Intro:
|A D| |A E| x7
Verse:
A A
The mama pajama rolled out of bed,
A D D
and she ran to the police station
E E
When the papa found out, he began to shout,
E A A (strum & cut)
and he started the investigation
E E A A
It”s against the law; it was against the law
E E A A
What the mama saw; it was against the law
A A
The mama looked down and spit on the ground,
A D D
every time my name gets mentioned
E E
The papa said oy, if I get that boy,
E A A (strum & cut)
I”m gonna stick him in the house of detention
Chorus:
Well I”m on my
D D A A
Way, I don”t know where I”m going
D D |A
I”m on my way, I”m taking my time;
B7| E
but I don”t know where
D D A
Goodbye to Rosie, the queen of Corona
|A G|
Seeing me and Julio,
|D E | |A D| |A E|
down by the schoolyard
|A G|
Seeing me and Julio,
|D E | |A D| |A E|
down by the schoolyard
Interlude:
D D A A D D
|A B7| E
D D A A
|A G| |D E| |A D| |A E|
|A G| |D E| |A D| |A E| E (1 + 2 + 3 mute)
Verse:
A A
Whoa, in a couple of days, they come and take me away,
A D D
but the press let the story leak
E E
Now when the radical priest, come to get me released,
E A A
we was all on the cover of Newsweek
Chorus:
Well I”m on my
D D A A
Way, I don”t know where I”m going
D D |A
I”m on my way, I”m taking my time;
B7| E
but I don”t know where
D D A
Goodbye to Rosie, the queen of Corona
|A G|
Seeing me and Julio,
|D E | |A D| |A E|
down by the schoolyard
|A G|
Seeing me and Julio,
|D E | |A D| |A E|
down by the schoolyard
Outro:
|A D| |A E| X12 with fade out