[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
Drum bit in solo - just strum F twice then play Bass drum twice then play snare and F at same time to complete 5 notes [Intro - BPM 150] - pattern Emaj triad, then 2 x D triads repeat e|----------13-------------12--------------10---------------8-------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------14------14------12-----12------10------10-------9-------9---| D|---0---------------0--------------0---------------0---------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| Let Ring...
[Vamp] Dsus2 with bends on 3rd fret of low A and low D then play G to go into 1st verse
[Verse] [D] It's all the same, [C] only the names will [G] change [C] And ev'ry [G] day, it [F] seems we're wasting [D] away [D] Another place, [C] where the faces are so [G] cold [C] I'd drive all [G] night, just [F] to get back [D] home
[Chorus] I'm a [C] cowboy [G] , on a [F] steel horse I [D] ride I'm [C] wanted [G] , [F] dead or a [D] live [C] Wanted [G] , [F] dead or a [D] live
[Intro again]
[Verse] [D] Sometimes I sleep, [C] sometimes it's not for [G] days [C] and people I meet [G], always [F] go their separate [D] ways [D] Sometimes you tell the day, by the [C] bottle that you [G] drink [C] And times when you're [G] alone, and [F] all you do is [D] think
[Chorus] I'm a [C] cowboy [G] , on a [F] steel horse I [D] ride I'm [C] wanted [G] , [F] dead or a [D] live [C] Wanted [G] , [F] dead or a [D] live
[Intro again]
[Solo - Verse chords]
Ooooh and I'm a [C] cowboy [G], on a [F] steel horse I [D] ride I'm wanted [C][G] (wanted), [F] dead or a [D] live
[Verse] [D] And I walk these streets, a loaded [C] six string on my [G] back I [C] play for keeps [G] 'cause I [F] might not make it [D] back I been [D] everywhere, still I'm [C] standing [G] tall I've [C] seen a million [G] faces, and I've [F] rocked them all [D]
[Chorus/Outro] I'm a [C] cowboy [G] , on a [F] steel horse [D] I ride I'm [C] wanted [G] , [F] dead or a [D] live [C] Wanted [G] , [F] dead or a [D] live
I'm a [C] cowboy [G] , I got the [F] night on my [D] side I'm [C] wanted [G] , [F] dead or a [D] live
Dead or a [C] live, (Dead or a [G] live), [F] dead or a [D] live I still drive [C] (still [G] drive), [F] dead or a [D] live
[C] Dead or a [G] live, [F] dead or a [D] live [C] Dead or a [G] live, [F] dead or a [D] live
