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Rosie  Chords by Tom Waits

Rosie chords by Tom Waits (Ver. 2)

Guitar chords with lyrics

....ROSIE... by Tom Waits
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*from 'Closing Time' (1973)*


*CAPO 1st FRET*

(Original Key: Eb)


Intro:

D
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Verse 1:

          G
Well, I'm sittin' on the windowsill, blowing my horn,
A7
 Nobody's up, except the moon and me.
      G
And a lazy old tomcat, on a midnight spree,
D
 All that he left me was a me-lo-dy.

Chorus 1:

D
 Ro-sie,  why do you e-vade?
D
 Ro-sie,  how can I pur-suade?
D
 Rosie...

Interlude:

D

Verse 2:

    G
The moon's all up, full and big,
A7
 Apricot tips in an indigo sky.
       G
I been lovin' you Rosie, since the day I was born,
     D
I'll love ya Rosie, 'till the day I  die.

Chorus 2:

D
 Ro-sie,  why do you e-vade?
D
 Ro-sie,  how can I pur-suade?
D
 Rosie...

Interlude:

A7
D

Chorus 3:

D
 Ro-sie,  why do you e-vade?
D
 Ro-sie,  how can I pur-suade?
D
 Rosie...

Verse 2:

          G
Well, I'm sittin' on the windowsill, blowing my horn,
A7
 Nobody's up, except the moon and me.
      G
And a lazy old tomcat, on a midnight spree,
D
 All that he left me was a me-lo-dy.

Chorus 4:

D
 Ro-sie,  why do you e-vade?
D
 Ro-sie,  how can I pur-suade?
D
 Rosie...

Outro:

D


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   D/F#

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 xx0232  320003  022100  x02223  x02220  2x0230


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007

Last updated:

Tom Waits chords for Rosie (Ver. 2)

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