A7       D/A  A
My baby called  me up
           A7            D/A  A
She said, "Why don't you ever take me out?
A7      D/A        A            E
Pick me up in your brand new car
              D                      B             E
You shake the short change from your old fruit jar"

[Verse 2]
      A7    D/A     A
I put on my dancin' shoes
A7        D/A          A              E
We headed straight for the rhythm and blues
                 D        B           E
The music was hot, but my baby was not

[Chorus]
           E7
I've got a rocket in my pocket
E7
I said a rocket
A7                   N.C.
Finger in the socket
N.C.
No way for you to stop it
N.C.
Rocket
N.C.
Why don't you just get off it
N.C.
Rocket rocket rocket I said rocket rocket rocket
    D      E       D    E
Said, said rocket, said rocket

[Verse 3]
A7      D/A  A               A7
  Don't understand that girl
A7      D/A     A
  No, I can't explain
       A7   D/A     A            E
She got one foot on the platform
       D     B             E
And the other  on the train

[Chorus]
           E7
I've got a rocket in my pocket
E7
I said a rocket
A7
Finger in the socket

[Outro]
E   G   A7   D
A   D   E7   A