Crazy Rosie Chords by Dr. Hook
Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[N] They [G] call Rosie a lady
[D] Until she had the baby
Then [A] they call Rosie crazy
But [D] she don't care at all.
She sits [G] rocking and singing
[D] And crazy roses grinning [G] won't say what she's [A] thinking
She just sits and walks [D] a dog
When it comes to ladies [G]
Rosie was [D] first class
[G] Her 18 years had been the very [D] best
[G] Till she met that traveler
[D] She called darling [G] James
Papa [D] said he [G] weren't fit to speak Rose's [D] name
[G] Papa called him Jesse [D] James
[A] [D]
[A] The [D] talk was darling [G] James his own [D] life [A] and
[D]
[G] Rosie thought she'd have her darlings [D] child
[G] But Papa made plans to have [D] Rosie shame
[G] Papa [D] sent her away to [G] save the family [D] name
[A]
Yeah, you keep the [G] son of Jesse [D] James
They call [G] Rosie a lady
[D]
Until she had the baby
Then they call Rosie [A] crazy
[D] She don't care at all
She [G] sits rocking and singing
And [D] crazy roses grinning won't say [A] what she's thinking
She just sits and walks a [D]
dog
[G]
[D]
[A]
[D] They say sometimes a [G] tear comes to [D]
Rose's eye
Though she [G] never has spoke since they took her [D] child
For [G] 20 years of silence
[D] Papa was to [G] blame
Cause [D] Rosie knows [G] that Papa took [D] the life of darling James
[G] Papa saved the family name
[D]
[G]
Until [D] she had the baby
And they [A] call Rosie crazy
[D] But she don't [G] care at [D] all
She [G] sits rocking and singing
And [D] crazy roses grinning
Won't [A] say what she's thinking
She just sits and walks a [D] dog
They [G] call Rosie a lady
[D] Until she had the baby
Then they [A] call Rosie crazy
[D] But she don't care at all
She sits [G] rocking and singing
And [D] crazy roses grinning
[A] Won't say [D] what [A] she's thinking
[D] She just [A] sits and walks [D] a dog
They call [G] Rosie a lady
[D] Until she had the baby
Then [A] they call Rosie crazy
But [D] she don't care at all.
She sits [G] rocking and singing
[D] And crazy roses grinning [G] won't say what she's [A] thinking
She just sits and walks [D] a dog
When it comes to ladies [G]
Rosie was [D] first class
[G] Her 18 years had been the very [D] best
[G] Till she met that traveler
[D] She called darling [G] James
Papa [D] said he [G] weren't fit to speak Rose's [D] name
[G] Papa called him Jesse [D] James
[A] [D]
[A] The [D] talk was darling [G] James his own [D] life [A] and
[D]
[G] Rosie thought she'd have her darlings [D] child
[G] But Papa made plans to have [D] Rosie shame
[G] Papa [D] sent her away to [G] save the family [D] name
[A]
Yeah, you keep the [G] son of Jesse [D] James
They call [G] Rosie a lady
[D]
Until she had the baby
Then they call Rosie [A] crazy
[D] She don't care at all
She [G] sits rocking and singing
And [D] crazy roses grinning won't say [A] what she's thinking
She just sits and walks a [D]
dog
[G]
[D]
[A]
[D] They say sometimes a [G] tear comes to [D]
Rose's eye
Though she [G] never has spoke since they took her [D] child
For [G] 20 years of silence
[D] Papa was to [G] blame
Cause [D] Rosie knows [G] that Papa took [D] the life of darling James
[G] Papa saved the family name
[D]
[G]
Until [D] she had the baby
And they [A] call Rosie crazy
[D] But she don't [G] care at [D] all
She [G] sits rocking and singing
And [D] crazy roses grinning
Won't [A] say what she's thinking
She just sits and walks a [D] dog
They [G] call Rosie a lady
[D] Until she had the baby
Then they [A] call Rosie crazy
[D] But she don't care at all
She sits [G] rocking and singing
And [D] crazy roses grinning
[A] Won't say [D] what [A] she's thinking
[D] She just [A] sits and walks [D] a dog
They call [G] Rosie a lady
Key:
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[N] _ They [G] call Rosie a lady
_ [D] Until she had the baby
Then [A] they call Rosie crazy
But [D] she don't care at all.
She sits [G] _ rocking and singing _
[D] And crazy roses grinning [G] won't say what she's [A] thinking
She just sits and walks [D] a dog _ _ _ _
_ When it comes to ladies [G]
Rosie was [D] first class _ _ _
_ [G] Her 18 years had been the very [D] best _ _ _ _ _
[G] Till she met that traveler _
[D] She called darling [G] James
Papa [D] said he [G] weren't fit to speak Rose's [D] name
_ _ _ _ _ [G] Papa called him Jesse [D] James
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] The [D] talk was darling [G] James his own [D] life [A] and
_ [D] _ _ _
[G] Rosie thought she'd have her darlings [D] child
_ _ _ _ [G] But Papa made plans to have [D] Rosie shame
_ _ [G] _ _ Papa [D] sent her away to [G] save the family [D] name
[A] _
Yeah, you keep the [G] son of Jesse [D] James
_ _ _ They call [G] _ Rosie a lady
_ [D]
Until she had the baby
Then they call Rosie [A] crazy
_ [D] She don't care at all
She [G] sits rocking and singing
And _ _ _ [D] crazy _ roses grinning won't say [A] what she's thinking
She just sits and walks a [D]
dog
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ They say sometimes a [G] tear comes to [D]
Rose's eye
_ _ _ Though she [G] never has spoke since they took her [D] child
For _ _ _ [G] 20 years of silence
_ _ [D] Papa was to [G] blame
_ Cause [D] Rosie knows [G] that Papa took [D] the life of darling James
_ [G] Papa saved the family name
[D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ Until [D] _ she had the baby
And they [A] call Rosie crazy
_ [D] But she don't [G] care at [D] all
She [G] sits rocking and singing
And [D] crazy roses grinning _
Won't [A] say what she's thinking
She just sits and walks a [D] _ dog _
_ They [G] call Rosie a lady
_ [D] Until she had the baby
Then they [A] call Rosie crazy _
[D] But she don't care at all
She sits [G] rocking and singing
And [D] crazy roses grinning
_ [A] Won't say [D] what [A] she's thinking
[D] She just [A] sits and walks [D] a dog
_ They _ call [G] Rosie a lady _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] Until she had the baby
Then [A] they call Rosie crazy
But [D] she don't care at all.
She sits [G] _ rocking and singing _
[D] And crazy roses grinning [G] won't say what she's [A] thinking
She just sits and walks [D] a dog _ _ _ _
_ When it comes to ladies [G]
Rosie was [D] first class _ _ _
_ [G] Her 18 years had been the very [D] best _ _ _ _ _
[G] Till she met that traveler _
[D] She called darling [G] James
Papa [D] said he [G] weren't fit to speak Rose's [D] name
_ _ _ _ _ [G] Papa called him Jesse [D] James
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] The [D] talk was darling [G] James his own [D] life [A] and
_ [D] _ _ _
[G] Rosie thought she'd have her darlings [D] child
_ _ _ _ [G] But Papa made plans to have [D] Rosie shame
_ _ [G] _ _ Papa [D] sent her away to [G] save the family [D] name
[A] _
Yeah, you keep the [G] son of Jesse [D] James
_ _ _ They call [G] _ Rosie a lady
_ [D]
Until she had the baby
Then they call Rosie [A] crazy
_ [D] She don't care at all
She [G] sits rocking and singing
And _ _ _ [D] crazy _ roses grinning won't say [A] what she's thinking
She just sits and walks a [D]
dog
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ They say sometimes a [G] tear comes to [D]
Rose's eye
_ _ _ Though she [G] never has spoke since they took her [D] child
For _ _ _ [G] 20 years of silence
_ _ [D] Papa was to [G] blame
_ Cause [D] Rosie knows [G] that Papa took [D] the life of darling James
_ [G] Papa saved the family name
[D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ Until [D] _ she had the baby
And they [A] call Rosie crazy
_ [D] But she don't [G] care at [D] all
She [G] sits rocking and singing
And [D] crazy roses grinning _
Won't [A] say what she's thinking
She just sits and walks a [D] _ dog _
_ They [G] call Rosie a lady
_ [D] Until she had the baby
Then they [A] call Rosie crazy _
[D] But she don't care at all
She sits [G] rocking and singing
And [D] crazy roses grinning
_ [A] Won't say [D] what [A] she's thinking
[D] She just [A] sits and walks [D] a dog
_ They _ call [G] Rosie a lady _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _