Chords for Tom Waits - Rosie (Closing Time)

Tempo:
102.9 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Ab

F

Gm

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tom Waits - Rosie (Closing Time) chords
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[Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Ab]
[F] [Bb] [Eb]
I'm sitting [Ab] on the [Eb] windowsill, blowing [Ab] my horn.
[Eb] [Ab] Nobody's up except the [F] moon [Bb] and [Eb] me and a lazy [Ab] old donkey [Eb] on a midnight [Ab] spree.
[Eb] All [Ab] that you left me [F] was a [Bb] [Eb] melody.
[Ab]
[Eb] [Gm] Rosie, [Ab] why [Eb] do [Ab] you [Eb] leave me?
[Gm] Rosie, [Ab] [Eb] how can [Ab] I [Eb] bless with [Gm] those of [Ab] thee?
[Eb] And [Ab]
[Eb]
[Ab] [F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb]
the moon's [Ab] all up,
[Eb] [Ab] swollen big,
[Eb] after a [Ab] cocktail [F] in an empty [Bb] blue sky.
And [Eb] I've been loving [Ab] you, Rosie, [Eb] since the day I [Ab] was born.
[Eb] I'll love you, [Ab] Rosie, [F] till the [Bb] day [Eb] I die.
[Ab]
[Eb] [Gm] Rosie, [Ab] why [Eb] do [Ab] you [Eb] leave me?
[Gm] Rosie, [Ab] how [Eb] can I [Ab]
[Eb] persuade those [Gm] of [Ab] thee?
[Eb] [Ab]
[Eb]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb] [Ab]
[F] [F] [Bb]
[Fm] [Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Ab]
[F] [Bb] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb]
Rosie, [Ab] why [Bb] [Eb] do you [Ab] [Eb] leave me?
[Gm] Rosie, [Ab] [Eb] how can [Ab] I [Eb] persuade those [Gm]
of [Ab] [F] thee?
[Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] I'm sitting [Ab] on the [Eb] windowsill, blowing [Ab] my horn.
[Eb]
[Ab] Nobody's up except [F] the [Dm] moon [Bb] and [C] me [Eb] and a lazy [Ab] old donkey [Eb] on a midnight spree.
[Ab] [Eb] All [Ab] that you left me [F] was a [Bb]
[Eb] melody.
[Ab] [Eb]
[Gm] Rosie, [Ab] why [Eb] do [Ab] you leave [Eb] me?
[Gm] Rosie, [Ab] how [Fm] can [Eb] [Ab] I [Eb] persuade those [Gm] [Ab] of thee?
[F]
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb]
[Gm] [Ab] [Bbm]
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb]
Key:  
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
F
134211111
Gm
123111113
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
F
134211111
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To jam and learn Tom Waits - Rosie chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: Eb, Ab, Eb and Gm. Begin your practice at a relaxed 51 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 103. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: Eb Major.

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[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ I'm sitting [Ab] on the _ [Eb] windowsill, blowing [Ab] my horn. _
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] Nobody's up except the [F] moon [Bb] and [Eb] me and a lazy [Ab] old donkey [Eb] on a midnight _ [Ab] spree. _
[Eb] All [Ab] that you left me [F] was a [Bb] [Eb] melody.
_ [Ab] _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] Rosie, [Ab] _ why [Eb] do [Ab] you [Eb] leave me?
_ _ [Gm] Rosie, [Ab] _ [Eb] how can [Ab] I [Eb] bless with _ _ [Gm] those of [Ab] thee?
_ _ [Eb] And [Ab] _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _
the moon's [Ab] all up, _
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] swollen big, _
[Eb] _ after a [Ab] cocktail _ [F] in an empty [Bb] blue sky.
And [Eb] I've been loving [Ab] you, Rosie, [Eb] since the day I [Ab] was born. _
[Eb] I'll love you, [Ab] _ Rosie, [F] till the [Bb] day [Eb] I die.
[Ab] _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] Rosie, [Ab] why [Eb] do [Ab] you [Eb] leave me?
_ _ [Gm] Rosie, [Ab] _ how [Eb] can I [Ab] _
[Eb] persuade those [Gm] of [Ab] thee?
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [F] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _
[Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
[Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
Rosie, [Ab] why [Bb] [Eb] do you [Ab] [Eb] leave me? _ _
[Gm] Rosie, [Ab] _ [Eb] how can [Ab] I [Eb] persuade _ those [Gm]
of [Ab] _ [F] thee?
[Eb] _ [Ab] _
[Eb] _ _ I'm sitting [Ab] on the [Eb] windowsill, blowing [Ab] my horn.
[Eb] _ _ _
[Ab] Nobody's up except [F] the [Dm] moon [Bb] and [C] me [Eb] and a lazy [Ab] old donkey [Eb] on a midnight spree. _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] All [Ab] that you left me [F] was a _ [Bb]
[Eb] melody.
_ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Gm] Rosie, _ [Ab] why [Eb] do [Ab] you leave [Eb] me? _ _
[Gm] Rosie, [Ab] _ how [Fm] can [Eb] [Ab] I [Eb] persuade _ those [Gm] _ [Ab] of thee?
_ [F] _
[Eb] _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bbm] _
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song finds its place within the Closing Time album.

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