{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2540097,"song":"Rudy","artist":"The Be Good Tanyas","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11512491-rudy-chords-by-the-be-good-tanyas/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2540097?type=chord","rating":4.77244,"votes":4,"content":"4 strums on G and into the verse.\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nRudy lives on the borderline[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBetween civilization and basic survival[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd the summertime treats him fairly well[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut the wintertime is a bitter cold rival[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt's wintertime now in Georgetown[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe streets come alive with the Christmas lights[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd Rudy sleeps on a warm air grate[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWith a newspaper blanket on December nights[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nDeck the halls[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nRudolph the red-nosed wino[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nKnows it's Christmas time[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nJingle Bells and Christmas shoppers[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDashing through the snow[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nGod rest ye merry gentlemen[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWho have found it in your hearts[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nTo flip Rudy a thin[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd I'll be home for Christmas[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut this man has[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNo place to go[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nChristmas has no meaning at all[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTo the people of greed and incredible waste[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey seek the deeper meaning[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nIn a shopping mall[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIn a yuletide spirit[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOf impatience and haste[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nRudy is a patient man[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWho tries to see the beauty in everything[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nYes, and not a very demanding soul[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhose only wish is[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTo live until the Spring[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nNobody knows the reasons why[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nThings turn out[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLike the way they do[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd there ain't no one to tell you[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThe reasons why[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThere's fortunate folks[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLike me and you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nRudy must have people somewhere[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWho wonder what[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBecame of the man[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd Rudy must wonder[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThe same damn thing[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAs the crowd passes by[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd he sticks out his hand[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nDeck the halls[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nRudolph the red-nosed wino[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nKnows it's Christmas time[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nJingle Bells and Christmas Shoppers[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDashing through the snow[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nGod rest ye merry gentlemen[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWho have found it in your hearts[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nTo flip Rudy a thin[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd I'll be home for Christmas[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut this man has[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNo place to go[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nRudy died on the borderline[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOf a civilized world[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOn Christmas Eve[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou know the shoppers shopped[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd the temperatures dropped[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOn a man whose absence[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nWon't be grieved[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nPeace on the soul of the cop[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWho found him in a booth[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWith his hand froze to a telephone[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou know, I think I know[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWho he had on the line[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd Rudy won't spend[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThis Christmas alone[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nDeck the halls[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nRudolph the red-nosed wino[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nKnows it's Christmas time[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nJingle Bells and Christmas Shoppers[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDashing through the snow[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nGod rest ye merry gentlemen[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWho have found it in their hearts[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nTo flip Rudy a thin[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd I'll be home for Christmas[/tab]\r\n\r\nAnd this year\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nRudy gets to go[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYeah, I'll be home for Christmas[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd this year, Rudy gets to go[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]","plain_text":"4 strums on G and into the verse.\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnd this year\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\nC  D  C  D  G","chords":["G","C","D","Em"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}