[Intro BPM - 85] Drums - same approach as with Superstition - both hands playing drums on body Final snare with RH so can bring LH hand over to play G [G]
[Verse - start with sort of power chords] [G] All I wanna do when I wake up in the morning is see you eyes Rosanna, Rosanna [F9] I never thought that a girl like you could ever [Em7] care for me, Ros [G] anna [CC] (big riff) [F] All I wanna do in the middle of the evening is hold you tight (stay on chest voice) (Head voice) Rosanna, Rosanna [Eb x65343] I didn't know you were looking for more than [Dm7] I could ever give
[Chorus] - play double time,slight slap on strings for snare [Gm] Not quite a year since she [F/A] went a [Bb] way, Ros [Eb x65343] an [Bb] na [F] yeah [Gm] Now she's gone and I [F/A] have to [Bb] say [Eb Eb, Bb Bb, F F - sustain F - Drums - play triplets just with right hand - keep bass drum going then on final stab play high F5 x-x-10-10-13-13] (drums (s) = snare, b = bass) [F] (s)Meet [Gm] (s)you [Cm7] all the way (b bxb), (bb)[Eb x65343] (bb)[Bb] (bb)[F] [F] Meet [Gm] you [Cm7] all the way, Ros [Eb x65343] ann [Bb] a [F] yeah [F] Meet [Gm] you [Cm7] all the way, [Eb x65343][Bb][F] [F] Meet [Gm] you [Cm7] all the way, (no snare on this one) Ros [Eb x65343] ann [Bb] a [F] yeah
[Verse] [G] I can see your face still shining through the window on the other side Rosanna, Rosanna [F9] I didn't know that a girl like you could make me feel so [Em7] sad, Rosanna [G][C] [F] (stay on chest voice) All I wanna do is tell you now you'll never ever have to compromise (Head voice) Rosanna, Rosanna [Eb] I never thought that losing you could ev [Dm7] er hurt so bad
[Chorus] - play double time,slight slap on strings for snare [Gm] Not quite a year since she [F/A] went a [Bb] way, Ros [Eb x65343] an [Bb] na [F] yeah [Gm] Now she's gone and I [F/A] have to [Bb] say [Eb Eb, Bb Bb, F F - sustain F - Drums xxS SBB SxS SBB SxS] [F] Meet [Gm] you [Cm7] all the way, [Eb x65343][Bb][F] [F] Meet [Gm] you [Cm7] all the way, Ros [Eb x65343] ann [Bb] a [F] yeah [F] Meet [Gm] you [Cm7] all the way, [Eb x65343][Bb][F] [F] Meet [Gm] you [Cm7] all the way, Ros [Eb x65343] ann [Bb] a [F] yeah
[Instrumental - Verse Chords] G G G F9 Em7 G (G C) Guitar Solo F F F F Eb Eb Dm7 Dm7
[Chorus] - play double time,slight slap on strings for snare [Gm] Not quite a year since she [F/A] went a [Bb] way, Ros [Eb x65343] an [Bb] na [F] yeah [Gm] Now she's gone and I [F/A] have to [Bb] say [Eb Eb, Bb Bb, F F -Break] [F] Meet [Gm] you [Cm7] all the way, [Eb x65343][Bb][F] [F] Meet [Gm] you [Cm7] all the way, Ros [Eb x65343] ann [Bb] a [F] yeah [F] Meet [Gm] you [Cm7] all the way, [Eb x65343][Bb][F] [F] Meet [Gm] you [Cm7] all the way, Ros [Eb x65343] ann [Bb] a [F] yeah
[Drum fill - Drum xxS SSS SxS SSS SxS - keep bass drum on 1 through] Then xxS Sxx Sxx B on (SS)Meet (S)You (B)All [F] Meet [Gm] you [Cm7] all the way, [Eb,][Bb,][F] [F] Meet [Gm] you [Cm7] all the way, Ros [Eb] ann [Bb] a [F] yeah [F] Meet [Gm] you [Cm7] all the way, [Eb,][Bb,][F] [F] Meet [Gm] you [Cm7] all the way, Ros [Eb] ann [Bb] a [F] yeah
[Piano and guitar solo out in Gm]
Keyboard/Guitar Riff: Fade
[Notes] Horn run - MUTED strum up and down to help higher notes ring out - don't fret little finger on E of D ever - keep floating --3123123 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 E ---1--111-1-------3-p1-1-1---1-- B ---1--331-1-------1----3-3---1-- G ---2--222-2-------2----2-2---2-- D ---x--xxx-x-------x----x-x---3-- A ---3--333-3-------3----3-3---3 E ---1--111-1-------1----1-1---1 +snare +snare
Horn run --3123123 1 2 3 1 2 3 E --------4p3p1-------13-- B ---0356-------3(3)--13-- G --3-----------------10-- D --------------------10-- A ------------------------ E ------------------------
OR
Horn run --3123123 1 2 3 1 2 3 E ---1--111-1----------------13-- B ---1--331------------------13-- G ---2--222------13p12p10----10-- D ---3--xx3--------------12--10-- A ---3--333--------------- E ---1--111---------------
Or
Finger flick for Rosanna on horn line during G 3x003x-3x00x3-----3x005x-3x003x 1------2----Flick-----Flick---Flick Imply horn part on G during Rosanna - play G6 320000 or 3x003x -- 3x0000 3x0003 3x0003 3x0000 3x003x Drum fill after 'have to say' xxS SSS SxS SSS SxS - hard hit on final snare - try flam Bxx xxx Bxx xxx Bxx Meet you all the way - play F and Gm with Snare Consider using x65343 version of Eb for parts of the song F9 is Fsus2 at 8th fret, Em7 at 7th fret bring arms all the way round for intro (mute strings with left arm) play hihat on side of guitar and play same figure as original
[Intro - BPM 118 - No drums - Guitar pattern is pluck 3 high strings - then play root note] E B C#m A - E B G#m A
[Verse 1] [E] Just a [B] small town girl, [C#m] living in a [A] lonely world [E] She took the [B] midnight train going [G#m] anywhe [A] re
[Verse 2] [E] Just a [B] city boy, [C#m] born and raised in [A] south Detroit [E] He took the [B] midnight train going [G#m] anywhe [A] re
[V.3 INSTRUMENTAL](guitar entrance 4 bars in) E B C#m A - E B G#m A
[Verse 4] [E] A singer in a [B] smoky room, [C#m] the smell of wine and [A] cheap perfume [E] For a smile they can [B] share the night, it goes (strum to build) [G#m] on and on and [A] on and on
[Chorus - Full drum] [A] Strangers waiting [E] up and down the boulevard Their [A] shadows searching in the [E] night [A] Streetlight, people, [E] living just to find emotion [A] Hiding, somewhere in the night[B]xx[E] xxxx [B]x[E][A]
[Instrumental] E B C#m A
[Verse 5] [E] Working hard to [B] get my fill [C#m] , everybody [A] wants a thrill [E] Paying anything to [B] roll the dice, just [G#m] one more t [A] ime
[Verse 6] [E] Some will win, [B] some will lose, [C#m] some were born to [A] sing the blues [E] Oh, the movie [B] never ends; it goes [G#m] on and on and [A] on and on
[Chorus] [A] Strangers waiting [E] up and down the boulevard Their [A] shadows searching in the [E] night [A] Streetlights, people, [E] living just to find emotion [A] Hiding, somewhere in the night[B]xx[E] xxxx [B]x[E][A]
[GUITAR SOLO OVER VERSE CHORDS] E B C#m A - E B G#m A
[Outro] [E] Don't stop [B] believing [C#m] hold on to the [A] feeling [E] Streetlight [B] people oo-oh [G#m][A] [E] Don't stop [B] believing [C#m] hold on to the [A] feeling [E] Streetlight [B] people oo-oh [G#m][A] [E] Don't stop [B] believing [C#m] hold on to the [A] feeling [E] Streetlight [B] people oo-oh [G#m][A] [Fade Out - or end on E]
