Roxanne Chords

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Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	no capo

Author OfirG [a] 98.

3 contributors total, last edit on Jul 14, 2018

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Chords

Dm7

Cm7

Fsus4

Gsus4

Bb5

Eb5

Strumming

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Tuning: standard
 
 
[Verse]
 
   Gm           F6           Gm           Dm7          Cm7
e|-3--3--3--3-|-1--1--1--1-|-3--3--3--3-|-5--5--5--5-|-3--3--3--3-|
B|-3--3--3--3-|-3--3--3--3-|-3--3--3--3-|-6--6--6--6-|-4--4--4--4-|
G|-3--3--3--3-|-2--2--2--2-|-3--3--3--3-|-7--7--7--7-|-5--5--5--5-|
D|-5--5--5--5-|-3--3--3--3-|-1--1--1--1-|-7--7--7--7-|-5--5--5--5-|
A|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
 
   Fsus4    Gsus4
e|-1--1-1-1-3-|------------|------------|
B|-1--1-1-1-3-|-----HOLD---|------------|
G|-3--3-3-3-5-|-----LAST---|------------|
D|-3--3-3-3-3-|-----NOTE---|------------|
A|----------5-|------------|------------|
E|----------3-|------------|------------|
 
 
[Bridge]
 
   Cm7          Fsus4        Gsus4                     Cm7
e|-3--3--3--3-|-1--1--1--1-|-3--3--3--3-|-3--3--3--3-|-3--3--3--3-|
B|-4--4--4--4-|-1--1--1--1-|-3--3--3--3-|-3--3--3--3-|-4--4--4--4-|
G|-5--5--5--5-|-3--3--3--3-|-5--5--5--5-|-5--5--5--5-|-5--5--5--5-|
D|-5--5--5--5-|-3--3--3--3-|-3--3--3--3-|-3--3--3--3-|-5--5--5--5-|
A|------------|------------|-5--5--5--5-|-5--5--5--5-|------------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
 
   Fsus4    Gsus4
e|-1--1-1-1-3-|------------|------------|
B|-1--1-1-1-3-|-----HOLD---|------------|
G|-3--3-3-3-5-|-----LAST---|------------|
D|-3--3-3-3-3-|-----NOTE---|------------|
A|----------5-|------------|------------|
E|----------3-|------------|------------|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
(the first two bar played once, the rest as much as the song goes)
 
    G5                     C5 Bb5                               Eb5 F5
e|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------3---5-|
D|-----------------|-----------5---3-||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-1---3-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-3---1-||-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-------||-----------------|-----------------|
                               F5  G5                             C5  Bb5
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-------|-----------------|-----------5---3-|
A|-----------------|-----------3---5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-3---1-|
E|-----------------|-----------1---3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-------|
 
 
[Verse]
 
   Gm       F6
Roxanne
                  Gm                 Dm7
You don't have to put on the red light
Cm7                 Fsus4
   Those days are over
                  Gsus4
You don't have to sell your body to the night
 
 
[Verse]
 
   Gm       F6
Roxanne
                  Gm                 Dm7
You don't have to wear that dress tonight
Cm7                     Fsus4
   Walk the streets for money
          Gsus4
You don't care if it's wrong or if it's right
 
 
[Bridge]
 
   Cm7
Roxanne
Fsus4                  Gsus4
     You don't have to put on the red light
   Cm7
Roxanne
Fsus4                  Gsus4
     You don't have to put on the red light
 
 
[Chorus]
 
G5     C5  Bb5
        Rox-anne (Put on the red light)
Bb5     Eb5  F5
        Rox-anne (Put on the red light)
F5       F5   G5
        Rox-anne (Put on the red light)
G5     C5  Bb5
        Rox-anne (Put on the red light)
Bb5     Eb5  F5
        Rox-anne (Put on the red light)
Oh!
 
 
[Verse]
 
Gm                             F6
   I loved you since I knew you
  Gm                       Dm7
I wouldn't talk down to you
  Cm7                         Fsus4
I have to tell you just how I feel
        Gsus4
I won't share you with another boy
 
 
[Verse]
 
Gm                         F6
  I know my mind is made up
   Gm                   Dm7
So put away your make up
Cm7                   Fsus4
Told you once I won't tell you again
       Gsus4
It's a bad way
 
 
[Bridge]
 
   Cm7
Roxanne
Fsus4                  Gsus4
     You don't have to put on the red light
   Cm7
Roxanne
Fsus4                  Gsus4
     You don't have to put on the red light
 
 
[Chorus](x2)
 
G5     C5  Bb5
        Rox-anne (You don't have to put on the red light)
Bb5     Eb5  F5
        Rox-anne (Put on the red light)
F5       F5   G5
        Rox-anne (Put on the red light)
G5     C5  Bb5
        Rox-anne (Put on the red light)
Bb5     Eb5  F5
        Rox-anne (Put on the red light)
F5       F5   G5
        Rox-anne (Put on the red light)
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Verse's second chord is Dm/F and third is Ebmaj7

Been looking around for a version of this - I think this is the nicest I have tried. Thanks OfirG.