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Did You Know? Cracklin Rosie was Neil Diamond's first US number 1 hit.
It's about a brand of Rosé drunk by lonely men in a small town in Canada where the wine is a metaphor for a lover.
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Difficulty Level Of Original Recorded Song: Orange Pick
Most Advanced Rhythm: Orange Pick
Most Advanced Chord Change: Orange Pick (White Pick when played with Django chords only)
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Cracklin' Rosie Chords And Strumming, Neil Diamond
Django Chords: (Capo fret 6)
Django C chord
Django G chord
Django D chord
Django A chord
Strumming:
"Straight 8s":
|D U D U D U D U |
Tempo: 128 bpm Key: C#
Verse 1 -
| |G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|A - - - |D - - - || x2
|G - - - |G - - - |
Aw, (Gx4)Cracklin' Rosie, get on board
We're gonna ride 'till there ain't no more to (Cx4)go
Taking it slow and Lord, don't you know
We'll (A)have me a time with a (D)poor man's lady
(Gx4)Hitchin' on a twilight train
Ain't nothing here that I care to take a(Cx4)long
Maybe a song to sing when I want
No (A)need to say please to no (D)man for a happy (Gx2)tune
Bridge -
| |G - C - |D - G - | | x 3
| |A - - - |A - - - ||x3
|D - - - |D - - - |D (1 strum) |- - - - |
|D C D |
(G)Oh, I (C)love my (D)Rosie (G)child
(G)You got the (C)way to (D)make me (G)happy
(G)You and (C)me we (D)go in (G)style
(Ax6)Cracklin' Rose you're a store bought woman
But you make me sing like a guitar hummin'
So hang on to me, girl
Our song keeps runnin' (Dx2)on
(Dx2)Play it now, play it now
Play it now, (D)my (C)b(D)aby
Verse 2 -
|G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|A - - - |D - - - |
|G - - - |G - - - |
(Gx4)Cracklin' Rosie, make me a smile
Girl, if it lasts for an hour, that's all (Cx4)right
Cus we got all night to set the world right
(A)Find us a dream that don't (D)ask no questions (Gx2)yeah
Bridge -
| |G - C - |D - G - | | x 3
| |A - - - |A - - - ||x3
|D - - - |D - - - |D (1 strum) |- - - - |
|- - - |
(G)Oh, I (C)love my (D)Rosie (G)child
(G)You got the (C)way to (D)make me (G)happy
(G)You and (C)me we (D)go in (G)style
(Ax6)Cracklin' Rose you're a store bought woman
But you make me sing like a guitar hummin'
So hang on to me, girl
Our song keeps runnin' (Dx2)on
(Dx2)Play it now, play it now
Play it now, my baby
Verse 3 - (capo Moves to Fret 7)
| |G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|A - - - |D - - - ||x2 |G
(Gx4)Cracklin' Rosie, make me a smile
Girl, if it lasts for an hour, that's all (Cx4)right
Cus we got all night to set the world right
(A)Find us a dream that don't (D)ask no questions (G)
Ba, ba, ba, ba, ba
Ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba
Ba, ba, ba
Ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba
Final Chord Strum: G
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Cracklin' Rosie Chords And Strumming, Neil Diamond
Open Chords: (Capo fret 6)
Open C chord
Open G chord
Open D chord
Open Am chord
Strumming:
"Straight 8s":
|D U D U D U D U |
"Straight 8s w/chops":
|D U X U D U X U |
Tempo: 128 bpm Key: C#
Intro -
Verse 1 -
| |G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|Am - - - |D - - - || x2
|G - - - |G - - - |
Aw, (Gx4)Cracklin' Rosie, get on board
We're gonna ride 'till there ain't no more to (Cx4)go
Taking it slow and Lord, don't you know
We'll (A)have me a time with a (D)poor man's lady
(Gx4)Hitchin' on a twilight train
Ain't nothing here that I care to take a(Cx4)long
Maybe a song to sing when I want
No (A)need to say please to no (D)man for a happy (Gx2)tune
Bridge -
| |G - C - |D - G - | | x 3
| |Am - - - |Am - - - || x3
|D - - - |D - - - |D (1 strum) |- - - - |
|D C D |
(G)Oh, I (C)love my (D)Rosie (G)child
(G)You got the (C)way to (D)make me (G)happy
(G)You and (C)me we (D)go in (G)style
(Ax6)Cracklin' Rose you're a store bought woman
But you make me sing like a guitar hummin'
So hang on to me, girl
Our song keeps runnin' (Dx2)on
(Dx2)Play it now, play it now
Play it now, (D)my (C)b(D)aby
Verse 2 -
|G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|Am - - - |D - - - |
|G - - - |G - - - |
(Gx4)Cracklin' Rosie, make me a smile
Girl, if it lasts for an hour, that's all (Cx4)right
Cus we got all night to set the world right
(A)Find us a dream that don't (D)ask no questions (Gx2)yeah
Bridge -
| |G - C - |D - G - | | x 3
| |Am - - - |Am - - - || x3
|D - - - |D - - - |D (1 strum) |- - - - |
|- - - |
(G)Oh, I (C)love my (D)Rosie (G)child
(G)You got the (C)way to (D)make me (G)happy
(G)You and (C)me we (D)go in (G)style
(Ax6)Cracklin' Rose you're a store bought woman
But you make me sing like a guitar hummin'
So hang on to me, girl
Our song keeps runnin' (Dx2)on
(Dx2)Play it now, play it now
Play it now, my baby
Verse 3 - (capo Moves to Fret 7)
| |G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |C - - - |C - - - |
|Am - - - |D - - - ||x2 |G
(Gx4)Cracklin' Rosie, make me a smile
Girl, if it lasts for an hour, that's all (Cx4)right
Cus we got all night to set the world right
(A)Find us a dream that don't (D)ask no questions (G)
Ba, ba, ba, ba, ba
Ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba
Ba, ba, ba
Ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba
Final Chord Strum: G
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Cracklin' Rosie Lyrics
Aw, Cracklin' Rosie, get on board
We're gonna ride
'Till there ain't no more to go
Taking it slow
And Lord, don't you know
We'll have me a time with a poor man's lady
Hitchin' on a twilight train
Ain't nothing here that I care to take along
Maybe a song
To sing when I want
No need to say please to no man
For a happy tune
Oh, I love my Rosie child
You got the way to make me happy
You and me we go in style
Cracklin' Rose
You're a store bought woman
But you make me sing like a guitar hummin'
So hang on to me, girl
Our song keeps runnin' on
Play it now, play it now
Play it now, my baby
Cracklin' Rosie, make me a smile
Girl, if it lasts for an hour, that's all right
Cus We got all night to set the world right
Find us a dream that don't ask no questions
Yeah
Oh, I love my Rosie child
You got the way to make me happy
You and me we go in style
Cracklin' Rose
You're a store bought woman
But you make me sing like a guitar hummin'
So hang on to me, girl
Our song keeps runnin' on
Play it now, play it now
Play it now, my baby
Cracklin' Rosie, make me a smile
Girl, if it lasts for an hour, that's all right
'Cause we got all night
To set the world right
Find us a dream that don't ask no questions
Ba, ba, ba, ba, ba
Ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba
Ba, ba, ba
Ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba
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