Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) chords by
Bruce Springsteen

1973•Rock•

Intro 1

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Verse 1

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Spread out now Rosie, doctor come

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cut loose her mama's reins

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You know playin' blind man's bluff

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is a little baby's game

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You pick up Little Dynamite,

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I'm gonna pick up Little Gun

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And together we're gonna go out tonight

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and make that highway run

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You don't have to call me lieutenant, Rosie,

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and I don't want to be your son

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The only lover I'm ever gonna need's

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your soft, sweet, little girl's tongue

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And Rosie, you're the one

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Verse 2

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Dynamite's in the belfry, baby,

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playin' with the bats

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Little Gun's downtown in front of Woolworth's

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tryin' out his attitude on all the cats

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Papa's on the corner,

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waitin' for the bus

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Mama, she's home in the window,

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waitin' up for us

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She'll be there in that chair,

they wrestle her upstairs

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'Cause you know we ain't gonna come

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I ain't here on business, baby,

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I'm only here for fun

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And Ro sie, you're the one

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Chorus 1

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Rosalita, jump a little lighter

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Señorita, come sit by my fire

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I just want to be your love, ain't no lie

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Rosalita, you're my stone desire

Interlude 1

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Verse 3

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Jack the Rabbit and Weak Knee Willie,

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don't you know they're gonna be there

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Ah, Sloppy Sue and Big Bones Billy,

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they'll be coming up for air

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We're gonna play some pool,

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skip some school

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Act real cool, stay out all night,

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it's gonna feel alright

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So Rosie, come out tonight,

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little baby, come out tonight

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Windows are for cheaters,

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chimneys for the poor

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Oh, closets are for hangers,

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winners use the door

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So use it, Rosie, that's what it's

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there for

Chorus 2

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Rosalita, jump a little lighter

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Señorita, come sit by my fire

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I just want to be your love, ain't no lie

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Oh, Rosalita, you're my stone desire, alright

Interlude 2

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Interlude 3

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Bridge 1

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Now, I know your mama, she don't like me,

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'cause I play in a rock and roll band

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And I know your daddy, he don't dig me,

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but he never did understand

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Your papa lowered the boom,

he locked you in your room,

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I'm comin' to lend a hand

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I'm comin' to liberate you, confiscate you,

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I want to be your man

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Someday we'll look back on this

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and it will all seem funny

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But now you're sad, your mama's mad

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And your papa says he knows

that I don't (have any money)

Your papa says he knows

(that I don't have...)

Oh, so your daddy says he knows

I don't have (any...)

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Well, tell him this is his last chance

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to get his daughter in a fine romance

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Because a record company,

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Rosie,

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just gave me a big advance

Verse 4

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And my tires were slashed

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and I al most crashed,

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but the Lord had mercy

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And my machine, she's a dud,

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out stuck in the mud

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somewhere in the swamps of Jersey

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Well, hold on tight, stay up all night,

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'cause Ro sie, I'm comin' on strong

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By the time we meet the morning light,

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I will hold you in my arms

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I know a pretty little place

in Southern California,

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down San Diego way

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There's a little cafe,

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where they play guitars all night and all day

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You can hear them

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in the back room strummin'

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So hold tight, baby,

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'cause don't you know daddy's comin'

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Oh, everybody, so!

Chorus 3

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Rosalita, jump a little lighter

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Señorita, come sit by my fire

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I just want to be your love, ain't no lie

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Rosalita, you're my stone desire

Interlude 4

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Outro 1

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Hey hey hey hey

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Hey hey hey hey

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Hey hey hey hey

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Hey hey hey hey

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