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Rosie
Thea Gilmore
(Recorded Delivery - 2009)
(same chords in all three verses)
Intro:   G    D    C  G  
Verse 1:
Well, the cars are leaving GtownD  
The Cwinter's moving Gin
A tree has been Gtorn downD  
By an Cill wind, an ill Gwind
Oh, Rosie can you GtellD  
My Cage from where I Gsit?
I'm younger than I GlookD  
But Cold enough to know the Ghalf of it
Chorus:
  CRosDie, RosGie, what you gonna Ddo about it?
  CRosDie, RosGie, what you gonna Ddo about it?
You could Emstill fly D7south 
Before Emthey find you D7out
RoGsie 
Verse 2:
Well, you've got needles in your eyes
From all those glances that you stole
Any secret that's worth keeping
Will always burn a hole
Oh, I saw you over coffee
Four sugars and some cream
You were smiling quietly 
Holding your face over the steam
[chorus]
And anyone who Amcalls your Fbluff will Glearn
That you don't need a Ammatch to Fget your Cfingers burned
Interlude:   G    D    C   G(2x)
Verse 3:
Well, it's a wild December night 
And you have packed your bags and gone
And you haven't old a soul 
Which plane that you got on
And you left behind your letters
Your hairbrush and your red shoes
You left behind your name and
A little boy who looks like you
[chorus]
   G  Dsus4  C  D
RosGieDsus4  C  D  
RosGieDsus4  C  D  
Outro:   G    Dsus4    C  D  

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Rosie

by Thea Gilmore

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Dsus4

Rosie

Thea Gilmore

(Recorded Delivery - 2009)

(same chords in all three verses)

G D C G

Intro:

Verse 1:

G D

Well, the cars are leaving town

C G

The winter's moving in

G D

A tree has been torn down

C G

By an ill wind, an ill wind

G D

Oh, Rosie can you tell

C G

My age from where I sit?

G D

I'm younger than I look

C G

But old enough to know the half of it

Chorus:

C D G D

Rosie, Rosie, what you gonna do about it?

C D G D

Rosie, Rosie, what you gonna do about it?

Em D7

You could still fly south

Em D7

Before they find you out

Rosie

Verse 2:

Well, you've got needles in your eyes

From all those glances that you stole

Any secret that's worth keeping

Will always burn a hole

Oh, I saw you over coffee

Four sugars and some cream

You were smiling quietly

Holding your face over the steam

[chorus]

Am F G

And anyone who calls your bluff will learn

Am F C

That you don't need a match to get your fingers burned

G D C G

Interlude: (2x)

Verse 3:

Well, it's a wild December night

And you have packed your bags and gone

And you haven't old a soul

Which plane that you got on

And you left behind your letters

Your hairbrush and your red shoes

You left behind your name and

A little boy who looks like you

[chorus]

G Dsus4 C D

Rosie

G Dsus4 C D

Rosie

G Dsus4 C D

Outro:

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