Rosanna Toto
NOTES: Tabbed in its simplest chordal form (as I hear it) -- i.e., for acoustic guitar,
Solo can be found tabbed elsewhere better than
I could transcribe it. Chords are primarily barre shapes.
SECTION A: VERSE 1
[G]
E |--3-----------------------------------------------|---------------------| B |--3-----------------------------------------------|---------------------| G |--4-----------------------------------------------|---------------------| D |--5-----------------------------------------------|---------------------| A |--5-----------------------------------------------|---------------------| E |--3-----------------------------------------------|---------------------|
All I wanna do when I wake up in the morning is see your eyes, Ro-
[G] [F]
E |--3------------------|--1-----------------------------------------------| B |--3------------------|--1-----------------------------------------------| G |--4------------------|--2-----------------------------------------------| D |--5------------------|--3-----------------------------------------------| A |--5------------------|--3-----------------------------------------------| E |--3------------------|--1-----------------------------------------------|
-sanna, Rosanna -- I never thought that a girl like you could ever
[Em] [G] [A#]
E |--------------------|--3-----------------------| B |--------------------|--3-----------3---3-------| G |--------------------|--4-----------3---3-------| D |--2-----------------|--5-----------3---3-------| A |--2-----------------|--5-----------1---1-------| E |--------------------|--3-----------------------|
care for me, Ro- sanna.
[F]
E |--1----------------------------------------------|----------------------| B |--1----------------------------------------------|----------------------| G |--2----------------------------------------------|----------------------| D |--3----------------------------------------------|----------------------| A |--3----------------------------------------------|----------------------| E |--1----------------------------------------------|----------------------|
All I wanna do in the middle of the evening is hold you tight, Ro-
[F] [D#]
E |--1----------------|-------------------------------------------------| B |--1----------------|--8----------------------------------------------| G |--2----------------|--8----------------------------------------------| D |--3----------------|--8----------------------------------------------| A |--3----------------|--6----------------------------------------------| E |--1----------------|-------------------------------------------------|
-sanna, Rosanna -- I never knew you were looking for more than
[Dm]
E |---5------------------------| B |---6------------------------| G |---7------------------------| D |---7------------------------| A |---5-------------------5\---| E |----------------------------|
I could ever be.
SECTION B: BRIDGE
[Gm] [A] [A#] [D#]
E |--3------------------------------|-------------------------| B |--3------------------------------|----2-----3--3------8----| G |--3------------------------------|----2-----3--3------8----| D |--5------------------------------|----2-----3--3------8----| A |--5------------------------------|----0-----1--1------6----| E |--3------------------------------|-------------------------|
Not quite a year since she went a- way, Ro-
[D#] [A#] [F] [Gm]
E |-------6----6-----1----1-------|--3--------------------------| B |--8----6----6-----1----1-------|--3--------------------------| G |--8----7----7-----2----2-------|--3--------------------------| D |--8----8----8-----3----3-------|--5--------------------------| A |--6----8----8-----3----3-------|--5--------------------------| E |-------6----6-----1----1-------|--3--------------------------|
-sa - an - na, yeah.... Now she's gone and I
[A] [A#] [D#] [A#] [F]
E |-------------------------------|--6----6----1----1-------| B |--2------3---3----------8---8--|--6----6----1----1-------| G |--2------3---3----------8---8--|--7----7----2----2-------| D |--2------3---3----------8---8--|--8----8----3----3-------| A |--0------1---1----------6---6--|--8----8----3----3-------| E |-------------------------------|--6----6----1----1-------|
have to say . . .
(Transition line)
E |---------------------------------------13\---------------| B |---------------------------------------------------------| G |----------------10----13-12-11---------------------------| D |----------10-12----------------12------------------------| A |----11-12------------------------------------------------| E |---------------------------------------------------------|
Meet you
SECTION C: CHORUS
[A#] [Cm] [Dm7] [Cm] [D#]
[A#] [F]
E |--X----3---3-------10---h11--11-----------|--6---6----1--1------------| B |--3----4---4-------10----X----X----8---8--|--6---6----1--1------------| G |--3----5---5-------10---h12--12----8---8--|--7---7----2--2------------| D |--3----5---5-------10---h10--10----8---8--|--8---8----3--3------------| A |-----------------------------------6---6--|--8---8----3--3------------| E |------------------------------------------|--6---6----1--1------------|
all the way -- Meet you
[A#] [Cm] [Dm7] [Cm] [D#]
[A#] [F]
E |-------3---3-------10---h11--11-----------|--6---6----1--1------------| B |--3----4---4-------10----X---------8--8---|--6---6----1--1------------| G |--3----5---5-------10---h12--12----8--8---|--7---7----2--2------------| D |--3----5---5-------10---h10--10----8--8---|--8---8----3--3------------| A |-----------------------------------6--6---|--8---8----3--3------------| E |------------------------------------------|--6---6----1--1------------|
all the way -- Ro- sa- an- na, yeah . . .
(Repeat Chorus)
SECTION D: VERSE 2 (shapes as above)
[G]I can see your face still shining through the window on the other side,
[G]Rosanna, Rosannna --
[(F)]I didn't know that a girl like you could make me [Em]feel so sad,
Ro[G]sanna . . .[A#]
[F]All I wanna take is a night and never ever have to compromise,
[(F)]Rosanna, Rosanna --
[D#]I never thought that losing you would ever [Dm]hurt so bad.
(Repeat SECTION B: BRIDGE as above)
(Repeat SECTION C: CHORUS as above)
SECTION E: SOLOS (Follow same changes as SECTIONS A & B, above)
(Repeat SECTIONS B & C, vamp out on G chord....)
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