Chords for Bruce Springsteen - Rosalita (Album Version)

Tempo:
154.35 bpm
Chords used:

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Bb

C

Am

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bruce Springsteen - Rosalita (Album Version) chords
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[F]
[Bb] Spread out [F] now, [C] Rosie, don't let them cut loose [Bb] their [F] mama's reins.
[C] [F] [Bb] You know [F] playing blind [C] man's full of [F] fizzle, [Bb] little [F] baby's game.
[C] [F] [Bb] You pick up little [F] [C] dynamite, [F] [Bb] I'm gonna pick up [F] little guns.
[C] [F] And [Bb] together we're gonna [F] go [C] high tonight, and [F] [Bb] make that [F] highway rock.
[C] [Bb] You don't have to call me Lieutenant Rosie, [Am] and I don't want to be [Dm] your son.
[C] The only lover who's ever gonna need you, [Gm] sweet little girl's daughter.
[F] [C] I wrote the year in one, [F] [C]
[F] [Bb] down in [F] the [C] Belfry, baby, [F] [Bb] playing with [F] the bats.
[C] [F] Little [Bb] guns downtown are never [F] worth [C] trying out, [F] it's [Bb] attitude on [F] all the catch.
[Bb]
Papa's on [C] the corner, [F]
[Bb] waiting for [F] the bus.
[C] [F] Mama, [Bb] she's home [F] in the [C] window, waiting [Bb] up [F] [C] for us.
[Gm] She'll be there in that shell, they'll rustle her upstairs, [Am] cause you know we ain't [Dm] gonna come.
[C] I ain't here on business, baby, [Bb] I'm only here for fun.
[C] And Rosie, you're the one.
[F] Rosalina, [Bb] jump [C] the light, [F] sweet [Bb] Rina, come [C] set my heart on fire.
I [F] just wanna [Bb] be your [C] lover, ain't no lie.
[F] Rosie, [Bb] you're my [C] strong desire.
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[Bb] [C] [F]
[Bb] [C] [F] [Bb]
[C] [F]
[Bb] [C] [F] [Bb] Jack the Rabbit [F] and [C] Weak Knee, well they [F] don't even [Bb] know we're gonna [F] be there.
Ah, [Bb] Slave Sue [F] and [C] Big Balls Billy, [F] they'll be [Bb] coming up for [F] it.
[C] We're [F] gonna [Bb] play some [C] pool, get some school, [F] [Bb] like real cool.
[F] Stay [C] out all night, it's [F] gonna [Bb] feel alright.
[F] So Rosie, [Bb] come out tonight.
Oh baby, [C] come out tonight.
[Bb]
Windows are for cheaters, [Am]
chimneys for [Dm] the poor.
[C]
Closets are for hangers, [Bb]
windows use the door.
[C] [F] So you's [C] a Rosie, [F] [C] that's what it's there for.
And [F] [Bb] Rosalina, [C] [F] sweet Rina, [Bb] come set [C] my heart on fire.
[F] I just wanna [Bb] be your lover, [C] ain't [F]
[Bb] no lie.
[C] Rosie, you're my strong desire.
Now [Db]
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[G] [F]
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[Gm] [F] [Bb]
[C] [F] [Bb]
[C] [F] [Bb] [C]
[F] [Bb] [C]
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[F] [Bb]
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[F] [Bb]
[C] I know your mama, she don't like me, [Gm] cause I [Dm] play in a [E] rock and roll [C] band.
[Dm] And I know your daddy, he don't dig me, but [Am] he never did understand.
Your [C] papa lured the fool, he locked you in your room.
[Gm] I'm coming to lend a hand.
[Dm] I'm coming to liberate you, confiscate [Em] you.
I [Am] want to be your man.
Someday [Bb] we'll look back on this, [C] and it will all [F] seem funnel.
[Am] [Dm]
But now you're sad, [Bb] your mama's mad, [N] and your papa says he knows that I don't.
Well, your papa says he knows.
Oh, so your daddy says he knows.
I [C] don't have any more.
[Gm] Well, Joe, this is his last chance to [Eb] get his door out.
[Bb]
[F] Because the record [C] company Rosie just gave me a big advance.
[F] And my [Bb] time was [F] slashed and almost mashed, but the [Bb] Lord had [F] mercy.
And my machine, [Bb] she's a [F] nut.
I'm stuck in the mud somewhere in the swamps of Jersey.
Well, [Bb] hold on tight.
[F] Stay up all night, cause Rosie, [Gm] I'm [F] coming on strong.
By the time we meet in the morning light, I will hold you in my arms.
[C] I [Bb] know a pretty little place in Southern California, [Am] now San Diego [Dm] Bay.
[C] There's a little cafe where they [Bb] play guitars all night and all day.
[Am] You can hear them in the [Dm] background strumming.
[C] So hold tight, baby, cause don't you know daddy's come.
[F] [Bb] Rosalina, jump [C] for the life.
[F] Cinderella, [Bb] come [C] sit by my fire.
[F] I just want [Bb] to be your lonely [C] knight.
[F] [Bb] Rosalina, you're my [C] stone divine.
[F] [Bb] [C]
[F] [Bb] [C]
[F] [Bb] [C]
[F] [Bb] [C]
[F] Go, go, go, go!
[C] [F] [Bb] [F] [C] [F]
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Bb
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C
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Am
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Dm
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F
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Bb
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Let's start jamming Bruce Springsteen - (Come Out Tonight) Rosalita chords, practice the chord sequence Bb, F, Bb, C and F. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 77 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 154 BPM. Given the song's key of F Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] Spread out [F] now, [C] Rosie, don't let them cut loose [Bb] their [F] mama's reins.
[C] _ _ [F] [Bb] You know [F] playing blind [C] man's full of [F] fizzle, [Bb] little [F] baby's game.
[C] _ _ _ [F] [Bb] You pick up little [F] _ [C] dynamite, _ [F] [Bb] I'm gonna pick up [F] little guns.
[C] _ [F] And [Bb] together we're gonna [F] go [C] high tonight, and [F] [Bb] make that [F] highway rock.
[C] _ [Bb] You don't have to call me Lieutenant Rosie, [Am] and I don't want to be [Dm] your son.
_ _ [C] The only lover who's ever gonna need you, [Gm] sweet little girl's daughter.
_ _ [F] _ [C] I wrote the year in one, [F] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] down in [F] the [C] Belfry, baby, [F] [Bb] playing with [F] the bats.
[C] _ _ [F] Little [Bb] guns downtown are never [F] worth [C] _ trying out, [F] it's [Bb] attitude on [F] all the catch.
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Papa's on [C] the corner, _ [F] _
[Bb] waiting for [F] the bus.
[C] _ _ [F] Mama, [Bb] she's home [F] in the [C] window, waiting [Bb] up [F] [C] for us.
[Gm] She'll be there in that shell, they'll rustle her upstairs, [Am] cause you know we ain't [Dm] gonna come.
_ _ [C] I ain't here on business, baby, [Bb] I'm only here for fun.
_ [C] _ And Rosie, you're the one. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] Rosalina, [Bb] jump [C] the light, _ [F] sweet [Bb] Rina, come [C] set my heart on fire.
I [F] just wanna [Bb] be your [C] lover, ain't no lie.
_ [F] Rosie, [Bb] you're my [C] strong desire.
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[Bb] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] [Bb] Jack the Rabbit [F] and [C] Weak Knee, well they [F] don't even [Bb] know we're gonna [F] be there.
_ _ Ah, [Bb] Slave Sue [F] and [C] Big Balls Billy, [F] they'll be [Bb] coming up for [F] it.
[C] _ We're [F] gonna [Bb] play some [C] pool, get some school, [F] [Bb] like real cool.
[F] Stay [C] out all night, it's [F] gonna [Bb] feel alright.
_ [F] _ So Rosie, [Bb] come out tonight.
_ Oh baby, [C] come out tonight.
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Windows are for cheaters, _ [Am] _
chimneys for [Dm] the poor.
_ _ [C] _
Closets are for _ hangers, _ _ [Bb]
windows use the door.
_ [C] [F] So you's [C] a Rosie, [F] _ _ [C] that's what it's there for.
_ _ And [F] [Bb] Rosalina, _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] sweet Rina, [Bb] come set [C] my heart on fire.
[F] I just wanna [Bb] be your lover, [C] ain't _ _ _ [F] _
[Bb] no lie.
[C] Rosie, you're my strong desire.
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_ [C] I know your mama, she don't like me, [Gm] cause I [Dm] play in a [E] rock and roll [C] band.
[Dm] And I know your daddy, he don't dig me, but [Am] he never did understand.
_ Your [C] papa lured the fool, he locked you in your room.
[Gm] I'm coming to lend a hand.
_ _ [Dm] I'm coming to _ liberate you, _ _ confiscate [Em] you.
I [Am] want to be your man.
_ Someday [Bb] we'll look back on this, [C] and it will all [F] seem _ funnel.
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Dm]
But now you're sad, [Bb] your mama's mad, [N] and your papa says he knows that I don't. _
Well, your papa says he knows.
_ Oh, so your daddy says he knows.
I [C] don't have any more.
[Gm] Well, Joe, this is his last chance to [Eb] get his door out.
_ [Bb] _ _
_ [F] Because the record [C] company Rosie _ just gave me a big advance.
_ [F] And my [Bb] time was [F] slashed and almost mashed, but the [Bb] Lord had [F] mercy. _
And my machine, [Bb] she's a [F] nut.
I'm stuck in the mud somewhere in the swamps of Jersey.
Well, [Bb] hold on tight.
[F] Stay up all night, cause Rosie, [Gm] I'm [F] coming on strong.
By the time we meet in the morning light, I will hold you in my arms.
[C] I [Bb] know a pretty little place in Southern _ California, [Am] now San Diego [Dm] Bay.
_ [C] There's a little cafe _ _ where they [Bb] play guitars all night and all day.
[Am] You can hear them in the [Dm] background _ _ strumming.
[C] So hold tight, baby, cause don't you know daddy's come. _ _ _ _
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_ [F] _ [Bb] Rosalina, jump [C] for the life.
_ [F] Cinderella, [Bb] come [C] sit by my fire.
[F] I just want [Bb] to be your lonely [C] knight. _ _
_ [F] [Bb] Rosalina, you're my [C] stone divine. _
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[F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
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[F] Go, go, go, go!
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This song was written by Bruce Springsteen.

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