....ROSIE... by Tom Waits ------------............. *from 'Closing Time' (1973)* *CAPO 1st FRET* (Original Key: Eb) Intro: D G (x3), E A7, D, A D Verse 1: D G D G Well, I'm sittin' on the windowsill, blowing my horn, D G E A7 Nobody's up, except the moon and me. D G D G And a lazy old tomcat, on a midnight spree, D G E A7 D G, D All that he left me was a me-lo-dy. Chorus 1: D D/F# G D G D Ro-sie, why do you e-vade? D D/F# G D G D Ro-sie, how can I pur-suade? D D/F# G, D G D Rosie... Interlude: D G, E A7, D Verse 2: D G D G The moon's all up, full and big, D G E A7 Apricot tips in an indigo sky. D G D G I been lovin' you Rosie, since the day I was born, D G E A7 D G, D I'll love ya Rosie, 'till the day I die. Chorus 2: D D/F# G D G D Ro-sie, why do you e-vade? D D/F# G D G D Ro-sie, how can I pur-suade? D D/F# G, D G D Rosie... Interlude: D G (x3), E A7 D G (x3), E A7, D, G D Chorus 3: D D/F# G D G D Ro-sie, why do you e-vade? D D/F# G D G D Ro-sie, how can I pur-suade? D D/F# G, D G D Rosie... Verse 2: D G D G Well, I'm sittin' on the windowsill, blowing my horn, D G E A7 Nobody's up, except the moon and me. D G D G And a lazy old tomcat, on a midnight spree, D G E A7 D G, D All that he left me was a me-lo-dy. Chorus 4: D D/F# G D G D Ro-sie, why do you e-vade? D D/F# G D G D Ro-sie, how can I pur-suade? D D/F# G, D G D Rosie... Outro: D D/F# G, D G, D CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- D G E A7 A D/F# EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE xx0232 320003 022100 x02223 x02220 2x0232 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007 ([email protected])