• Song:

    Rosie

  • Artist:

    The Kooks

  • Album:

    Junk of the Heart

Disclaimers:In the middle-8thy part the chords that Hugh plays may be a bit tricky as
you play it so if you want it's fine to play it with open chords. Sometime Hugh plays
chords open and/ or with A shapes or C shapes it just comes down to players preference 
or what you can switch to easier.
In the bit 1:36-1:39* I can't work out what Hugh is doing, but Luke's playing an F barre
so for Hugh's part just play a G chord and if you want to play Luke's part just
transcribe this 2 half step's down and play open chords (but Luke doesn't play open 
chords in the verse as I said before) but he does play and E on the 12th fret and a D and 
C#/D on the
10th and 9th fret at the end

Live performance link - for various views
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIr6zcrK2fQ&feature=related 1:36-1:39*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baaQPUzGxD4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6ul-UskzWI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Wj-i8Gx-2c

Hugh:

F#m                    A
see the same old cloud again
Bm                D*
wash my hands and shake my feet
F#m               A
and yes I missed you all
E                                          D   Dsus2  D
since I last saw you I fell down the rabbit hole
F#m                     A
as I wonder what we'd be like
Bm                    D*
wrapped up so uptight with you
F#m                    A
lust will do funny things
E                                  D*
I dont want you to go out looking so good
                    F#m  E F#m D
and you look soo good

E*            D**  A*              E*
F#m**       E*
Rosie..well I feel your love and I want you to breathe to be
      D**       A*      E*    F#m*    E*
Still take your time to get to me, Rosie

F#m                   A
She looked away as I mentioned my name
Bm                  D*
street lights light up my shame
F#m                     A
the world takes you and swallowed you whole
E                                            D*
your a big girl and i think that you already know
                      F#m       E F#m E D*
you've been bought and sold

D*
Be careful with me
B
See that all that you see
G                            F#m    E  F#m D
Joy died in a day for little Rosie

(same Chords as first chorus)

Rosie..well I feel your love and I want you to breathe to be

Still take your time to get to me, Rosie

Solo (chorus chords)

      D        A        C#m      F#m
Gonna find you now I'll walk the beat
    D              A         E      F#m
And you'll do me a pirouette in the street
    D            A          C#m      F#m
and though we'll fall we'll find our feet
E*
yeah
     D         A      E   F#m
Oh I wont take you so easily
D         A        E     F#m
illusions pass and now I see
D        A                    E    F#m
Image is just so different to reality
E*
Rosie

Oh Ro Rosie
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