Chords for Tom Waits - Ruby's Arms
Tempo:
131.25 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
E
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F] [C]
[E] [Am]
[F] [Em] [C]
[Dm] [A]
[G] [F]
[G] [C] [E]
[Am] [F]
[C] [F]
[G]
[Dm] I will [B] leave [Em] [Ab] behind all [E] of [Am] my clothes [F] I [B] wore [E] when I [G] was with you
[F] [Dm] All [C] I [E] need's my railroad [Am] boots [F]
And [C] my leather [G]
jacket
[F] As I [B] say [C] goodbye [Ab] to [E] [Am] Ruby's arms [F]
Although [Em] my [G] heart is breaking
I [F]
will [Em] still [Ab] await all [E] through [Am] your plans [F]
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 [Dm] You'll find [C] [G] another soldier
And [F] I swear [C] to God [E] by Christmas [Am] time [F] There'll be someone [C] else [G] to hold you
Only [C] thing [A] I'm taking [Dm] is [G] The scarf [C] off of [Dm] your
[G]
clothesline
A [C] lullaby passed [A] your chest [Dm] of drawers [G] And [C] your broken [Dm]
wind [G]
chimes
As [F] I say [C] goodbye [E] I'll say [Am] goodbye
Say [Dm] goodbye to [G]
Ruby's [F]
arms
[C] I [E]
[Am] [F]
[C] [F]
[G] [Dm]
will feel [C] my way down [E] the [Am] darkened hall [F]
[Dm] Out [C] into [G] the morning
The [F]
[C] hobos and [E] the freight [Am] yards [F] Have kept [C] their fires
[G] burning
To [F]
[B] Jesus [C] Christ, [Ab]
[E] this [Am] goddamn rain [F]
Will someone [C] put [E] me on [Am] a train
[F]
I'll [C] never kiss [E] your [Am] lips again [Dm] Or break your [G] heart
[F] As I say [C] goodbye [E] I'll say [Am]
goodbye
Say [Dm]
goodbye to [F]
[G]
Ruby's [F] arms
[C] [E] [Am]
[F] [C]
[G]
[C]
[E] [Am]
[F] [Em] [C]
[Dm] [A]
[G] [F]
[G] [C] [E]
[Am] [F]
[C] [F]
[G]
[Dm] I will [B] leave [Em] [Ab] behind all [E] of [Am] my clothes [F] I [B] wore [E] when I [G] was with you
[F] [Dm] All [C] I [E] need's my railroad [Am] boots [F]
And [C] my leather [G]
jacket
[F] As I [B] say [C] goodbye [Ab] to [E] [Am] Ruby's arms [F]
Although [Em] my [G] heart is breaking
I [F]
will [Em] still [Ab] await all [E] through [Am] your plans [F]
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 [Dm] You'll find [C] [G] another soldier
And [F] I swear [C] to God [E] by Christmas [Am] time [F] There'll be someone [C] else [G] to hold you
Only [C] thing [A] I'm taking [Dm] is [G] The scarf [C] off of [Dm] your
[G]
clothesline
A [C] lullaby passed [A] your chest [Dm] of drawers [G] And [C] your broken [Dm]
wind [G]
chimes
As [F] I say [C] goodbye [E] I'll say [Am] goodbye
Say [Dm] goodbye to [G]
Ruby's [F]
arms
[C] I [E]
[Am] [F]
[C] [F]
[G] [Dm]
will feel [C] my way down [E] the [Am] darkened hall [F]
[Dm] Out [C] into [G] the morning
The [F]
[C] hobos and [E] the freight [Am] yards [F] Have kept [C] their fires
[G] burning
To [F]
[B] Jesus [C] Christ, [Ab]
[E] this [Am] goddamn rain [F]
Will someone [C] put [E] me on [Am] a train
[F]
I'll [C] never kiss [E] your [Am] lips again [Dm] Or break your [G] heart
[F] As I say [C] goodbye [E] I'll say [Am]
goodbye
Say [Dm]
goodbye to [F]
[G]
Ruby's [F] arms
[C] [E] [Am]
[F] [C]
[G]
[C]
Key:
C
F
G
E
Dm
C
F
G
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] I will [B] leave [Em] _ _ [Ab] behind all [E] of [Am] my clothes [F] I [B] wore [E] when I [G] was with _ you _ _ _
[F] _ [Dm] All [C] I _ [E] need's my _ railroad [Am] _ boots _ [F]
And [C] my _ leather [G] _
jacket
_ _ _ _ [F] As I [B] say [C] _ goodbye _ [Ab] to [E] _ _ [Am] Ruby's arms _ [F] _
Although _ [Em] my [G] heart is breaking
_ _ _ I [F] _
will [Em] still _ [Ab] await all [E] through [Am] your plans _ [F] _
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 _ [Dm] You'll find _ [C] _ _ [G] another _ soldier
_ _ _ And [F] I swear [C] to God _ [E] by Christmas [Am] _ time _ [F] There'll be someone [C] _ else [G] to hold you _ _ _ _ _ _
Only [C] _ thing _ [A] I'm taking [Dm] _ is [G] The scarf [C] off of [Dm] your _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
clothesline
_ _ _ A _ [C] lullaby passed [A] your chest [Dm] of drawers _ [G] _ And [C] your _ _ broken [Dm] _ _ _
_ wind _ _ _ _ [G] _
chimes
_ _ As [F] I say [C] _ goodbye _ _ [E] I'll say _ _ [Am] _ goodbye
Say _ _ [Dm] _ goodbye _ _ _ to _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Ruby's [F] _
arms
_ [C] _ I _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm]
will feel [C] my way down [E] the _ _ [Am] darkened hall _ [F] _
[Dm] Out _ [C] _ into [G] the _ morning
_ _ The [F] _
_ _ _ [C] hobos and [E] the _ freight [Am] _ yards [F] Have kept [C] their _ fires _
[G] burning
_ _ _ To [F] _
_ [B] Jesus [C] _ Christ, _ [Ab]
[E] this _ [Am] goddamn rain [F] _
Will someone _ [C] put _ [E] me _ on [Am] a train
_ [F]
I'll [C] never _ kiss [E] your _ [Am] lips _ again [Dm] Or _ break _ _ _ _ your _ [G] _ heart _ _
[F] As I say _ [C] goodbye _ _ _ [E] I'll say _ [Am] _
goodbye
_ _ Say _ [Dm]
goodbye _ _ _ to _ [F] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
Ruby's _ [F] arms
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] I will [B] leave [Em] _ _ [Ab] behind all [E] of [Am] my clothes [F] I [B] wore [E] when I [G] was with _ you _ _ _
[F] _ [Dm] All [C] I _ [E] need's my _ railroad [Am] _ boots _ [F]
And [C] my _ leather [G] _
jacket
_ _ _ _ [F] As I [B] say [C] _ goodbye _ [Ab] to [E] _ _ [Am] Ruby's arms _ [F] _
Although _ [Em] my [G] heart is breaking
_ _ _ I [F] _
will [Em] still _ [Ab] await all [E] through [Am] your plans _ [F] _
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 _ [Dm] You'll find _ [C] _ _ [G] another _ soldier
_ _ _ And [F] I swear [C] to God _ [E] by Christmas [Am] _ time _ [F] There'll be someone [C] _ else [G] to hold you _ _ _ _ _ _
Only [C] _ thing _ [A] I'm taking [Dm] _ is [G] The scarf [C] off of [Dm] your _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
clothesline
_ _ _ A _ [C] lullaby passed [A] your chest [Dm] of drawers _ [G] _ And [C] your _ _ broken [Dm] _ _ _
_ wind _ _ _ _ [G] _
chimes
_ _ As [F] I say [C] _ goodbye _ _ [E] I'll say _ _ [Am] _ goodbye
Say _ _ [Dm] _ goodbye _ _ _ to _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Ruby's [F] _
arms
_ [C] _ I _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm]
will feel [C] my way down [E] the _ _ [Am] darkened hall _ [F] _
[Dm] Out _ [C] _ into [G] the _ morning
_ _ The [F] _
_ _ _ [C] hobos and [E] the _ freight [Am] _ yards [F] Have kept [C] their _ fires _
[G] burning
_ _ _ To [F] _
_ [B] Jesus [C] _ Christ, _ [Ab]
[E] this _ [Am] goddamn rain [F] _
Will someone _ [C] put _ [E] me _ on [Am] a train
_ [F]
I'll [C] never _ kiss [E] your _ [Am] lips _ again [Dm] Or _ break _ _ _ _ your _ [G] _ heart _ _
[F] As I say _ [C] goodbye _ _ _ [E] I'll say _ [Am] _
goodbye
_ _ Say _ [Dm]
goodbye _ _ _ to _ [F] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
Ruby's _ [F] arms
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _