Rosa
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[Intro ]
Am G Am G Em Am D G
Chorus
Am G
I have a friend named Rosa
Am G
She lives in the Barossa
Am G Em
She spends all her time drinking Beaujolais wine
Am D G
And sometimes forgets where her clothes are
Verse 1
Am G
Mon amore, mon ami, Mona Lisa
Am G
I tried so hard to please her
Am G Em
In the halls of the Louver where they eat hors-d?oeuvres
Am D G
While me and my gal just eat pizza
[Refrão] Am G
I have a friend named Rosa
Am G
She lives in the Barossa
Am G Em
She spends all her time drinking Beaujolais wine
Am D G
And sometimes forgets where her clothes are
Verse 2
Am G
And the Frenchman Jean-Paul Kuma Sartre
Am G
Had a lover he?d met in Sumatra
Am G Em
And they?d done it all just like Zsa Zsa Gabor
Am D G
And swing it like Nancy Sinatra
Chorus
Am G
I have a friend named Rosa
Am G
She lives in the Barossa
Am G Em
She spends all her time drinking Beaujolais wine
Am D G
And sometimes forgets where her clothes are
Instrumental over verse chords
Verse 3
Am G
The burial wasn?t too Christian
Am G
At the death of the musician?s musician
Am G Em
The band at the wake played silence for his sake
Am D G
Cause he just wanted people to listen
Chorus
Chorus
Am G
I have a friend named Rosa
Am G
She lives in the Barossa
Am G Em
She spends all her time drinking Beaujolais wine
Am G
And sometimes forgets where her?
Am G
She often regrets where her?
Am G
She?s trying to forget where her clothes are
Am G
And she thinks about meeting Sid Ozar
Am
And often forgets where her trouser
Am G
And she thinks about flying to China
Am G
And she couldn?t be feeling any finer
Am G
Be be be?.
How to play Rosa
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Am. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.