Chords for Tom Smith, Rocket Ride - World Steam Expo 2011

I don't [D] actually have a steampunk verse in this, but it probably deserves one.
[G] _
_ _ _ _ Because I [F] wrote this in the mid-90s when I was sick of all the different, uh,
well, some of the stuff invoked [E] in the song. _ _
Because I like to do things.
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_ Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, not a word doing that [E] I haven't tried.
There ain't no living on planet side, come on with me baby on a rocket ride.
[G] How _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
many cities crumbled [G] in the dust at the [A] first atomic [G] attack?
How many [E] self-aware wives and just confused what we [G] have to have?
How [C] many supercars will burn to rust cause [D] we don't have a [G] spare or a jack?
Give me technology that we can truck and give it fins [G] like a Cadillac.
[E] I want a shining [D] tower of collapsing steel, [C] a rubber chopstick and [A] a freeze-dried meal,
a [Em] will to [D] survive, the need to explore, the love of adventure, who could ask for more?
[E] I want you baby right by my side, help me get out before [G] my brain is dry.
[E] The stars are waiting so clean and white, come on with me baby on a rocket ride.
Come on with me baby on [G] a rocket ride.
How [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [E] many demons on its side of space will possess every [G] actor's will?
How many [E] members of the masquerade will come closing in to [G] the kill?
[E] How many xenomorphs will feed their fates and then hunt us down for [G] a thrill?
Give me a villain with style and [Am] grace and a little bit of fencing skill.
[E]
They used to be angular, scaring and bold, if someone got [D] killed even they were appalled.
They [Em] tried to marry the heroine, called auto [E]-rape, and they sure as hell knew how to wear a cape. _
They never tortured, they never lied, they honor a promise even if they died.
Let's find a villain but proficient in [C] pride, come on with me [E] baby on a rocket ride.
Come on with me baby [G] on a rocket [Em] ride.
_ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _
[E] The Terminators, life force, robot jocks, [Gbm] predators, like the things that know how to plan.
[C] The fearless great apollo doors, they gave me [Em] star wars, they act the children of the last.
A puppet master, child's play, bright knight, [D] jeopardy, chink, graffiti, mind on strike.
[C] The Frankenstein, Arlefey, and Kong, chase them [Em] all away, the movie's snatches, [D] pods are overripe.
[G] I want more than action and special effects, [C] to think about what [G] might happen next.
[E] A hero, not a weapon, shot [Gm] with pest, and a heroine not an execute [G] for sex.
Want a bubble [D] helmet, manic down my hair, a crown giving [E] way to the open air.
[C] The joy [E] and wonder is ahead out there, and I [C] know I can [D] have it if I only dare.
_ How many [Em] bodybuilding macho jerks will blow everything from [G] a post?
[C] How many imitation captain Kurtz will spill [A] beer on the [G] crib's controls?
How many [A] secret personality [C] quirks will we see instead [G] of souls?
[C] Give me my baby and a ship that works, and give us the starring [E] roles.
I want to cruise the galaxy in [C] STL, pursuing [A] heaven and defying hell.
I [E] want to do everything [D] that a man can [C] do, and I want to do it [D] all out there with you.
Nowhere to [B] Run, nowhere to [F] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [Bb] hide, all the work doing that I haven't tried.
There ain't no livin' on planet size, come all with me baby, have [Bb] a rocket [E] ride.
I know where to run, I know [Gm] where to hide
Nothing worth doing that I haven't tried
There ain't no living on planet side
Come on with me baby [E] on a rocket ride
Come on with me baby on a rocket ride
Come on [Gm] with me baby on a rocket ride
Come on with [E] me baby on a rocket ride
[Eb] Thank you very much for a seat back bow!
_ [N] Woo!
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