Roxanne Acoustic tab by Sting

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Sting - Roxanne, All this Time 2001 Version
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Hey,all of you. If you want to play Roxanne on an acoustic guitar try this!

Intro:

E MajorE ----3-------3---|---1-------1---|-----------------|-----------------|
BB ----3-------3---|---3-------3---|----8--------8---|----6--------6---|
G+G ----3--3----3---|---2--2----2---|----7--------7---|----5--------5---|
D MajorD ----------------|---------------|----8—-8-----8---|----7—-7-----7---|
A augmentedA ----------------|---------------|-6--------6-----6|-5--------5-----5|
E MajorE -3--------3----3|-1-------1----1|-----------------|-----------------|

E MajorE ----------------|---------------|----3-----------|
BB ----4--------4--|----1-------1--|----3-—(hold)--|
G+G ----3--------3--|----3-------3--|----5-—(last)--|
D MajorD ----5--5-----5--|----1--1----1--|----3-—(chord)--|
A augmentedA -3--------3----5|---------------|----5-----------|
E MajorE ----------------|-1-------1-----|----3-----------|

1st verse (same as intro)
Roxanne, you don't have to put on the red light
Those days are over, you don't have to sell your body to the night

2nd verse
Roxanne, you don't have to wear that dress tonight
E MajorE ----3-------3---|---1-------1---|-----------------|----5--------5---|
BB ----3-------3---|---3-------3---|----8--------8---|----6--------6---|
G+G ----3--3----3---|---2--2----2---|----7--------7---|----5--------5---|
D MajorD ----------------|---------------|----8—-8-----8---|-----—-7---------|
A augmentedA ----------------|---------------|-6--------6-----6|-5--------5-----5|
E MajorE -3--------3----3|-1-------1----1|-----------------|-----------------|
Walk the streets for money you don't care if it's wrong or if it's right
E MajorE ----------------|---------------|----3------------|
BB ----4--------4--|----1------1---|----3—-(hold)---|
G+G ----3--------3--|----3------3---|----5—-(last)---|
D MajorD ----5--5-----5--|----1--1---1---|----3—-(chord)---|
A augmentedA -3--------3----5|---------------|----5------------|
E MajorE ----------------|-1-------1-----|----3------------|

Chorus
Roxanne, you don't have to put on the red light
E MajorE --3-3-3-3---|-------------|---------------|-----------------|
BB --3-3-3-3---|--3-3-3-3----|---3-3-3-3-----|--3-3-3-3--------|
G+G --5-5-5-5---|--2-2-2-2----|---5-5-5-5-----|--3-3-3-3--------|
D MajorD ------------|--1-1-1-1----|---3-3—3-3-----|--3-3-3—3--------|
A augmentedA ------------|-------------|---------------|-----------------|
E MajorE -3----------|-1-----------|---3-----------|--3--------------|
Roxanne, you don't have to put on the red light
E MajorE --3-3-3-3---|--1-1—(1-1)--|----3----------| the part between
BB --3-3-3-3---|--3-3-(3-3)--|----3----------| () is not on the
G+G --5-5-5-5---|--2-2-(2-2)--|----5----------| cd, because there
D MajorD ------------|-------------|----3—---------| is a little bass
A augmentedA ------------|-------------|----5----------| part instead
E MajorE --3---------|--1----------|----3----------|

3rd verse
I loved you since I knew you, I would never talk down to you
E MajorE ---------3------|---------1------|-----------------|------------------|
BB -----3-------3--|-----3-------3--|----------8------|----------6-------|
G+G ---3---3---3---3|---2---2---2---2|------7-------7--|------5-------5---|
D MajorD ----------------|----------------|----8—--8---8---8|----7—--7---7---7-|
A augmentedA ----------------|----------------|-6---------------|-5----------------|
E MajorE -3--------------1-1--------------|-----------------|------------------|
I have to tell you just how I feel: I won't share you with another boy
E MajorE ----------------|------------1---|----3------------|
BB ---------4------|----------------|----3—-(hold)---|
G+G ------3------3--|--------3-------|----5—-(last)---|
D MajorD ----5---5--5---5|------1---------|----3—-(chord)---|
A augmentedA -3--------------|----------------|----5------------|
E MajorE ----------------|-1--------------|----3------------|

You know my mind is made up, so put away your make up
Told you once, I will tell you again:it's a bad way!

Chorus:
Roxanne, you don't have to put on the red light
Roxanne, you don't have to put on the red light

4th verse
I loved you since I knew you, I would never talk down to you
E MajorE ----3-------3---|-------------------|-------------------|
BB ----3-------3---|---3---3----3---3--|---8---8—---8---8--|
G+G ----3--3----3---|---2---2----2---2--|---7---7----7---7--|
D MajorD ----------------|-----3--------3----|-----8--------8----|
A augmentedA ----------------|-------------------|-6--------6--------|
E MajorE -3--------3----31-1--------1--------|-------------------|
Told you once, I will tell you again, I won't share you with another boy
E MajorE -------------------|--------------------|------------------|--3---------|
BB ---6---6----6---6--|---4---4-----4---4--|---1---1---1---(1)|--3---------|
G+G ---5---5----5---5--|---3---3-----3---3--|---3---3---3---(3)|--5—(hold)--|
D MajorD -----7---------7---|-----5---------5----|-----1--------1---|--3—(last)--|
A augmentedA -5---------5-------|-3--------3---------|------------------|--5—(chord)-|
E MajorE -------------------|--------------------|-1-------1--------|--3---------|

I know my mind is made up, so put away your make up
Told you once, I will tell you again:it's a bad way

Then last minute the song ends in jazz style

That's all, I hope you enjoy!

P.S.
About the Intro en verse 1 I'm pretty sure I am right.
Verse 2 contains maybe a litlle mistake. If you trace them (or other mistakes), please
mail me and tell me how it you think it should be!
My emailadress is [email protected] . I have not figured out how verse 3 is played on
the Cd. I just came up with that part myself. (Always put a little bit of your own idear
in a song!!) I think verse 4 is reasonable ok too.

(tab copied from moretabs.com, thanks tabber!)