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Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1481597,"song":"Ruins","artist":"Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1481597-ruins-chords-by-cat-stevens-yusuf-islam/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1481597?type=chord","rating":5,"votes":23,"content":"Ruins  by  Cat Stevens\r\n\r\nINTRO: [ch]D/F#[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Gadd9[/ch]  (x8)\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D/F#[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D/F#[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\n    It's so quiet in the ruins,       walking through the old town,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D/F#[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D/F#[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\n    Stones crumbling under my feet, I see smoke for miles around,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D/F#[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D/F#[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\n   Oh, it's enough to make you weep,    all that remains of the main street,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D/F#[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D/F#[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\n    Up in the park on Sunday,      dogs chasing, and the children playing,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  Old man with his head down,   can't see nothing more around…, no![/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D/F#[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]D/F#[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\n        But he remembers how it used to be,   back in the old days,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dsus4[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n      So nice to see you coming back in this town again,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt's nice to see a friendly face come peeping through,[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHaving tea in the afternoon, [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dsus4[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\n      So nice to see you coming back in this town again[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n         [ch]D/F#[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Gadd9[/ch]  (x3)\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D/F#[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D/F#[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n     Ah, but it's all changed,          Winter turned on Man,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D/F#[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]D/F#[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\n     Came down one day when no one was looking, and it stole away the land,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D/F#[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D/F#[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n    People running scared, losing hands,  dodging shadows of  falling sand,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D/F#[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]D/F#[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\n    Buildings standing like   empty shells, and nobody helping no one else,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  Young child with his hands high,  ain't able to see no reason why…, no![/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D/F#[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]D/F#[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\n         But he remembers how it used to be,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dsus4[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n      So nice to see you coming back in this town again,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt's nice to see a friendly face come peeping through,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYou better know what you're going through, now![/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]B7[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  You came back to find your home is a black horizon,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E7[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nThat you don't recognise,   evil destruction has taken everything,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]E7[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  You'd better walk on the side, while you're still walking,[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]B7[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nJust keep on walking on down the street,[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]E7[/ch]                        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nKeep your distance from the people you meet,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]B7[/ch]                                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOh, Lord, and you'd better watch your eyes, 'cause, if smoke gets in them,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nBaby, you won't rise again![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dsus4[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\n      So nice to see you coming back in this town again![/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n        [ch]D/F#[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Gadd9[/ch]  (x4)\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D/F#[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D/F#[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\n     Where's it leading to?        Freedom at what cost?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D/F#[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]D/F#[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\n     People needing more, and more, and it's all getting lost,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D/F#[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D/F#[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\n      I want back!        I  want back! [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D/F#[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\n     Back to the time when the earth was green,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D/F#[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThere was  no high walls, and the sea was clean![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D/F#[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  Don't stop that sun to shine,   it's not yours or mine…, no![/tab]","plain_text":"Ruins  by  Cat Stevens\n\nINTRO: D/F#  G   Gadd9  (x8)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n         D/F#  G   Gadd9  (x3)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n        D/F#  G   Gadd9  (x4)","chords":["D/F#","G","Gadd9","F","C","A","Dsus4","Em","B7","D","E7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,3,0,4],"frets":[-1,2,1,2,0,2]},"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]},"Dsus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,2,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,3]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"Gadd9":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,0,0,1,0,3],"frets":[3,0,0,2,0,3]}}}