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E A E A
E B A E
Rosie's the barmate at Bret Wilson's Tavern
B E
That's where I'll be all night long
B A E
She pours me my label and sits at my table
F# B7
And hums me a honky tonk song.
E B A E
Rosie don't go to the PTA meetings
B E
And the preacher has not seen her face
A
But the hypocrites naggin' don't keep me from draggin'
E B E
On my darlin' Rosie Bokay.
Chorus:
E B A E
I need Rosie Bokay
F# B7
I need somebody to love all my troubles away
E B A E
I need Rosie Bokay
E A
A hound needs to holler, a bum needs a dollar
E B E
And I need Rosie Bokay.
Honky tonk life ain't a life to be proud of
But it's better than bein' alone
Everyone tells me that Rosie ain't pretty
But I've got a mind of my own.
If not for the long nights that I spent with Rosie
My days would be cloudy and grey
If I was the mayor then do me a favor
And bring in more Rosie Bokay.
