Roxanne Acoustic Tab

Sting – Roxanne, All this Time 2001 Version
 
Hey,all of you. If you want to play Roxanne on an acoustic guitar try this!
 
[Intro]
 
E|----3-------3---|---1-------1---|-----------------|-----------------|
B|----3-------3---|---3-------3---|----8--------8---|----6--------6---|
G|----3--3----3---|---2--2----2---|----7--------7---|----5--------5---|
D|----------------|---------------|----8—-8-----8---|----7—-7-----7---|
A|----------------|---------------|-6--------6-----6|-5--------5-----5|
E|-3--------3----3|-1-------1----1|-----------------|-----------------|
 
E|----------------|---------------|----3-----------|
B|----4--------4--|----1-------1--|----3-—(hold )--|
G|----3--------3--|----3-------3--|----5-—(last )--|
D|----5--5-----5--|----1--1----1--|----3-—(chord)--|
A|-3--------3----5|---------------|----5-----------|
E|----------------|-1-------1-----|----3-----------|
 
[Verse 1]
(same as intro)
 
Roxanne, you don’t have to put on the red light…
Those days are over, you don`t have to sell your body to the night
 
[Verse 2]
 
Roxanne, you don`t have to wear that dress tonight
E|----3-------3---|---1-------1---|-----------------|----5--------5---|
B|----3-------3---|---3-------3---|----8--------8---|----6--------6---|
G|----3--3----3---|---2--2----2---|----7--------7---|----5--------5---|
D|----------------|---------------|----8—-8-----8---|-----—-7---------|
A|----------------|---------------|-6--------6-----6|-5--------5-----5|
E|-3--------3----3|-1-------1----1|-----------------|-----------------|
 
Walk the streets for money you don`t care if it`s wrong or if it`s right
 
E|----------------|---------------|----3------------|
B|----4--------4--|----1------1---|----3—-(hold )---|
G|----3--------3--|----3------3---|----5—-(last )---|
D|----5--5-----5--|----1--1---1---|----3—-(chord)---|
A|-3--------3----5|---------------|----5------------|
E|----------------|-1-------1-----|----3------------|
 
[Chorus]
 
Roxanne, you don’t have to put on the red light
E|--3-3-3-3---|-------------|---------------|-----------------|
B|--3-3-3-3---|--3-3-3-3----|---3-3-3-3-----|--3-3-3-3--------|
G|--5-5-5-5---|--2-2-2-2----|---5-5-5-5-----|--3-3-3-3--------|
D|------------|--1-1-1-1----|---3-3—3-3-----|--3-3-3—3--------|
A|------------|-------------|---------------|-----------------|
E|-3----------|-1-----------|---3-----------|--3--------------|
 
Roxanne, you don`t have to put on the red light
E|--3-3-3-3---|--1-1—(1-1)--|----3----------| the part between
B|--3-3-3-3---|--3-3-(3-3)--|----3----------| ( ) is not on the
G|--5-5-5-5---|--2-2-(2-2)--|----5----------| cd, because there
D|------------|-------------|----3—---------| is a little bass
A|------------|-------------|----5----------| part instead
E|--3---------|--1----------|----3----------|
 
[Verse 3]
 
I loved you since I knew you, I would never talk down to you
E|---------3------|---------1------|-----------------|------------------|
B|-----3-------3--|-----3-------3--|----------8------|----------6-------|
G|---3---3---3---3|---2---2---2---2|------7-------7--|------5-------5---|
D|----------------|----------------|----8—--8---8---8|----7—--7---7---7-|
A|----------------|----------------|-6---------------|-5----------------|
E|-3--------------1-1--------------|-----------------|------------------|
I have to tell you just how I feel: I won`t share you with another boy
E|----------------|------------1---|----3------------|
B|---------4------|----------------|----3—-(hold )---|
G|------3------3--|--------3-------|----5—-(last )---|
D|----5---5--5---5|------1---------|----3—-(chord)---|
A|-3--------------|----------------|----5------------|
E|----------------|-1--------------|----3------------|
 
You know my mind is made up, so put away your make up
Told you once, I will tell you again:it`s a bad way!
 
 
[Chorus]
(same as above)
 
Roxanne, you don`t have to put on the red light
Roxanne, you don`t have to put on the red light
 
[Verse 4]
 
I loved you since I knew you, I would never talk down to you
E|----3-------3---|-------------------|-------------------|
B|----3-------3---|---3---3----3---3--|---8---8—---8---8--|
G|----3--3----3---|---2---2----2---2--|---7---7----7---7--|
D|----------------|-----3--------3----|-----8--------8----|
A|----------------|-------------------|-6--------6--------|
E|-3--------3----31-1--------1--------|-------------------|
Told you once, I will tell you again, I won`t share you with another boy
E|-------------------|--------------------|------------------|--3---------|
B|---6---6----6---6--|---4---4-----4---4--|---1---1---1---(1)|--3---------|
G|---5---5----5---5--|---3---3-----3---3--|---3---3---3---(3)|--5—(hold)--|
D|-----7---------7---|-----5---------5----|-----1--------1---|--3—(last)--|
A|-5---------5-------|-3--------3---------|------------------|--5—(chord)-|
E|-------------------|--------------------|-1-------1--------|--3---------|
 
I know my mind is made up, so put away your make up
Told you once, I will tell you again:it`s a bad way
 
 
Then last minute the song ends in jazz style
 
That`s all, I hope you enjoy!
 
P.S.
About the Intro en verse 1 I`m pretty sure I am right.
Verse 2 contains maybe a litlle mistake. If you trace them (or other mistakes), please
mail me and tell me how it you think it should be!
My emailadress is utahjazz@planet.nl . I have not figured out how verse 3 is played on
the Cd. I just came up with that part myself. (Always put a little bit of your own idear
in a song!) I think verse 4 is reasonable ok too.
 
 
 
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