Rose Darling

Steely Dan

Tom: G


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Rose darling come to me 
 
       C/D            G 
Snake Mary's gone to bed 
 
Bm        A        G        D 
All our steaming sounds of love 
 
           A       G       D 
Cannot disturb her in her night 
 
    Em7        F#m    Gmaj7 
Or raise her sleeping head 
 
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All I ask of you is make my 
 
Cmaj7     G 
Wildest dreams come true 
 
F#m    Em7     Cmaj7     D 
No one sees and no one knows 
 
              Em7 
Rose darling come to me 
 
       C/D          G 
Snake Mary dreams along 
 
Bm       A          G      D 
I would guess she's in Detroit 
 
              A    G       D 
With lots of money in the bank 
 
    Em7     F#m     Gmaj7 
Although I could be wrong 
 
F#m       Em7 
You must know it's right 
 
     Bm     Cmaj7    G 
The spore is on the wind tonight 
 
F#m        Em7    Cmaj7    Bm (Riff 1 Below) 
You won't feel it till it grows 
 

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Rose darling(Rose darling) my friend 
 
     E     C        D        G 
With only you and what I've found 
 
       D        Em7         G11 
We'll wear the weary hours down 
 
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 D            Em7 
Rose darling come to me 
 
     C/D               G 
The clock is close at hand 
 
Bm     A      G        D 
All my empty words of love 
 
             A         G      D 
Can never screen the flash I feel 
 
   Em7      F#m   Gmaj7 
Or make you understand 
 
F#m      Em7 
Oh honey can't you see 
 
   Bm       Cmaj7      G 
I know it's real it's got to be 
 
F#m      Em7     Cmaj7     Bm  + Riff 1 
Why not chase it where it goes 
 
 
 Gm   C      Fmaj7 Bb A G   A   Bm   Bm Bm x3 
Rose darling(Rose darling) my friend 
 
     E     C        D        G 
With only you and what I've found 
 
       D        Em7   G     F   (G and F with below) 
We'll wear the weary hours down 
 

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