Rosie

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....ROSIE... by Tom Waits
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*from 'Closing Time' (1973)*
*CAPO 1st FRET*
(Original Key: Eb)
Intro:
D G E A7D A D
(x3),
Verse 1:
D G D G
Well, I'm sittin' on the windowsill, blowing my horn,
D G E A7
Nobody's up, except the moon and me.
D G D G
And a lazy old tomcat, on a midnight spree,
D G E A7 D G D
All that he left me was a me-lo-dy.
Chorus 1:
D D/F# G D G D
Ro-sie, why do you e-vade?
D D/F# G D G D
Ro-sie, how can I per-suade?
D D/F# G D G D
Rosie...
Interlude:
D G E A7 D
Verse 2:
D G D G
The moon's all up, full and big,
D G E A7
Apricot tips in an indigo sky.
D G D G
I been lovin' you Rosie, since the day I was born,
D G E A7 D G D
I'll love ya Rosie, till the day I die.
Chorus 2:
D D/F# G D G D
Ro-sie, why do you e-vade?
D D/F# G D G D
Ro-sie, how can I per-suade?
D D/F# G D G D
Rosie...
Interlude:
D G E A7
(x3),
D G E A7D G D
(x3),
Chorus 3:
D D/F# G D G D
Ro-sie, why do you e-vade?
D D/F# G D G D
Ro-sie, how can I per-suade?
D D/F# G D G D
Rosie...
Verse 2:
D G D G
Well, I'm sittin' on the windowsill, blowing my horn,
D G E A7
Nobody's up, except the moon and me.
D G D G
And a lazy old tomcat, on a midnight spree,
D G E A7 D G D
All that he left me was a me-lo-dy.
Chorus 4:
D D/F# G D G D
Ro-sie, why do you e-vade?
D D/F# G D G D
Ro-sie, how can I per-suade?
D D/F# G D G D
Rosie...
Outro:
D D/F# G D G D
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
D G E A7 A D/F#
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xx0232 320003 022100 x02223 x02220 2x0232
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

Rosie chords and lyrics

Free chords for Rosie by Tom Waits. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

....ROSIE... by Tom Waits
------------.............
*from 'Closing Time' (1973)*
*CAPO 1st FRET*
(Original Key: Eb)
Intro:
D  G (x3), E  A7  D  A  D
Verse 1:
Chorus 1:
Interlude:
D  G  E  A7  D
Verse 2:
Chorus 2:
Interlude:
D  G (x3), E  A7
D  G (x3), E  A7  D  G  D
Chorus 3:
Verse 2:
Chorus 4:
Outro:
D  D/F#  G  D  G  D
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
   D       G       E       A7      A      D/F#
 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 xx0232  320003  022100  x02223  x02220  2x0232
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

Rosie Chords by Tom Waits

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