More songs by Neil Diamond


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"CRACKLIN' ROSIE" by Neil Diamond www.neildiamond.com
From his 1970 album Tap Root Manuscript
Written by Neil Diamond
Transcribed by T-rev www.t-rev.net

Capo 1st fret

Intro: C  Dm    Dm  C/E  F   G

C
Cracklin' Rosie, get on board
C
We're gonna ride till there ain't no more
   F
to go, Taking it slow, And Lord, don't you know
      Dm                    G
We'll have me a time with a poor man's lady

C
Hitchin' on a twilight train
C
Ain't nothing here that I care to take
  F
along, Maybe a song, To sing when I want
      Dm                       G               C
Don't need to say please to no man for a happy tune

                C     F      G         C
                Oh, I love my Rosie child
                C           F        G       C
                You got the way to make me happy
                C       F       G      C
                You and me we go in style

        Dm
        Cracklin' Rose you're a store-bought woman
            Dm
        But you make me sing like a guitar hummin'
           Dm                                        G
        So hang on to me girl our song keeps runnin' on

    Play it now, play it now, play it now, my baby

C
Cracklin' Rosie make me a smile
C
Girl if it lasts for an hour
           F
that's all right 'Cause we got all night To set the world right
Dm                         G                C
Find us a dream that don't ask no questions yeah

                C     F      G         C
                Oh, I love my Rosie child
                C           F        G       C
                You got the way to make me happy
                C       F       G      C
                You and me we go in style

        Dm
        Cracklin' Rose you're a store-bought woman
            Dm
        But you make me sing like a guitar hummin'
           Dm                                        G
        So hang on to me girl our song keeps runnin' on

    Play it now, play it now, play it now, my baby

D♭
Cracklin' Rosie make me a smile
D♭
Girl if it lasts for an hour
           G♭
that's all right 'Cause we got all night To set the world right
E♭m                        A♭
Find us a dream that don't ask no questions

Ba, ba, ba, ba, ba...

Transcribed 2024-05-21 by T-rev
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x32010 C
133211 F
xx0231 Dm
3x0003 G

x46664 D♭
244322 G♭
x68876 E♭m
466544 A♭

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