Ruby's Arms Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][D][F#][Bm][G][F#m][A][Asus4][A][Asus4][A][G][D][F#][Bm]
[G][D][Asus4][A]

[Verse 1]
He will [G]leave be[D]hind all [F#]of his cl[Bm]othes
He [G]wore when [D]he was [Asus4]with her[A]
[G]All he [D]needs are his [F#]railroad [Bm]boots
[G]And his [D]leather [Asus4]jacket[A]

[Verse 2]
As he [G]says [D]goodbye [F#]to Ruby's [Bm]arms
Al[G]though his [D]heart is [Asus4]breaking[A]
He will [G]steal [D]away out [F#]through her [Bm]blinds
For [G]soon she [D]will be [A]wak[Asus4]ing[A]

[Verse 3]
[A]Morning [D]light has [B]washed
her [Em]face
[A]And everything i[D]s turning
[Em]blue [Asus4]now[A]
She holds on [D]to her [B]pillow [Em]case
There's [A]nothing [D]he can [Em]do no[Asus4]w[A]

[Verse 4]
As he [G]says good[D]bye [F#]to Ruby's arm s[Bm]
He says, she'll [G]find an
[D]other sol[A]dier[Asus4]
[A]And he swe[G]ars to God[D] by Chr[F#]istmastime
[Bm]There'll be some[G]one
[D]else to [Asus4]hold her[A]

[Verse 5]
[A]The only [D]thing he is [B]taking [Em]is
The [A]scarf off [D]of her
[Em]clothesline[Asus4][A]
He'll hurry [D]past her [B]chest of [Em]drawers
[A]And her bro[D]ken win[Em]d chi[Asus4]mes[A]

[Verse 6]
As he [G]says good[D]bye, [F#]he says goodbye
[Bm]Goodbye [Em]to Ru[Asus4]by's[A]
[G]arms

[Interlude 1]
[D][F#][Bm][G][D][Asus4][A]

[Verse 7]
He will [G]feel his [D]way down her
[F#]darkened [Bm]hall
And [G]out in[D]to [Asus4]the morning[A]
The [G]hobos [D]in the [F#]freight [Bm]yards
Have [G]kept their [D]fires [Asus4]burning[A]

[Verse 8]
And [G]Jesus [D]Christ, this [F#]cold hard [Bm]rain
Won't [G]someone [D]put him [F#]on his t[Bm]rain
He'll [G]never [D]kiss her [F#]lips [Bm]again
Or [Em]break her [Asus4]heart[A]

[Verse 9]
As he [G]says good[F#m]bye,
[D]he say[F#]s goo[Bm]dbye
[B]Say good[Em]bye [D]to R[A]uby's [G]arms

[Outro 1]
[D][F#][Bm][G][D][Asus4][A][D]