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[F]Spread [Bb]out now [F]Rosie 
[C]doctor come c[F]ut loose[Bb]
her mommas[F] reins[C]
You know playing blind mans bluff
is a little babys game
You pick up little dynamite
I'll pick up little gun
Together were gonna go out tonight 
and make that highway run

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[Bb]You don't have to call 
me lieutenant Rosie 
and I [Am]don't wanna be 
your [Dm]son
[C]The only lover I'm ever 
gonna need 
you're s[Bb]ome sweet little 
girls tongue
[C11][C]Ah [C11]Rosie 
[C]your[C11]e the [C]one[C11][C]

D[F]ynam[Bb]ites 
in the [F]Belfry 
[C]baby play[F]ing 
w[Bb]ith the [F]bats[C]
Little guns downtown in 
front of Woolworths 
trying out his attitude 
on the cats
Papas on the corner
waiting for the bus
Mommas home in the window
waiting up for us

Shell be there in 
that chair 
till they wrestle 
her upstairs 
cause you know we
aint gonna come
I aint here on business baby 
I'm only here for fun
And Rosie you're the one

Rosa[F]lita j[Bb]ump a 
little [F]lighter 
[C]Seno[F]rita c[Bb]ome 
sit by my fire
I just wanna be your 
lover aint no lie
Rosalita you're my 
strong desire

Jack-the-rabbit and 
weak-kneed-Willie 
you know they're 
gonna be there
Sloppy Sue and 
big-bones-Billy 
theyll be comin u
p for air
they're gonna play 
some pool
skip some school
act real cool - 
stay out all night
its gonna be alright

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[C]So Rosie com[Gm]e out tonight
oh baby[C] come out 
tonigh[Csus4]t[C][Csus2][C]

Windows are for cheaters
chimneys for the poor
Closets are for hangers
winners use the door
So use it Rosie
that's what it's  there for

Rosa[F]lita j[Bb]ump a 
little [F]lighter 
[C]Seno[F]rita c[Bb]ome 
sit by my fire
I just wanna be your lover 
aint no lie
Rosalita you're my 
strong desire

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[C]And I know your momma 
she don't like me 
cuz I [Gm]play in a 
rock and roll band
And I k[Dm]now your daddy 
he don't dig me 
but he n[Am]ever 
did understand
Your poppa [F]lowered 
the boom
he locked you in 
your room
I'm [Gm]comin to 
lend a hand
I'm coming to [
Dm]liberate you
confiscate you
I [Am]want to 
be your man
Some day well 
[Bb]look back on this 
and [C]it will all 
seem [F]funny[Am]
But [Dm]now you're sad
your m[Bb]ommas 
mad and your

Poppa says he knows 
that I don't have 
any money oh your
Poppa says he knows 
that I don't have 
any money
Poppa says he knows 
that I don't have 
any money
Well tell him [Gm]this 
is his last chance
to get his [Eb]daughter 
in a fine[Bb]romance
Because t[C11]he reco[C]rd 
compa[C11]ny Rosie[C]
just[C11] gave me[C] 
a big a[C11]dvance[C]

And my tires were 
slashed and 
I almost crashed but 
the lord had mercy
My machine she's dud 
stuck in the mud 
somewhere in the 
swamps of Jersey
Hold on tight stay 
up all night Rosie 
I'm coming on strong
By the time we meet 
the morning light 
I will hold you in my arms

I know a pretty little place 
in Southern California 
down San Diego way
there's a little cafe
where they play guitar 
all night and all day
You can hear em 
in the back room strummin
So hold tight baby 
cuz don't you know 
daddys coming

Rosa[F]lita j[Bb]ump 
a little [F]lighter 
[C]Seno[F]rita c[Bb]ome 
sit by my fire
I just wanna be your lover 
aint no lie
Rosalita you're 
my strong desire