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Rosalindas Eyes

Billy Joel

RockAdvanced for beginners27 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

G
A×
BDiagram coming soon
D××
E
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F
G7
C9Diagram coming soon
BbDiagram coming soon
DbDiagram coming soon
EbDiagram coming soon
AbDiagram coming soon
D7××
F7Diagram coming soon
C×
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D#Diagram coming soon
Em
Ab7Diagram coming soon
Bb7Diagram coming soon
Dm7Diagram coming soon
C7×
A7×
Am7×
Db7Diagram coming soon
Am×

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              Intro:
 
G/A  A/B  D/E  E/F#  G/F (x4) 
 
verse 1 
 
G7     C9                F               Bb 
I play nights in the Spanish part of town 
Db/Eb    Ab         D7     D7M/9 
I've got music in my hands 
G7              C9     
The work is hard to find 
        F7                Bb 
But that don't get me down 
Db/Eb    Ab          D7 D7M/9 
Rosalinda understands 
 
 
G        C            G              D 
Crazy Latin dancing solo down in Herald Square 
G      C                  G             D 
Oh Havana I've been searching for you everywhere 
G/B               C 
And though I'll never be there 
G/B          A/C# 
I know what I would see there 
G/D              B/D#           Em  Em/D 
I can always find my Cuban skies 
      C   D        G 
In Rosalinda's eyes 
 
 
Instrumental 
 
G/A  A/B  D/E  E/F#  G/F (x4) 
 
 
Post-Chorus 
 
G7             C9           F7            Bb 
When she smiles she gives everything to me 
Db/Eb         Ab7            D7 D7M/9 
When she's all alone she cries 
    G7     C9          F7                 Bb7 
And I'd do anything to take away her tears 
Db/Eb           Ab7          D7  D7M/9 
Because they're Rosalinda's eyes 
 
 
verse 2 
 
G     C               G              D 
Senorita don't be lonely, I will soon be there 
G      C                  G              D 
Oh Havana I've been searching for you everywhere 
G/B              C 
I've got a chance to make it 
G/B             A/C# 
It's time for me to take it 
G/D               B/D#          Em   Em/D 
I'll return before the fire dies 
      C   D        G 
In Rosalinda's eyes 
 
 
Bridge 
 
Eb Dm7 C7 Bb7  
A7 Am7 Db7 G7  
C7 Am Am7 D7 
 
G7       C9        F7           Bb7 
All alone in a Puerto Rican band 
Db/Eb    Ab          D7      D7M/9 
Union wages, wedding clothes 
G        C            F             Bb7 
Hardly anyone has seen how good I am 
    Db/Eb   Ab7             D7 D7M/9 
But Rosalinda says she knows 
 
 
G        C            G              D 
Crazy Latin dancing solo down in Herald Square 
G      C                  G             D 
Oh Havana I've been searching for you everywhere 
G/B               C 
And though I'll never be there 
G/B          A/C# 
I know what I would see there 
G/D              B/D#           Em  Em/D 
I can always find my Cuban skies 
      C   D        G 
In Rosalinda's eyes 
 
 
Instrumental 
 
G/A A/B D/E E/F# G/F 
G/A A/B D/E E/F# D7 
 
 
verse 3 
 
G     C               G              D 
Senorita don't be lonely, I will soon be there 
G      C                  G              D 
Oh Havana I've been searching for you everywhere 
G/B              C 
I've got a chance to make it 
G/B             A/C# 
It's time for me to take it 
G/D               B/D#          Em   Em/D 
I'll return before the fire dies 
      C   D        G 
In Rosalinda's eyes 
 
 
Outro 
 
G/A A/B D/E E/F# G7/F repeat 
          
 

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Chord set

G · A · B · D · E · F# · F · G7 · C9 · Bb · Db · Eb · Ab · D7 · F7 · C · C# · D# · Em · Ab7 · Bb7 · Dm7 · C7 · A7 · Am7 · Db7 · Am

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.