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Rosie Shy:Jesse Winchester
CAPO 3
AI was taken with a youDnger thing
AKnown to me as Rosie SEhy
AShe had bells of brDass to ring-a-ding
AAnd danced to please your eyEes
DIt seems like lovely RoAsie Shy
She shrDank from my carAess
I thDink I'm dying from RoAsie Shy
Cause my heDart can't get no rAest
No my heDart can't get no reAst
And I caDn't find grace
In the humEan face toAday.
AReborn with a baby eDar
I'm siAnging with Rosie SEhy
Far aAway she loDoks so real
But up clAose she looks so hEigh
I had a drDeam about RoAsie Shy
And mDy dream did come tArue
And every stDep away from RoAsie Shy
That's a terrDible thing to dAo
A terrDible thing to dAo
And I caDn't find grace
In the huEman face toAday.
ASunny breakfast, in the WinDter time
ACoffee with Rosie SEhy
ATo play or not was on hDer mind
But to loAve was in her eyEes
And whDere was I with RoAsie Shy
And was I evDer on her Amind
And Dif I can't have my RoAsie Shy
Then I'd choDose to remain blAind
Yes, I'd choDose to remain blAind
And refDuse to find grace
In the huEman face toAday.
IAs there such a thing as aDll the time
EvAen when it's Rosie ShEy?
And evAen lyrics that canDnot rhyme
They ofAten do apEply
I wDish the visions of RoAsie Shy
Would coDme back like my dreAams
Well, maDybe they just siAgnify
A talDking, nothing thAing
A talDking, nothing thAing
And I cDan't find grace
In the huEman face toAday.

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Rosie Shay

by Jesse Winchester

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

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Rosie Shy:Jesse Winchester

CAPO 3

A D

I was taken with a younger thing

A E

Known to me as Rosie Shy

A D

She had bells of brass to ring-a-ding

A E

And danced to please your eyes

D A

It seems like lovely Rosie Shy

D A

She shrank from my caress

D A

I think I'm dying from Rosie Shy

D A

Cause my heart can't get no rest

D A

No my heart can't get no rest

And I can't find grace

E A

In the human face today.

A D

Reborn with a baby ear

A E

I'm singing with Rosie Shy

A D

Far away she looks so real

A E

But up close she looks so high

D A

I had a dream about Rosie Shy

D A

And my dream did come true

D A

And every step away from Rosie Shy

D A

That's a terrible thing to do

D A

A terrible thing to do

And I can't find grace

E A

In the human face today.

A D

Sunny breakfast, in the Winter time

A E

Coffee with Rosie Shy

A D

To play or not was on her mind

A E

But to love was in her eyes

D A

And where was I with Rosie Shy

D A

And was I ever on her mind

D A

And if I can't have my Rosie Shy

D A

Then I'd choose to remain blind

D A

Yes, I'd choose to remain blind

And refuse to find grace

E A

In the human face today.

A D

Is there such a thing as all the time

A E

Even when it's Rosie Shy?

A D

And even lyrics that cannot rhyme

A E

They often do apply

D A

I wish the visions of Rosie Shy

D A

Would come back like my dreams

D A

Well, maybe they just signify

D A

A talking, nothing thing

D A

A talking, nothing thing

And I can't find grace

E A

In the human face today.

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