Sweet Roseanne chords by Kristin Hersh

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)


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

G+G D7D7

Verse:
G+G
sweet roseanne, sweet roseanne
         D7D7
bye-bye sweet roseanna

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

Chorus:

bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye
         D7D7
bye-bye sweet roseanna

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


Verse:

G+G
sweet roseanne, my darling child
         D7D7
bye-bye sweet roseanna

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

Chorus:

bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye
         D7D7
bye-bye sweet roseanna

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


Verse:
G+G
i'm going away, but not to stay
         D7D7
bye-bye sweet roseanna

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


Chorus:

bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye
         D7D7
bye-bye sweet roseanna

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


Verse:
G+G
sweet roseanne, sweet roseanne
         D7D7
bye-bye sweet roseanna

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


Chorus:

bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye
         D7D7
bye-bye sweet roseanna

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


Verse:
G+G
sweet roseanne, my darlin child
         D7D7
bye-bye sweet roseanna

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


Chorus:

bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye
         D7D7
bye-bye sweet roseanna

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


Verse:
G+G
The steam boat coming around the bend
         D7D7
bye-bye sweet roseanna

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


Chorus:

bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye
         D7D7
bye-bye sweet roseanna

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


Verse:
G+G
Don't you want to go home on your next payday?
         D7D7
bye-bye sweet roseanna

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


Chorus:

bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye
         D7D7
bye-bye sweet roseanna

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

D7D7

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