse
C
Little Sophia Strange in ‘73
Her daddy’s yelling tirades at the TV
Am F Ab Bb
Hey man be cool
C
Sweeping the screen - rebel freak with a twist
A skinny genie come to grant her a wish
Am F Ab Bb
Changes the rules
C
He’s a real pretty thing
Am
But now she looks to the stars
Em
Oh with an ache in her heart
F
For now the man who rocked the world
C Bm
Is going home
Am
She’s reaching up for a song
G
Oh but the music is gone
F Fm
For the man who rocked the world
C
Is going home
Verse
C
Big Johnny Butterfingers in ‘81
Searchin the discos for that special someone
Am F Ab Bb
It gets so tough
C
Feelin' the pressure under laser lights
But his feet go magic dancin’ when the song is just right
Am F Ab Bb
Yeah that’s the stuff
C
Let’s dance, Johnny
Am
But now he looks to the stars
Em
Oh with an ache in his heart
F
For now the man who rocked the world
C Bm
Is going home
Am
He’s reaching up for a song
G
Oh but the music is gone
F Fm
Because the man who rocked the world
C Bm
Is going home
Interlude
Am G F C
Spaceman blasting away into the big black sky tonight
Am G F Bb
Smiling, riding a trail of stardust home
Verse
C
Little Gangly Geeky strainin’ through ‘95
Left on the outside flyin far from the hive
Am F Ab Bb
He don’t fit in
C
Heart got a lesson from a stranger deranged
Said it’s ok man, it’s cool to be strange
Am F Ab Bb
Make a new spin
C
Seems so far away
Am
But now I look to the stars
Em
Oh with an ache in my heart
F
For now the man who rocked the world
C Bm
Is going home
Am
I wanna hear one more song
G
Oh let the music live on
F Fm
Because the man who rocked the world
C
Is going home