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When In Rome (i Do As The Romans Do)

Barbra Streisand

RockAdvanced for beginners19 chords

How to play it

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

D××
D9Diagram coming soon
CdimDiagram coming soon
Em7
A7×
F#mDiagram coming soon
Bm7Diagram coming soon
G
BDiagram coming soon
FdimDiagram coming soon
EdimDiagram coming soon
B7Diagram coming soon
E7
D7××
F#7Diagram coming soon
F#Diagram coming soon
Bm×
E
A×

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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 D        D9       Cdim         Em7         A7 
When in Spain, for reasons I don't explain 
D   F#m  Bm7  Cdim        Em7   A7 
I remain      enjoying a brew 
G          G/B  A7    A7/13-     Fdim        D 
Don't deplore    my fondness for fundador  
    Cdim       Em7     A7      Edim       B7  
You know how a fundador    can lead to a few  
   Cdim      E7      G/B    A7       A7/13-       D 
And baby when in Rome, I do as the Romans do 
D           D9       Cdim          Em7        A7 
If per chance I'm saying farewell to France 
D      F#m  Bm7     Cdim          Em7   A7 
And romance    drops in from the blue 
G         G/B  A7  A7/13-        Fdim        D 
Cher amour,   I beg of you, please endure 
   Cdim      Em7          A7    Edim            B7  
My taking a brief de tour   with somebody new  
     Cdim       E7     G/B     A7       A7/13-       D 
It's just that when in Rome, I do as the Romans do 
     D7         G     G/B Em7  A7         F#m  Bm7 
And though from Italy     I lie to you prettily 
     Em7       Bm5-/7  A7       Cdim           F#7    B7  
Why think of me bitterly?  You know that I'm true   
      Cdim     G       G/F# Em7   Em6      Bm         Bm7/E  Bm5-/7 
'Cept now and then in Rome,     I get that old yen in Rome 
   Cdim              E7     G/B     A7       A7/13-       D 
And nat'rally when in Rome, I do as the Romans do 
   A         D  D9       Cdim         Em7       A7 
If I write happily, "Best wishes from Napoli" 
D      F#m      Bm7        Cdim          Em7   A7 
Don't cable me snappily to tell me we're through 
       Cdim      G   G/F# Em7    Em6          Bm      Bm7/E  Bm5-/7 
'Cause once again in Rome,   in somebody's    den in Rome 
    Cdim        E7     G/B     A7       A7/13-  
Well honey, when in Rome, I do as the Romans 
D                  F#m       B7          Cdim 
So just disregard the signs and the omens 
E7       G/B   A7           A7/13-          D 
When in Rome I do as the Romans do 
          
 

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Chord set

D · D9 · Cdim · Em7 · A7 · F#m · Bm7 · G · B · Fdim · Edim · B7 · E7 · D7 · F#7 · F# · Bm · E · A

Practice tip

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