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Rosie

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Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

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1/95
Sound:
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Step 1 / 95Position: 1
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
Capo 3 to play along with recorded version on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/5VdRCrnvud0
The intro tab should be very close to what he plays for the album version. Lots of hammer-ons in this one,
especially the 2nd fret in the C and F chords.
The C C/B Am Am/E passages are walk-downs from the C to the F.
[Chords]
Gsus43x001x
Fsus2 1x301x or 1x3011
F* xx3211
G* 3x003x (play this G5 variation where indicated when fingerpicking the instrumental section)
C/BX20010
C/E032010
Am/E002210
[Intro Tab]
e|-----------------C----------------|-Gsus4----------------Fsus2----------------|
B|---------------------1---------1-|-----1---------1-----1---------1-|
G|---------------------------0-----|-----------0---------------0-----|
D|---------------------2-------2---|-----0-------0-------3-------3---|
A|-----------------3-------3-------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-3-------3-------1-------1-------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
C   C  F* G  
e|---------------------------------|-----1---------------------------|
B|-----1---------1-----1---------1-|---------------1-----0---------0-|
G|-----------0---------------0-----|-----2-----2---------------0-----|
D|-----0h2-----2-------2-------2---|-3-------3---3-------0-------0---|
A|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------3-------3-------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
C   C/E   F  F* G  G/C  
e|---------------------------------|-----1---------------------------|
B|-----1---------1-----1---------1-|---------------1-----0h1-------1-|
G|-----------0---------------2-----|-----2-----2---------------0-----|
D|-----2-------2-------3-------3---|-3-------3---3-------0h2-----2---|
A|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------0-------1-------1-------|-----------------3-------3-------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
e|-C----------------C----------------|-C----------------C----------------|
B|-----1---------1-----1---------1-|-----1---------1-----1---------1-|
G|-----------0---------------0-----|-----------0---------------0-----|
D|-----0h2-----2-------0h2-----2---|-----0h2-----2-------2-------2---|
A|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
Well...
[Intro]
C Gsus4 Fsus2 C C
F* G   C   C/E  F  
F* G   C/G   C   C   C  C  
[Verse 1]
Well CRosie, don't be Gscared by the Fstorm outCside
F* G   C  F  
We are Safe and warm, we are home and dry
F* G   C   C/B   Am  Am/E  
And though it rages on, there's no need to cry
Oh FRosie don't you Gworry, my CdearC  C  C  
[Verse 2]
For Cthere are many Gthings that I can Fnot exCplain
F* G   C  F  
Like the howling wind, like the pouring rain
Like the Flove for a Gchild, like the Cpin C/Bprick of AmpainAm/E  
Oh FRosie don't you Gworry, my CdearC  
[Instrumental]
C G F C
F  G* C  F*
F  G* C   C   C  C  
[Verse 3]
Well CRosie, don't you Gthink about the Fthings that you can't Cchange
F* G   C  F  
For the world is cruel and it's violent and strange
F* G   C   C/B  Am  
But there is beauty too if you look the right way
Oh FRosie don't you Gworry, my Cdear, C/Boh-oh-oh-Amoh-Am/Eoh
FRosie don't you Gworry, my CdearC  C  C  

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