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Lori McKenna - Ruby's Shoes
Capo 4
[Intro]
G  C  G  C  G  C  G  C
[Verse 1]
GRuby's Cshoes would Gtake herC  
A Gmile or so to Cschool every GdayC  
GWhere the Cwhite people Ghated herC  
They'd Gscream and hold Csigns and tell her Gto go aCway
[Verse 2]
GBut Ruby's Cwill was GstrongerC  
Than the Gbigots with the Csigns could ever GknowC  
GShe stopped every Cmorning on the GcornerC  
And Gprayed that Csomeday the Gpain would Cgo
[Chorus]
She'd Dsus4stop and she'd Cpray
That Dsus4all the hatred would Cgo away
She was only Dsus4six years old, but she Cknew
Walk a mile in Ruby's GshoesC  
[Instrumental]
G  C  G  C  G  C
[Verse 3]
GRuby sat aClone in the GclassroomC  
She never Gdreamed the other Cchildren wouldn't GcomeC  
They Ghated Cher for the Gcolour of her Cskin
Well, Gcolour is Csuch an Gamazing ilClusion
[Chorus]
She'd Dsus4stop and she'd Cpray
That Dsus4all the hatred would Cgo away
She was only Dsus4six years old, but she Cknew
Walk a mile in Ruby's GshoesC  
[Instrumental]
G  C  G  C  G  C
[Verse 4]
GNow Ruby Cknew about GDorothyC  
And the Gruby Cshoes that she GworeC  
GShe Cwondered about GOz someCtimes
Well, well Gno other Cchild ever Gwalked in her shoes beCfore
[Chorus]
She'd Dsus4stop and she'd Cpray
That Dsus4all the hatred would Cgo away
She was only Dsus4six years old, but she Cknew
Walk a mile in Ruby's GshoesC  G  C  
[Bridge]
EmRuby, if Cbirds can always DflyDsus4  D  
Why, oh why, can't you Gand IC  
[Instrumental]
G  C  G  C  G  C
[Verse 5]
GRuby's Cshoes would Gtake herC  
A Gmile or so to Cschool every GdayC  
GWhere the Cwhite people Ghated herC  
They'd Gscream and hold Csigns and tell her Gto go aCway
[Chorus]
She'd Dsus4stop and she'd Cpray
That Dsus4all the hatred would Cgo away
She'd Dsus4stop and she'd Cpray
That Dsus4no other children would be Craised this wayG  C  G  C  
Ruby's   G     C  GshoesC  
[Outro]
If Gbirds can Cfly
Then Gwhy oh Cwhy
If Gbirds can Cfly
Then Gwhy, oh Cwhy, can't GIC  G  

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Rubys Shoes

by Lori McKenna

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus4

Lori McKenna - Ruby's Shoes

Capo 4

[Intro]

G C G C G C G C

[Verse 1]

G C G C

Ruby's shoes would take her

G C G C

A mile or so to school every day

G C G C

Where the white people hated her

G C G C

They'd scream and hold signs and tell her to go away

[Verse 2]

G C G C

But Ruby's will was stronger

G C G C

Than the bigots with the signs could ever know

G C G C

She stopped every morning on the corner

G C G C

And prayed that someday the pain would go

[Chorus]

Dsus4 C

She'd stop and she'd pray

Dsus4 C

That all the hatred would go away

Dsus4 C

She was only six years old, but she knew

G C

Walk a mile in Ruby's shoes

[Instrumental]

G C G C G C

[Verse 3]

G C G C

Ruby sat alone in the classroom

G C G C

She never dreamed the other children wouldn't come

G C G C

They hated her for the colour of her skin

G C G C

Well, colour is such an amazing illusion

[Chorus]

Dsus4 C

She'd stop and she'd pray

Dsus4 C

That all the hatred would go away

Dsus4 C

She was only six years old, but she knew

G C

Walk a mile in Ruby's shoes

[Instrumental]

G C G C G C

[Verse 4]

G C G C

Now Ruby knew about Dorothy

G C G C

And the ruby shoes that she wore

G C G C

She wondered about Oz sometimes

G C G C

Well, well no other child ever walked in her shoes before

[Chorus]

Dsus4 C

She'd stop and she'd pray

Dsus4 C

That all the hatred would go away

Dsus4 C

She was only six years old, but she knew

G C G C

Walk a mile in Ruby's shoes

[Bridge]

Em C D Dsus4 D

Ruby, if birds can always fly

G C

Why, oh why, can't you and I

[Instrumental]

G C G C G C

[Verse 5]

G C G C

Ruby's shoes would take her

G C G C

A mile or so to school every day

G C G C

Where the white people hated her

G C G C

They'd scream and hold signs and tell her to go away

[Chorus]

Dsus4 C

She'd stop and she'd pray

Dsus4 C

That all the hatred would go away

Dsus4 C

She'd stop and she'd pray

Dsus4 C G C G C

That no other children would be raised this way

G C G C

Ruby's shoes

[Outro]

G C

If birds can fly

G C

Then why oh why

G C

If birds can fly

G C G C G

Then why, oh why, can't I

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