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Ruby Blue - Can It Be
from: Down From Above, 1990
Dsus2There is the distance we got
Four thousand miles
From one pen to aGnother___D__
Dsus2Travelled words
are locked in my box
how many years 
will they stay
[G]hidden A[D]way
You Emsend your ink on paper to me
My Emfriends
took me Aout
they couldn't beEmlieve it
When I Asaid that I'm aEmlone
We had a good Atime
The start of a Emnew life [tacet]
Then they took me home
DCan it be that you're waiting for me
do you Gknow what our love is
DNever saw such a pretty face before
do you Gknow what our love is
[D] [Dsus2]
Dsus2There is the telephone
There are some photographs
A penknife and a coin
And Gtime to Dpass
So I Dsus2think of a vineyard
And hotel rooms
And various teas
and Gloving sympathy
My Emfriends come aAround
they give me a Emkick start
and some Ahappy compaEmny
we talk about Astuff
we talk about Emgood times [tacet]
we share memories
DCan it be that you'll wait for me
do you Gknow what our love is
DNever saw such a pretty face before
do you Gknow what our love is
DCan it be that you'll hold for me
do you Gknow what our love is
DNever saw such a pretty face before
do you Gknow what our love is
DCan it be that you're waiting for me
do you Gknow what our love is
DNever saw such a pretty face before
do you Gknow what our love is

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Can It Be

by Ruby Blue

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Dsus2

Ruby Blue - Can It Be

from: Down From Above, 1990

Dsus2

There is the distance we got

Four thousand miles

G D

From one pen to another_____

Dsus2

Travelled words

are locked in my box

how many years

will they stay

G A D

[]hidden []way

You send your ink on paper to me

My friends

took me out

they couldn't believe it

A Em

When I said that I'm alone

We had a good time

The start of a new life [tacet]

Then they took me home

Can it be that you're waiting for me

do you know what our love is

Never saw such a pretty face before

do you know what our love is

D Dsus2

[] []

Dsus2

There is the telephone

There are some photographs

A penknife and a coin

G D

And time to pass

Dsus2

So I think of a vineyard

And hotel rooms

And various teas

and loving sympathy

Em A

My friends come around

they give me a kick start

A Em

and some happy company

we talk about stuff

we talk about good times [tacet]

we share memories

Can it be that you'll wait for me

do you know what our love is

Never saw such a pretty face before

do you know what our love is

Can it be that you'll hold for me

do you know what our love is

Never saw such a pretty face before

do you know what our love is

Can it be that you're waiting for me

do you know what our love is

Never saw such a pretty face before

do you know what our love is

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