Sweet Roseanne chords by Kristin Hersh

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)



chords (fingerpicking):
   G:          D7:
e-----3--3--- ----2--2----
b-----3--3--- ----1--1----
g----------0- ---------2*-
d------------ -0----------
a------------ ------------
e--3--------- ------------

*: or '0' before the chord change to G

G  D7

Verse:
G
sweet roseanne, sweet roseanne
                  D7
bye-bye sweet roseanna

i thought i heard my baby say
                  G
i won't be home tomorrow


Chorus:

bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye
                  D7
bye-bye sweet roseanna

bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye
                  G
i won't be home tomorrow


Verse:

G
sweet roseanne, my darling child
                  D7
bye-bye sweet roseanna

sweet roseanne, my darling child
                  G
i won't be home tomorrow


Chorus:

bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye
                  D7
bye-bye sweet roseanna

bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye
                  G
i won't be home tomorrow


Verse:
G
i'm going away, but not to stay
                  D7
bye-bye sweet roseanna

i'll be gone, but not for long
                  G
i won't be home tomorrow


Chorus:

bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye
                  D7
bye-bye sweet roseanna

bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye
                  G
i won't be home tomorrow


Verse:
G
sweet roseanne, sweet roseanne
                  D7
bye-bye sweet roseanna

sweet roseanne, sweet roseanne
                  G
i won't be home tomorrow


Chorus:

bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye
                  D7
bye-bye sweet roseanna

bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye
                  G
i won't be home tomorrow


Verse:
G
sweet roseanne, my darlin child
                  D7
bye-bye sweet roseanna

sweet roseanne, my darlin child
                  G
i won't be home tomorrow


Chorus:

bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye
                  D7
bye-bye sweet roseanna

bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye
                  G
i won't be home tomorrow


Verse:
G
The steam boat coming around the bend
                  D7
bye-bye sweet roseanna

She’s loaded down with harvest men
                  G
bye-bye sweet roseanna


Chorus:

bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye
                  D7
bye-bye sweet roseanna

bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye
                  G
i won't be home tomorrow


Verse:
G
Don't you want to go home on your next payday?
                  D7
bye-bye sweet roseanna

Don't you want to go home on your next payday?
                  G
bye-bye sweet roseanna


Chorus:

bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye
                  D7
bye-bye sweet roseanna

bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye
                  G
i won't be home tomorrow

D7

e--------3--
b------3----
g----0------
d-----------
a-----------
e--3--------