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Version 1 Version 2
            N.C. means No Chord is played
Intro 1 - higher octave
Intro 2 - lower octave
[Intro 1]
| A D A E | A D A E |
| A D A E | A D A E |
[Intro 2]
| A D A E | A D A E |
| A D A E |
[Verse 1]
A
Mama Pajama rolled out of bed
                          D
and she ran to the police station
         E
When the papa found out he began to shout
                                   A      
and that's what started the investigation
N.C.                     E                       A
   But it's against the law, it was against the law
                  E                       A
Ah what the mama saw, it was against the law
         A
Well the mama looks down and she spit on the ground
                        D
Every time my name gets mentioned
         E
And the papa says "Oy, when I get that boy
                                       A
I'm gonna stick him in the house of detention!"
[Chorus]
N.C.             D                 A
  Well I'm on my way, I don't know where I'm going
          D                   A          B          E
I'm on my way, I'm takin' my time but I don't know where
            D      G          A
Goodbye to Rosie, Queen of Corona
         A       G     D           E     A D A  E
See you, me, and Julio down by the schoolyard
         A       G     D           E     A D A  E
See you, me, and Julio down by the schoolyard
[Whistle Solo]
D         A
D         A B E
D     G   A
A G D E   A D A E
A G D E   A D A E
[Verse 2]
N.C.        A
Woah, in a couple of days they come and take me away
                            D
But the press let the story leak
              E
And when the radical priest come and get me released
                         A
We's all on the cover of Newsweek.
[Chorus]
              D                 A
And I'm on my way, I don't know where I'm going
          D                   A          B          E
I'm on my way, I'm takin' my time but I don't know where
            D      G          A
Goodbye to Rosie, Queen of Corona
         A       G     D           E     A    D A E
See you, me, and Julio down by the schoolyard
         A       G     D           E     A    D A E
See you, me, and Julio down by the schoolyard
         A       G     D           E     A    D A E
See you, me, and Julio down by the schoolyard
[Bridge]
N.C. x3
[Outro]
| A D A E | A D A E |
| A D A E | A D A E |
| A D A E | A D A E |
(fade out)