The Roast Of Roseville Chords
by Cranford Nix
The Roast Of Roseville by Cranford Nix is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, B, Am, G and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
C B
Your parents don't like me. Your sister keeps bitchin'.
Am G
And you mother says I'm not worth nothing.
F G C
"What are you doing with a loser like him?"
C B
Your friends can't stand me. They say I'm trash.
Am G
They say turn around and don't look back.
F G C
"What are you doing with a loser like him?"
F G F G C Am
Thinks... she's the toast of Roseville. She broke my heart and had me addicted to NyQuil.
F G c Am
To have her smile I would've burn my guitars. I'd quit playing songs in shithole bars.
F G C Am
I'd stop getting drunk and wrecking cars. No more sleeping on dashboards and wishing on stars.
F G C
Darling, I've done this all for you. You know I was born a fool.
C B
Driving by your house. I see the light off in your room.
Am G
I can almost see your face, almost smell your perfume.
F G C
"Oh where, where are you tonight?"
C B
So I drive down to the bar. Well I ordered Gin and Squirt.
Am G
I told the waitress our story. She said "You are too pretty to be hurt."
F G C
And she gave me her telephone number.
F G F G C Am
Thinks... she's the toast of Roseville. She broke my heart and had me addicted to NyQuil.
F G c Am
To have her smile I would've burn my guitars. I'd quit playing songs in shithole bars.
F G C Am
I'd stop getting drunk and wrecking cars. No more sleeping on dashboards and wishing on stars.
F G C
Darling, I've done this all for you. You know I was born a fool.