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Roxanne

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1/7

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 7Position: 4

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Hold chords like this:
  Fm#- x44200
Emaj - 022100
 Dmaj- x00230
Cm7# - 446454
Bm7  - 224232
Amaj - 002200
vocal solo intro:
Roxanne 
you don't have to put on that red light
those days are over, 
you don't have to 
sell your body to the night
RoxaFm#nneEmaj  
                                   DmajCm7#
You don't have to wear that dress tonight
Bm7you walk the streets for money
Emajyou don't care if it's Fm#wrong or if it's right
RoBm7xanne
Cm7# (ap.1)      Fm#  (ap.2)
you dont have to put on the red light
RoBm7xanne, yeah
Cm7#             Fm#  
you dont have to put on the red light
Fm#I love u since i knew yoEmaju
                     DmajCm7#
i wouldn't talk down to you
Bm7i tell you once, EmajI won't tell u again
Fm#it's the bad way
RoBm7xanne
Cm7#             Fm#  
You don't have to put on the red light
RoBm7xanne 
Cm7#             Fm#  
You don't have to put on the red light (sing it boys)
(RoAmajxanne)
put on the red light
Dmaj(RoxaEmajnne)
put on the red light
(RoFm#xanne)
you don't have to put on the red light
(RAmajoxanne)
Put on the red light
DmajRoxanEmajne, RFm#oxanne, RFm7oxanne, RoFm7xanne
ap.1 - for this part lift and return your finger off the second string
   so that it would look like this:   e|---4--4--4---|
                                      B|---5--4--5---|
                                      G|---4--4--4---|
                                      D|---6--6--6---|
                                      A|---4--4--4---|
                                      E|---4--4--4---|
ap.2 - here you only play this part (Don't let ring)
   This part is like a build-up:      e|-------------|
                                      B|-------------|
                                      G|----------6--|
                                      D|-4--6--7--6--|
                                      A|-4--6--7--4--|
                                      E|-2--4--5-----|
I think that should cover it
E-mail me with your comments @ [email protected]

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Roxanne

by Dilana Smith

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fm#

Dmaj

Emaj

Bm7

Amaj

Fm7

Hold chords like this:

Fm#

- x44200

Emaj - 022100

Dmaj

- x00230

Cm7# - 446454

Bm7 - 224232

Amaj - 002200

vocal solo intro:

Roxanne

you don't have to put on that red light

those days are over,

you don't have to

sell your body to the night

Fm# Emaj

Roxanne

Dmaj

Cm7#

You don't have to wear that dress tonight

Bm7

you walk the streets for money

Emaj Fm#

you don't care if it's wrong or if it's right

Bm7

Roxanne

Cm7# (ap.1) Fm# (ap.2)

you dont have to put on the red light

Bm7

Roxanne, yeah

Fm#

Cm7#

you dont have to put on the red light

Fm# Emaj

I love u since i knew you

Dmaj

Cm7#

i wouldn't talk down to you

Bm7 Emaj

i tell you once, I won't tell u again

Fm#

it's the bad way

Bm7

Roxanne

Fm#

Cm7#

You don't have to put on the red light

Bm7

Roxanne

Fm#

Cm7#

You don't have to put on the red light (sing it boys)

Amaj

(Roxanne)

put on the red light

Dmaj Emaj

(Roxanne)

put on the red light

Fm#

(Roxanne)

you don't have to put on the red light

Amaj

(Roxanne)

Put on the red light

Dmaj Emaj Fm# Fm7 Fm7

Roxanne, Roxanne, Roxanne, Roxanne

ap.1 - for this part lift and return your finger off the second string

so that it would look like this: e|---4--4--4---|

B|---5--4--5---|

G|---4--4--4---|

D|---6--6--6---|

A|---4--4--4---|

E|---4--4--4---|

ap.2 - here you only play this part (Don't let ring)

This part is like a build-up: e|-------------|

B|-------------|

G|----------6--|

D|-4--6--7--6--|

A|-4--6--7--4--|

E|-2--4--5-----|

I think that should cover it

E-mail me with your comments @ [email protected]

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