Rosanna

NOTES: Tabbed in its simplest chordal form (as I hear it) -- i.e., for acoustic guitar,

Solo can be found tabbed elsewhere better than

I could transcribe it. Chords are primarily barre shapes.

SECTION A: VERSE 1

G

E |--3-----------------------------------------------|---------------------|

B |--3-----------------------------------------------|---------------------|

G |--4-----------------------------------------------|---------------------|

D |--5-----------------------------------------------|---------------------|

A |--5-----------------------------------------------|---------------------|

E |--3-----------------------------------------------|---------------------|

All I wanna do when I wake up in the morning is see your eyes, Ro-

G F

E |--3------------------|--1-----------------------------------------------|

B |--3------------------|--1-----------------------------------------------|

G |--4------------------|--2-----------------------------------------------|

D |--5------------------|--3-----------------------------------------------|

A |--5------------------|--3-----------------------------------------------|

E |--3------------------|--1-----------------------------------------------|

-sanna, Rosanna -- I never thought that a girl like you could ever

Em G A#

E |--------------------|--3-----------------------|

B |--------------------|--3-----------3---3-------|

G |--------------------|--4-----------3---3-------|

D |--2-----------------|--5-----------3---3-------|

A |--2-----------------|--5-----------1---1-------|

E |--------------------|--3-----------------------|

care for me, Ro- sanna.

F

E |--1----------------------------------------------|----------------------|

B |--1----------------------------------------------|----------------------|

G |--2----------------------------------------------|----------------------|

D |--3----------------------------------------------|----------------------|

A |--3----------------------------------------------|----------------------|

E |--1----------------------------------------------|----------------------|

All I wanna do in the middle of the evening is hold you tight, Ro-

F D#

E |--1----------------|-------------------------------------------------|

B |--1----------------|--8----------------------------------------------|

G |--2----------------|--8----------------------------------------------|

D |--3----------------|--8----------------------------------------------|

A |--3----------------|--6----------------------------------------------|

E |--1----------------|-------------------------------------------------|

-sanna, Rosanna -- I never knew you were looking for more than

Dm

E |---5------------------------|

B |---6------------------------|

G |---7------------------------|

D |---7------------------------|

A |---5-------------------5---|

E |----------------------------|

I could ever be.

SECTION B: BRIDGE

Gm A A# D#

E |--3------------------------------|-------------------------|

B |--3------------------------------|----2-----3--3------8----|

G |--3------------------------------|----2-----3--3------8----|

D |--5------------------------------|----2-----3--3------8----|

A |--5------------------------------|----0-----1--1------6----|

E |--3------------------------------|-------------------------|

Not quite a year since she went a- way, Ro-

D# A# F Gm

E |-------6----6-----1----1-------|--3--------------------------|

B |--8----6----6-----1----1-------|--3--------------------------|

G |--8----7----7-----2----2-------|--3--------------------------|

D |--8----8----8-----3----3-------|--5--------------------------|

A |--6----8----8-----3----3-------|--5--------------------------|

E |-------6----6-----1----1-------|--3--------------------------|

-sa - an - na, yeah.... Now she's gone and I

A A# D# A# F

E |-------------------------------|--6----6----1----1-------|

B |--2------3---3----------8---8--|--6----6----1----1-------|

G |--2------3---3----------8---8--|--7----7----2----2-------|

D |--2------3---3----------8---8--|--8----8----3----3-------|

A |--0------1---1----------6---6--|--8----8----3----3-------|

E |-------------------------------|--6----6----1----1-------|

have to say . . .

(Transition line)

E |---------------------------------------13---------------|

B |---------------------------------------------------------|

G |----------------10----13-12-11---------------------------|

D |----------10-12----------------12------------------------|

A |----11-12------------------------------------------------|

E |---------------------------------------------------------|

Meet you

SECTION C: CHORUS

A# Cm Dm7 Cm D#

A# F

E |--X----3---3-------10---h11--11-----------|--6---6----1--1------------|

B |--3----4---4-------10----X----X----8---8--|--6---6----1--1------------|

G |--3----5---5-------10---h12--12----8---8--|--7---7----2--2------------|

D |--3----5---5-------10---h10--10----8---8--|--8---8----3--3------------|

A |-----------------------------------6---6--|--8---8----3--3------------|

E |------------------------------------------|--6---6----1--1------------|

all the way -- Meet you

A# Cm Dm7 Cm D#

A# F

E |-------3---3-------10---h11--11-----------|--6---6----1--1------------|

B |--3----4---4-------10----X---------8--8---|--6---6----1--1------------|

G |--3----5---5-------10---h12--12----8--8---|--7---7----2--2------------|

D |--3----5---5-------10---h10--10----8--8---|--8---8----3--3------------|

A |-----------------------------------6--6---|--8---8----3--3------------|

E |------------------------------------------|--6---6----1--1------------|

all the way -- Ro- sa- an- na, yeah . . .

[Repeat Chorus]

SECTION D: VERSE 2 (shapes as above)

G

I can see your face still shining through the window on the other side,

G

Rosanna, Rosannna --

(F) Em

I didn't know that a girl like you could make me feel so sad,

G A#

Rosanna . . .

F

All I wanna take is a night and never ever have to compromise,

(F)

Rosanna, Rosanna --

D# Dm

I never thought that losing you would ever hurt so bad.

[Repeat SECTION B: BRIDGE as above]

[Repeat SECTION C: CHORUS as above]

SECTION E: SOLOS [Follow same changes as SECTIONS A & B, above]

[Repeat SECTIONS B & C, vamp out on G chord....]