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SEE RUBY FALL - Johnny Cash
Writers: J.R. Cash-R. Orbison
Recorded: 8/20/69 Album: Hello, I'm Johnny Cash
Key of C
[INTRO]
e---------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------
G-------0-0-----0-------------0---------
D-0-2-3-----3-0-----------0h2---0h2-----
A------------------0h2---------------3--
E-----------------------3---------------
[Verse 1]
Well CI knew someday Ruby would be Fleavin'
That she G7wasn't happy livin' quietCly, quietG7ly
Cause Cshe would get that bedroom look each Fmornin'
And D7I felt Ruby pull away from Gme, G7yeah
So Cgo down town at nine o'clock this Fevenin'
Walk G7under that red light then down the Chall, down the G7hall
Look Cfor the highest-flyin' girl - that's FRuby
And if you'll G7wait your turn you'll see Ruby CFall
[Chorus]
FDon't let her know that you even Cknow me
CShe'll be tryin' to forget it Gall
G7And don't Ctell me how it was tonight toFmorrow
Cause G7I don't want to see Ruby Cfall
---------Piano break---------
[SOLO]
e-----------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------
G----0-2-0---------------------0-0-------------------0------
D0-2-------3-2-3-2-0-----0-2-3-----3p2-0-0-------0h2---0h2--
A--------------------3-0-------------------0h2-------------3
E----------------------------------------------3------------
[CHORUS]
FI didn't hold her back when she got Crestless
One Cman is not enough when she wants it G7all
Yeah I Clet her go when C7I saw what she Fwanted
Cause G7I don't care to - see Ruby Cfall
[OUTRO]
e------------C0---
B------------1---
G------------0---
D------------2---
A---0-2-3----3---
E-3-------3------
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The story behind the song

This song, co-written by Johnny Cash and Roy Orbison, takes its title from a playful twist on the phrase "See Ruby Falls," often seen on Southern barn roofs advertising a waterfall in Chattanooga. From this simple inspiration, they crafted a song about the frustration of watching someone you love slowly drift away. It captures the poignant feeling of recognizing that a relationship is fading, even as you witness it happening. When you play this, channel the quiet ache of a love slipping through your fingers.

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