I play (Gm)nights in the Span ish part of town.
I’ve got (Abmaj7)mu sic in my (D7sus)hands.
The work is hard to find but (F)that don’t get me down.
Ro sa lin da un der stands.
(G)Cra zy Lat in danc ing so lo down in Her ald Square.
(G)Oh, Ha va na, I’ve been search ing for you ev ’ry where.
(G)Though I’ll nev er be there, I (G)know what I would see there.
(G)I can al ways find my Cu ban skies
in Ro sa lin da’s eyes.
When she smiles, she gives ev ’ry thing to me.
When she’s all a lone she cries.
I’d do (Gm)an y thing to (F)take a way her tears,
be cause they’re (Abmaj7)Ro sa lin da’s (D7sus)eyes.
(G)Se ño ri ta, don’t be lone ly, I will soon be there.
(G)Oh, Ha va na, I’ve been search ing for you ev ’ry where.
(G)I’ve got a chance to make it.
It’s time for me to take it.
(G)I’ll re turn be fore the fi re dies
in Ro sa lin da’s eyes.
All a lone in a Puer to Ri can band.
Un ion wag es, wed ding clothes.
Hard ly an (Gm)y one has seen
how good I am.
Ro sa lin da says she knows.
(G)Cra zy Lat in danc ing so lo down in Her ald Square.
(G)Oh, Ha va na, I’ve been search ing for you ev ’ry where.
And (G)though I’ll nev er be there, I (G)know what I would see there.
(G)I can al ways find my Cu ban skies
in Ro sa lin da’s eyes.
(G)Se ño ri ta, don’t be lone ly, I will soon be there.
(G)Oh, Ha va na, I’ve been search ing for you ev ’ry where.
I’ve (G)got a chance to make it.
It’s (G)time for me to take it, and I’ll re turn be fore the fi re dies
in Ro sa lin da’s eyes.
This page shows “Rosalinda's Eyes” by Billy Joel in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 132 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.