Rose Darling Chords by Steely Dan

Rose Darling chords by Steely Dan

Guitar chords with lyrics

Key: D

🎸 Intro:

G  F



🎸 Verse 1:
D            Em
Rose darling come to me
      D              G   Bm
Snake Mary's gone to bed
        A        G         D
All our steaming sounds of love
          A        G      D
Cannot disturb her in her night
   Em        F#m7     Gmaj7  F#m7
Or raise her sleeping head
      Em7
All I ask of you
   Bm      C       G                F#m7
Is make my wildest dreams come true
       Em7      C      D
No one sees and no one knows

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🎸 Verse 2:
     Em7
Rose darling come to me
      D            G    Bm
Snake Mary dreams along
        A           G    D
I would guess she's in Detroit
          A        G      D
With lots of money in the bank
  Em       F#m      G     F#m7
Although I could be wrong
         Em7
You must know it's right
    Bm       C      G            F#m7
The spore is on the wind tonight
          Em              Bm    Am7
You won't feel it till it grows

🎸 Chorus:
Gm7  C        Fmaj7 Bb A G  A  Bm     A
Rose darling
Rose  darling my friend
     E    C       D         G
With only you and what I've found
      D        Em7   A7sus4  A  D
We'll wear the weary hours down

🎸 Verse 3:
D            Em7
Rose darling come to me
    D                 G    Bm
The clock is close at hand
       A     G        D
All my empty words of love
          A          G       D
Can never screen the flash I feel
   Em7      F#m  G
Or make you understand
F#m7      Em7
Oh, honey can't you see
  Bm7       C         G         F#m7
I know it's real it's got to be
        Em7               Bm7   Am7
Why not chase it where it goes

🎸 Chorus:
Gm7  C        Fmaj7 Bb A G  A  Bm     A
Rose darling
Rose  darling my friend
     E    C       D         G
With only you and what I've found
      D        Em7   A
We'll wear the weary hours dow

Guitar 🎸 Solo:
F#m7  Em7  F#m7  Em7  G F#m Em7 D  D7

🎸 Chorus:
Gm7  C        Fmaj7 Bb A G  A  Bm     A
Rose darling
Rose  darling my friend
     E    C       D         G
With only you and what I've found
      D        Em7   G      F  D
We'll wear the weary hours dow

Published: October 24, 2021

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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