Misc Traditional – Old Rosin The Beau (Guitar)

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Chords

Note: Several chord variations work nicely with this tune, but the ones I use are indicated below. You can use bar or 4 string F as well. I alternate G chords to go between a brighter and richer sound, but to simplify just choose one and omit the Cmaj9 in favor of a normal C. C x32010 F x33211 Am x02210
Cmaj9  x20010
G      320003 - played on every 2nd line
G* 320033 - Played on every 4th line [Verse 1]
     C
I’ve travelled this wide world all over

F   C            Cmaj9 Am G
And now to another I go

      C
For I know that good quarters are waiting

F      C           G*        C
For to welcome old Rosin the Beau.
[Chorus]
   C                     F
To welcome old Rosin the Beau

   C                Cmaj9 Am G
To welcome old Rosin the Beau

  C
I know that good quarters are waiting

F      C           G*        C
For to welcome old Rosin the Beau.
[Verse 2]
         C
When I’m dead and laid out on the counter

F C                      Cmaj9 Am G
A voice you will hear from below

       C
Saying Send down a hogshead of whiskey

F  C            G*        C
To drink to old Rosin the Beau.
[Chorus]
   C                        F
To drink with old Rosin the Beau

   C                   Cmaj9 Am G
To drink with old Rosin the Beau

       C
Saying Send down a hogshead of whiskey

F  C            G*        C
To drink to old Rosin the Beau.
[Verse 3]
    C
And get a half dozen stout fellows

F   C                   Cmaj9 Am G
And stand them all up in a row

         C
Let them drink out of half-gallon bottles

F      C         G*        C
To the memory of Rosin the Beau.
[Chorus]
       C                   F
To the memory of Rosin the Beau

       C           Cmaj9 Am G
To the memory Rosin the Beau.

         C
Let them drink out of half gallon bottles

F      C         G*        C
To the memory of Rosin the Beau.
[Verse 4]
    C
Now get these half dozen stout fellows

F   C                   Cmaj9 Am G
And let them all stagger and go

    C
And dig a great hole in the meadow

F   C         G*        C
And in it put Rosin the Beau.
[Chorus]
    C                   F
And in it put Rosin the Beau

    C              Cmaj9 Am G
And in it put Rosin the Beau

    C
And dig a great hole in the meadow

F   C         G*        C
And in it put Rosin the Beau.
[Verse 5]
    C
Now get ye a couple of bottles

F   C                 Cmaj9 Am G
Put one at me head and me toe

       C
With a diamond ring scratch out upon them

F   C               G*        C
The name of the old Rosin the Beau
[Chorus]
    C                         F
The name of the old Rosin the Beau

    C                    Cmaj9 Am G
The name of the old Rosin the Beau

       C
With a diamond ring scratch out upon them

F   C               G*        C
The name of the old Rosin the Beau
[Verse 6]
  C
I feel that old tyrant approaching

F    C                Cmaj9 Am G
That cruel remorseless old foe

       C
Let me lift up my glass in his honour

F      C              G*        C
Take a drink with old Rosin the Beau
[Chorus]
       C                        F
Take a drink with old Rosin the Beau

       C                   Cmaj9 Am G
Take a drink with old Rosin the Beau

       C
Let me lift up my glass in his honour

F      C              G*        C
Take a drink with old Rosin the Beau

       C                        F
Take a drink with old Rosin the Beau, me lads

       C                   Cmaj9 Am G
Take a drink with old Rosin the Beau

       C
Let me lift up my glass in his honour

F      C              G*        C
Take a drink with old Rosin the Beau