Chords for Tom Waits - Ruby's Arms
Tempo:
123.25 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
E
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [E]
[Am] [F]
[Em] [Dm]
[G]
[F] [C]
[E] [Am]
[F] [C]
[F] [G]
[F] I will leave [Em]
behind all [E] of [Am] my clothes I [Dm] wore [D] when I [G] was with you
[F] All [C] I need's [E]
my railroad [Am] boots [F]
And [C] my leather [G]
jacket
As [F] I [B] say goodbye [E] to
[Am] Ruby's arms
[F]
[D] Although my heart [G] is breaking
[F] I will [D] still await [E] out through [Am] your blinds
[F] And soon [C] you will [G] be waking
Morning [C] light [A] has washed [Dm] your face
[G] And [C] everything is [Dm] turning blue now
[G]
Hold [C] on to [A] your
[Dm] pillowcase
[G] There's nothing [C] I [Dm] can do [G] now
As [Dm] I say
[C] goodbye [E] to
[Am] Ruby's arms
[F] You'll find [D]
another soldier
[G]
[F] And I swear [C] to God [E] by Christmas [Am]
time
There'll [F] be someone [C] else [G] to hold you
The only [C] thing [A] I'm [Dm] taking is
The [G] scarf [C] off of [Dm] the clothesline
[G]
Only [C] past [A] your chest [Dm] of drawers
[G] And [C] your broken [Dm]
wind [G] chimes
[F] As I say
[C] goodbye
[E] I'll say [Am] goodbye
[Dm] Say goodbye
To [G]
Ruby's [F] arms
[C]
[E] [Am]
[F] [C]
[D] [G]
[F] I will feel [C] my way [E] down the [Am] darkened hall
[F] [Dm] Out [C] into [D] the morning
[G] The [F]
[C] hobos and [E] the freight [Am] yards
Have [F] kept their [C] fires [D] burning
[G] [F] [B] Jesus
[C] Christ, [E] this [Am] goddamn rain
[F] Will someone [C]
put [E] me [Am] on a train
[F] I'll [G] never [C]
kiss [E] your lips [Am] again
[Dm] Or break your [G] heart
[F] As I say [C] goodbye
[E] I'll say [Am]
goodbye
[Dm] Say goodbye
To [G]
Ruby's [F] arms
[C] [E] [Am]
[F] [C]
[G]
[C]
[Am] [F]
[Em] [Dm]
[G]
[F] [C]
[E] [Am]
[F] [C]
[F] [G]
[F] I will leave [Em]
behind all [E] of [Am] my clothes I [Dm] wore [D] when I [G] was with you
[F] All [C] I need's [E]
my railroad [Am] boots [F]
And [C] my leather [G]
jacket
As [F] I [B] say goodbye [E] to
[Am] Ruby's arms
[F]
[D] Although my heart [G] is breaking
[F] I will [D] still await [E] out through [Am] your blinds
[F] And soon [C] you will [G] be waking
Morning [C] light [A] has washed [Dm] your face
[G] And [C] everything is [Dm] turning blue now
[G]
Hold [C] on to [A] your
[Dm] pillowcase
[G] There's nothing [C] I [Dm] can do [G] now
As [Dm] I say
[C] goodbye [E] to
[Am] Ruby's arms
[F] You'll find [D]
another soldier
[G]
[F] And I swear [C] to God [E] by Christmas [Am]
time
There'll [F] be someone [C] else [G] to hold you
The only [C] thing [A] I'm [Dm] taking is
The [G] scarf [C] off of [Dm] the clothesline
[G]
Only [C] past [A] your chest [Dm] of drawers
[G] And [C] your broken [Dm]
wind [G] chimes
[F] As I say
[C] goodbye
[E] I'll say [Am] goodbye
[Dm] Say goodbye
To [G]
Ruby's [F] arms
[C]
[E] [Am]
[F] [C]
[D] [G]
[F] I will feel [C] my way [E] down the [Am] darkened hall
[F] [Dm] Out [C] into [D] the morning
[G] The [F]
[C] hobos and [E] the freight [Am] yards
Have [F] kept their [C] fires [D] burning
[G] [F] [B] Jesus
[C] Christ, [E] this [Am] goddamn rain
[F] Will someone [C]
put [E] me [Am] on a train
[F] I'll [G] never [C]
kiss [E] your lips [Am] again
[Dm] Or break your [G] heart
[F] As I say [C] goodbye
[E] I'll say [Am]
goodbye
[Dm] Say goodbye
To [G]
Ruby's [F] arms
[C] [E] [Am]
[F] [C]
[G]
[C]
Key:
C
F
G
E
Am
C
F
G
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] I will leave _ [Em] _
behind all [E] of [Am] my clothes I [Dm] wore [D] when I [G] was with you _ _ _
[F] _ _ All [C] I need's [E]
my railroad [Am] _ boots [F] _
And [C] my leather _ [G] _
jacket
_ _ _ As [F] I [B] say goodbye _ [E] to _ _
[Am] Ruby's arms
_ [F] _ _ _
[D] Although my heart [G] is breaking _ _
_ _ _ [F] I will [D] still _ await _ [E] out through [Am] your _ _ blinds
[F] And soon [C] you will [G] be waking _ _ _
_ _ _ Morning _ [C] light [A] has washed [Dm] your _ face
[G] And _ [C] everything _ is [Dm] turning blue _ _ _ _ now
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
Hold [C] on to [A] your _
_ [Dm] pillowcase
_ _ [G] There's nothing [C] _ I [Dm] can do _ _ _ _ [G] now _ _
_ _ As [Dm] I say _
[C] _ goodbye [E] to _ _ _
[Am] Ruby's arms
[F] You'll find _ [D] _
another _ _ soldier
[G] _ _
_ [F] And I swear [C] to God _ [E] by Christmas [Am] _
time
There'll [F] be someone [C] else [G] to hold you _ _ _ _
The only [C] _ thing [A] I'm _ [Dm] taking is
The [G] scarf [C] off of [Dm] the _ _ _ _ clothesline
[G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Only [C] past _ [A] your chest [Dm] of drawers
_ [G] And [C] your _ broken [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
wind _ _ [G] chimes _ _
_ _ [F] As I say _
[C] goodbye
_ _ [E] I'll say _ [Am] _ goodbye _ _ _
[Dm] Say goodbye _ _ _ _
To [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
Ruby's [F] arms
_ [C] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[F] I will feel [C] my way [E] down the _ _ [Am] darkened hall _ _
[F] [Dm] Out _ [C] into _ [D] the morning
_ [G] _ The [F] _ _
_ _ [C] hobos and [E] the freight _ [Am] _ yards
Have [F] kept their [C] _ fires [D] _ _ burning
[G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ [B] Jesus _
[C] _ Christ, [E] this _ [Am] goddamn rain
[F] Will someone _ [C]
put _ [E] me _ [Am] on a train
_ [F] I'll [G] never [C] _
kiss [E] your lips _ [Am] again
[Dm] Or _ break _ _ _ _ your [G] _ heart _ _
[F] As I say _ [C] goodbye
_ _ [E] I'll say _ [Am] _
goodbye
_ _ _ [Dm] Say goodbye
_ _ _ To _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Ruby's [F] _ arms
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] I will leave _ [Em] _
behind all [E] of [Am] my clothes I [Dm] wore [D] when I [G] was with you _ _ _
[F] _ _ All [C] I need's [E]
my railroad [Am] _ boots [F] _
And [C] my leather _ [G] _
jacket
_ _ _ As [F] I [B] say goodbye _ [E] to _ _
[Am] Ruby's arms
_ [F] _ _ _
[D] Although my heart [G] is breaking _ _
_ _ _ [F] I will [D] still _ await _ [E] out through [Am] your _ _ blinds
[F] And soon [C] you will [G] be waking _ _ _
_ _ _ Morning _ [C] light [A] has washed [Dm] your _ face
[G] And _ [C] everything _ is [Dm] turning blue _ _ _ _ now
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
Hold [C] on to [A] your _
_ [Dm] pillowcase
_ _ [G] There's nothing [C] _ I [Dm] can do _ _ _ _ [G] now _ _
_ _ As [Dm] I say _
[C] _ goodbye [E] to _ _ _
[Am] Ruby's arms
[F] You'll find _ [D] _
another _ _ soldier
[G] _ _
_ [F] And I swear [C] to God _ [E] by Christmas [Am] _
time
There'll [F] be someone [C] else [G] to hold you _ _ _ _
The only [C] _ thing [A] I'm _ [Dm] taking is
The [G] scarf [C] off of [Dm] the _ _ _ _ clothesline
[G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Only [C] past _ [A] your chest [Dm] of drawers
_ [G] And [C] your _ broken [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
wind _ _ [G] chimes _ _
_ _ [F] As I say _
[C] goodbye
_ _ [E] I'll say _ [Am] _ goodbye _ _ _
[Dm] Say goodbye _ _ _ _
To [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
Ruby's [F] arms
_ [C] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[F] I will feel [C] my way [E] down the _ _ [Am] darkened hall _ _
[F] [Dm] Out _ [C] into _ [D] the morning
_ [G] _ The [F] _ _
_ _ [C] hobos and [E] the freight _ [Am] _ yards
Have [F] kept their [C] _ fires [D] _ _ burning
[G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ [B] Jesus _
[C] _ Christ, [E] this _ [Am] goddamn rain
[F] Will someone _ [C]
put _ [E] me _ [Am] on a train
_ [F] I'll [G] never [C] _
kiss [E] your lips _ [Am] again
[Dm] Or _ break _ _ _ _ your [G] _ heart _ _
[F] As I say _ [C] goodbye
_ _ [E] I'll say _ [Am] _
goodbye
_ _ _ [Dm] Say goodbye
_ _ _ To _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Ruby's [F] _ arms
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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