[VERSE]
Am G F G C C
She would never say where she came from
Am G F C G G
Yesterday don't matter If it's gone
Am D G Am D G
While the sun is bright Or in the darkest night
C C G G
No one knows She comes and goes
Am G F G C C Am G F C G G
G:2-------|--------|--------|--------|2-------|--------|--------|--------|
D:----5---|3---5---|--------|--------|----5---|3-------|5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
A:--------|--------|3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|--------|----3---|--------|--------|
E:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
Am D G A D G C C G G
G:2-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:----0---|5-------|----0---|5-------|--------|--------|5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
A:--------|--------|0-------|--------|3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|--------|--------|
E:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
[CHORUS]
C G C C G C
Goodbye Ruby Tuesday Who could hang a name on you?
C G Bb F G C G
When you change with every new day Still I'm gonna miss you
C G C C G C C G Bb F G C G
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:3-------|3--3-3--|3-------|3--3-3--|3-------|1-------|----3---|--------|
E:---33--3|-------3|---33--3|-------3|---33--3|---11--3|3--3---3|3-------|
[VERSE]
Am G F G C C
Don't question why she needs to be so free
Am G F G C C
She'll tell you it's the only way to be
Am D G Am D G
She just can't be chained To a life where nothing's gained
C C G G
And nothing's lost At such a cost
Am G F G C C Am G F C G G
G:2-------|--------|--------|--------|2-------|--------|--------|--------|
D:----5---|3---5---|--------|--------|----5---|3-------|5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
A:--------|--------|3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|--------|----3---|--------|--------|
E:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
Am D G A D G C C G G
G:2-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:----0---|5-------|----0---|5-------|--------|--------|5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
A:--------|--------|0-------|--------|3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|--------|--------|
E:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
[CHORUS]
C G C C G C
Goodbye Ruby Tuesday Who could hang a name on you?
C G Bb F G C G
When you change with every new day Still I'm gonna miss you
C G C C G C C G Bb F G C G
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:3-------|3--3-3--|3-------|3--3-3--|3-------|1-------|----3---|--------|
E:---33--3|-------3|---33--3|-------3|---33--3|---11--3|3--3---3|3-------|
[VERSE]
Am G F G C C
"There's no time to lose" I heard her say
Am G F G C C
"Catch your dreams before they slip away"
Am D G Am D G
Dying all the time Lose your dreams and you
C C G G
May lose your mind Ain't life unkind?
Am G F G C C Am G F C G G
G:2-------|--------|--------|--------|2-------|--------|--------|--------|
D:----5---|3---5---|--------|--------|----5---|3-------|5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
A:--------|--------|3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|--------|----3---|--------|--------|
E:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
Am D G A D G C C G G
G:2-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:----0---|5-------|----0---|5-------|--------|--------|5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
A:--------|--------|0-------|--------|3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|--------|--------|
E:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
[CHORUS] (Play twice)
C G C C G C
Goodbye Ruby Tuesday Who could hang a name on you?
C G Bb F G C G
When you change with every new day Still I'm gonna miss you
C G C C G C C G Bb F G C G
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:3-------|3--3-3--|3-------|3--3-3--|3-------|1-------|----3---|--------|
E:---33--3|-------3|---33--3|-------3|---33--3|---11--3|3--3---3|3-------|
[CODA]
Am G F G C C
G:2-------|--------|--------|--------|
D:----5---|3---5---|--------|--------|
A:--------|--------|3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
E:--------|--------|--------|--------|
Tabbed by Michael Oxner
moxner@nbnet.nb.ca
October 20, 2011
Bass Tabs |
|
Title |
Ruby Tuesday |
Artist |
The Rolling Stones |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
ADtnUC_ctNk |
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G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|---------3-------|
E|---1-1---1---3---|
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