Bottle Rockets chords by The Cunninghams

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Intro 1

1975, we were young

Verse 1
and so alive
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G 
 (C major) Traded  (G major) Hot Wheels for kissing
C 
Innocence  (C major) was tripping
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C 
 (G major) Bottled like a cheap red wine  (C major) 
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We  (G major) were all

Verse 2

out of control

Always believed in the rock and roll

And I wish that I could touch

you just like a lover

But you wouldn't learn a thing

Everyone's

Verse 3

a bottle rocket

Shoot, shoot,

shoot in the sky

Interlude 1

Verse 4
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1976, we were young  (G major) and out for kicks
We were million dollar babies
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Knievel was  (C major) a crazy  (G major) 
Bubblicious on your lips
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 (C major) We  (G major) were all

Verse 5
out of control
Always believed in the rock and roll
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 (C major) And I  (G major) wish that I could touch
you just like a lover
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But you wouldn't learn a thing  (C major) 
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 (A minor) Everyone's

Verse 6

a bottle rocket

Shoot, shoot, shoot in the sky

Verse 7
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 (C major) 
B 
Em 
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 (B major) Your memor (E minor)  (F major) ies will keep  (A flat5) 
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you  (B major) young  (G major) inside
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And  (E minor) when you  (F major) die,
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B 
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some (A flat major) body comes  (B major) alive  (C major)  (G major) 

Verse 8
Lights up the sky
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 (G major) 
Fourth of July, Fourth of July
Baby, don't you know
you're a star tonight?
Fourth of July, Fourth of July
C 
Baby, don't you know?  (C major) 
Am 
 (A minor) Everyone's

Verse 9
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C 
 (C major) a bottle rocket  (G major)  (C major) 
Am 
 (A minor) Shoot, shoot,
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C 
Am 
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shoot  (C major) in the  (G major)  (C major)  (A minor)  (C major)  (G major)  (C major)  (A minor) 
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 (C major)  (G major) sky