Chords for Mad Ruth / The Babe
Tempo:
97.25 bpm
Chords used:
A
F#
C
G
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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One day I was thinking about the baby and the memories he left behind of the old ball game.
is that they're almost gone, but there's still a few pieces I can [F#] recall.
[D] Catch [A] yourself to [G] a roof, you know [F#m] it's just a game.
[Bm] You win, you lose, [C] but it's all the same.
[F#] [D] And the babe would [A] turn and [G] say,
but [Em] I'd still love to play.
[E]
One day I was thinking about the baby and the memories he left behind of the old ball game.
is that they're almost gone, but there's still a few pieces I can [F#] recall.
[D] Catch [A] yourself to [G] a roof, you know [F#m] it's just a game.
[Bm] You win, you lose, [C] but it's all the same.
[F#] [D] And the babe would [A] turn and [G] say,
but [Em] I'd still love to play.
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_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _
One day I was thinking about the baby and _ the memories he left behind of the old ball game.
_ [A] And the shame of it all is that they're almost gone, _ but there's still a few pieces I can [F#] recall. _
_ _ [D] Catch [A] yourself to [G] a roof, _ you know [F#m] it's just a game.
_ [Bm] You win, you lose, [C] but it's all the same. _ _ _
[F#] _ [D] And the babe would [A] turn and [G] say,
_ You know [F#m] you're right, but [Em] I'd still love to play. _
[C] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C] _ _
[F#] _ [D] And Ruth, she [A] turns [G] to me and [F#m] wonders where I am and [Em] where I'd be if [C] she didn't [F#] care.
_ [C] _ _
[F#] _ [D] I returned [A] to Ruth to [G] say,
You know [F#m] I'd be alright, but [Em] I'd still love to play. _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
[F#] _ _ [D] The [A] pitcher throws [G] at Ruth, _ you [F#m] can't afford to miss.
_ [G] He held the ball [C] like a stolen kiss. _ _
[F#] _ [D] And the babe [A] just let it [G] fly and [F#m] _ apologized _ [Em] like it hurt the guy. _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ [D] And Ruth [A] just loves the [G] bitch, _ she [F#m] can afford to miss.
[Em] She makes a deal [C] that she'll steal your kiss. _ _
[F#] _ [D] And she never _ [A] says [D] goodbye.
_ She really [F#m] loves the game, she hardly [Em] knows the guy. _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [A] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] Ah, Ruth, _ _ _ you should have [Bm] known the babe. _ _ _
[G] He loved the things [F#m] he'd never had.
[Em] And he made you happy [Am] as he made _ you _ _ [A] sad. _
_ [D] _ _ Babe, you're in [G] my head, [F#m] seems like you never left.
_ [Dm] [Em] I heard the news like [F#] someone dealt.
[C] _ _
[F#] _ [D] It was _ [A] 1948, [G] _ _ _ [F#m] he played a game, [Em] but he made it great.
[C] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C] _ _
[F#] _ [D] Matt and Ruth [A] sits on the [G] couch _ in [F#m] someone else's room.
[Em] I win, oh, [C] you lose.
[F#] _ _ [C] _ _
[F#] _ [D] It's just [A] a game, [G] she'll say.
You know [F#m] she's right, but I'd [E] still love to play. _
[C] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C] _ _
[F#] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] Ah, Ruth, _ _ _ _ you should [Bm] have known the babe. _ _
[D] _ [G] He loved the things he'd [F#m] never had.
[Em] And he made you happy [F#] as he [C] made [A] you _ [E] _ _ [A] sad.
_ Ah, Ruth, _ _ _ you [Bm] would have loved the babe. _ _ _ _
[G] She wanted things [F#m] you'd never had.
And she [Em] [G] made you happy [C] till she left [Am] you [E]
sad. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[A] One evening I was thinking about the babe
and the [E] memories she left behind [E] of the old ball game.
_ And the shame of it all is that they're almost gone,
_ but there's still a few pieces I [A] can recall.
_ _ Ah, [A] Ruth, _ _ _ you should have known [Bm] the babe. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _
One day I was thinking about the baby and _ the memories he left behind of the old ball game.
_ [A] And the shame of it all is that they're almost gone, _ but there's still a few pieces I can [F#] recall. _
_ _ [D] Catch [A] yourself to [G] a roof, _ you know [F#m] it's just a game.
_ [Bm] You win, you lose, [C] but it's all the same. _ _ _
[F#] _ [D] And the babe would [A] turn and [G] say,
_ You know [F#m] you're right, but [Em] I'd still love to play. _
[C] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C] _ _
[F#] _ [D] And Ruth, she [A] turns [G] to me and [F#m] wonders where I am and [Em] where I'd be if [C] she didn't [F#] care.
_ [C] _ _
[F#] _ [D] I returned [A] to Ruth to [G] say,
You know [F#m] I'd be alright, but [Em] I'd still love to play. _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
[F#] _ _ [D] The [A] pitcher throws [G] at Ruth, _ you [F#m] can't afford to miss.
_ [G] He held the ball [C] like a stolen kiss. _ _
[F#] _ [D] And the babe [A] just let it [G] fly and [F#m] _ apologized _ [Em] like it hurt the guy. _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ [D] And Ruth [A] just loves the [G] bitch, _ she [F#m] can afford to miss.
[Em] She makes a deal [C] that she'll steal your kiss. _ _
[F#] _ [D] And she never _ [A] says [D] goodbye.
_ She really [F#m] loves the game, she hardly [Em] knows the guy. _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [A] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] Ah, Ruth, _ _ _ you should have [Bm] known the babe. _ _ _
[G] He loved the things [F#m] he'd never had.
[Em] And he made you happy [Am] as he made _ you _ _ [A] sad. _
_ [D] _ _ Babe, you're in [G] my head, [F#m] seems like you never left.
_ [Dm] [Em] I heard the news like [F#] someone dealt.
[C] _ _
[F#] _ [D] It was _ [A] 1948, [G] _ _ _ [F#m] he played a game, [Em] but he made it great.
[C] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C] _ _
[F#] _ [D] Matt and Ruth [A] sits on the [G] couch _ in [F#m] someone else's room.
[Em] I win, oh, [C] you lose.
[F#] _ _ [C] _ _
[F#] _ [D] It's just [A] a game, [G] she'll say.
You know [F#m] she's right, but I'd [E] still love to play. _
[C] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C] _ _
[F#] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] Ah, Ruth, _ _ _ _ you should [Bm] have known the babe. _ _
[D] _ [G] He loved the things he'd [F#m] never had.
[Em] And he made you happy [F#] as he [C] made [A] you _ [E] _ _ [A] sad.
_ Ah, Ruth, _ _ _ you [Bm] would have loved the babe. _ _ _ _
[G] She wanted things [F#m] you'd never had.
And she [Em] [G] made you happy [C] till she left [Am] you [E]
sad. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[A] One evening I was thinking about the babe
and the [E] memories she left behind [E] of the old ball game.
_ And the shame of it all is that they're almost gone,
_ but there's still a few pieces I [A] can recall.
_ _ Ah, [A] Ruth, _ _ _ you should have known [Bm] the babe. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _