[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 ------------------------
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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 168 - No drums] D x x Dsus4 x x x x x x x x x x x x D x x Dsus4 x x x x x x x x x x x x (Bass drum but don't play straight - play BxxB xxxx BxxB xxxx with chords) D x x G x x x D x x A x x x x D x x G x x x D x x A x x x x
[Verse - Bass drums with chords - D to Asus4 move - just move 2nd finger from E 2nd fret to D 2nd fret] It [D] used to seem to [G] me that my [D] life ran on too [Asus4] fast, and I [D] had to take it [G] slowly just to [D] make the good parts [A] last But [D] when you're born to [G] run it's so [D] hard to just slow [Asus4] down, so [D] don't be surprised to [G] see me back [D] in that bright part of [A] town
[Chorus - Full drums in] I'll be [D] back in the [A] high life a [D] gain, [G] all the doors I [D] closed one time, will [A] open up a [D] gain (offbeat fill) I'll be [D] back in the [A] high life a [D] gain, [G] all the eyes that [D] watched me once, will [A] smile and take me [D] in
[Theme - No snare, bass drum with chords] D x x Dsus4 x x x x x x x x x x x x D x x Dsus4 x x x x x x x x x x x x D x x G x x x D x x A x x x x
[Verse - Snare is string slap] You [D] used to be the [G] best to [D] make life be life to [Asus4] me, and I [D] hope that you're still [G] out there and you're [D] like you used to [A] be We'll [D] have ourselves a [G] time and we'll [D] dance till morning [Asus4] sun, and we'll [D] let the good times [G] come in and we [D] won't stop till we're [A] done
[Chorus - Drums in] We'll be [D] back in the [A] high life [D] again, [G] all the doors th [D] at closed one time, wi [A] ll open u [D] p again You'll b [D] e back in th [A] e high life [D] again, [G] all the eyes that [D] watched us once, will [A] smile and take us [D] in
[Bridge 1 - Drums B offsnare B S] And I'll [G] drink and dance with one hand [D] free and [A] have the world so [D] easily, and [G] oh we'll be a [D] sight to see; back in the [Asus4] high .......... [A] life a [D] gain
[Theme - Finger pick - No snare, bass drum with chords] D x x G x x x D x x A x x x x D x x G x x x D x x A x x x x D x x G x x x D x x A x x x x D x x G x x x D x x A x x x x
[Chorus] We'll be [D] back in the [A] high life a [D] gain, [G] all the doors I [D] closed one time, will [A] open up a [D] gain We'll be [D] back in the [A] high life a [D] gain, [G] all the eyes that [D] watched us once, will [A] smile and take us [D] in
[Bridge 1 - Drums B offsnare B S] And we'll [G] drink and dance with one hand [D] free; [A] and have the world so [D] easily, and [G] oh we'll be a [D] sight to see; back in the [Asus4] high .......... [A] life a [D] gain