Rosanna - Toto
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Nashville (E A D G B E)
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) Em
I didn't know that a girl like you could make me feel so sad,

G A#
Rosanna . . .

F
All I wanna take is a night and never ever have to compromise,

(F)
Rosanna, Rosanna --

D# Dm
I never thought that losing you would ever 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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Song info
Rosanna
Toto
2001
  • Rock
  • Pop Rock
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