Rosie Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays582

Rosie by Fairport Convention is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, Dmaj7, G, A, Dsus4, Bm, Fm, Em and D7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
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D          Dmaj7 
I know Rosie, 
         G          A                D       G    Dsus4   A 
You're living in a world you didn't make?                           
                 D           Dmaj7            
And I know it's hard feeling happy?                   
           G                          A              Bm    G     A 
When the things you want aren't even there to take 


  G      Fm                 Em        D 
Come on Rosie, rosin up the bow? 
Dmaj7                                 D7 
For the more I learn it's the less I seem to know? 
G         Fm             Em                    D 
Lie down cozy and let's learn to take things slow 
?Dmaj7                          G              Em 
For the more I learn it's the less I seem to know? 
        A 
Of my Rosie 
G           D       A           D 
Come on, my Rosie, rosin up the bow. 


D                Dmaj7 
Throw away your uniform? 
G                  A                   D      G  Dsus4   A 
Now's the time to take things by the hand 
?         D                   Dmaj7 
Come on in and take your coat off 
G                A            Bm     
Settle down and listen to the band 
?                 G      A 
And ain't that grand, Rosie 


  G      Fm                 Em        D 
Come on Rosie, rosin up the bow? 
Dmaj7                                 D7 
For the more I learn it's the less I seem to know? 
G         Fm             Em                    D 
Lie down cozy and let's learn to take things slow 
?Dmaj7                          G              Em 
For the more I learn it's the less I seem to know? 
        A 
Of my Rosie 
G           D       A           D    D7 
Come on, my Rosie, rosin up the bow. 
G           D       A           D    D7 
Come on, my Rosie, rosin up the bow. 
G           D       A           D    D7 
Come on, my Rosie, rosin up the bow. 
G           D       A           D   
Come on, my Rosie, rosin up the bow.  
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante