Ruby Dont Cry
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: GbCapotraste:
6th traste
capo 6
[Verse 1]
Am F C
Harley came by this evening
Dm Am
And he said that he missed me
F
So I told him nobody ever has
Am F C
I did not mean to deceive him
Dm Am
When he leaned in to kiss me
F
By the strip light, with heaven in his hands
[Chorus]
F
He said
F C
Ruby don't cry
F C
For the taste of metal and your priestess' eye
F C
Your tears dry heavy on her collar tonight
G F
In their blissful way
F C
Oh the shadow she threw
F C
On the backseat leather and your ribbon of blue
F C
The darkness ringing when she turns to you
G F
And she asks you to say
[Post-Chorus]
G F
It's not over
G F
'til the light bends
G F
Around your doorframe
E7
For
[Verse 2]
Am F C
I said, I'm leaving on Tuesday
Dm Am
He was wordless and breathless
F
I watched the sun in the river of his eyes
Am F C
Still, he could not refuse me,
Dm Am
In the room where they dressed us
F
On the bed that his letters had described
[Chorus]
F
He said
F C
Ruby don't cry
F C
For the taste of metal and your priestess' eye
F C
Your tears dry heavy on her collar tonight
G F
In their blissful way
F C
Oh the shadow she threw
F C
On the backseat leather and your ribbon of blue
F C
The darkness ringing when she turns to you
G F
And she asks you to say
[Post-Chorus]
G F
It's not over
G F
'til the light bends
G F
Around your doorframe
E7
Draw me nearer ruby with that heartache in your eye
F C
ah-ah-eye-eyes
[Verse 3]
Am F C
Ruby came by to see me
Dm Am
And she said she was sorry
F
So I told her nobody ever is
How to play Ruby Dont Cry
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.