Riding On The Rocket chords

Shonen Knife

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

Verse: 

C                    F             C     F C 
Riding on the rocket I wanna go to pluto 

C                             F              C     F C 
Space foods are marshmallows, asparagus, ice cream 

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




C    F   C         F 
Iko, iko everybody let’s go 
Iko, iko everybody let’s go 

C    F   C        A# B C 
Iko, iko everybody iko 

G  F#   D#  D   C#,  A#   B   C 
Mercury venus jupiter saturn mars 
Uranus neptune pluto and planet earth 

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

verse 2: 

C                F 
Getting in radio communication 

C            F C 
Hello, hello 

C               F            C           F C 
Earth is like a little star, hello hello 

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

C        F       C         F 
Uka boo, uka boo everybody uka boo 
Uka boo, uka boo, space walk, uka boo 

C        F        C            A# B C 
Uka boo, uka boo, let’s do the uka boo 

G      F#       D#     D     C#,       A#   B   C 
Floating through space with you it’s a dance party 
Floating through space let’s drink to the planet earth 


Solo: 
(Rythm guitar) 

C  F  C , F C 
C  F  C , F C 

G A  A# C 

G D# A# C 


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

C                F 
Getting in radio communication 

C           F C 
Hello hello 

C               F         
Earth is just a little star  

C           F C 
hello hello 

A#                        F           G 
Blue eyed kitty cat said,let’s do it one more time 

C    F   C         F 
Iko, iko everybody let’s go 
Uka boo, uka boo, everybody uka boo 

C    F             A# B C 
Iko, iko everybody let’s go 

G  F#   D#  D   C#,  A#   B   C 
Mercury venus jupiter saturn mars 
Uranus neptune pluto and planet earth 

G      F#       D#     D     C#,       A#   B   C 
Floating through space with you it’s a dance party 
Riding on the rocket, cheers to the planet earth  

C'mon! 

G  F#   D#  D   C#,  A#   B   C    (continue to fadeout)