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
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/toto/rosanna_crd_ver_2.html ]
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....]
