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Rubylove – Cat Stevens
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Written by: Cat Stevens
From: “Teaser and the Firecat” (1971)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Time signature: 7/8 except as indicated
Key: E (key change in Instrumental to G and back to E,
key change in Coda to G)
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[Intro]
E A
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 +
e|7-----5---0---4-------------|0-----0---0---0-------------|
B|9-----5---5---5-------------|5-----4---5---2-------------|
G|9-----6---4---4-------------|4-----4---4---2-------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A B A E B
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|0-----0---0---0-----0---0---|7---------------|
B|2-----0---2---4-----2---0---|7---5-5---4-----|
G|2-----1---2---4-----2---1---|8---6-4---4-----|
D|----------------------------|9---7-6---4-----|
A|----------------------------|----------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------|
E
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 +
e|0---------------------------|
B|0---------------------------|
G|1---------------------------|
D|2---------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
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[Intro]
4/4
| E | E A | A B A E | B | E |
[Verse 1]
E
Who'll be my love
E A
You'll be my love
A B A E
You'll be my sky a-bove
E
Who'll be my light
E A
You'll be my light
A B A E
You'll be my day and night
| B E |
You'll be mine tonight
(break)
[Instrumental]
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
| E | A B | B | % | B E |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 4/4
| A B | B | % | B | E |
(break)
[Verse 2]
E
Ruby glikya
E A
Ela xana
A B A E
Ela xana konta mou
E
Ela proi
E A
Me tin avgy
A B A E
Xrisi san iliaktida
| B E |
Ruby mou mikri
(break)
[Instrumental]
| G | G C | C D C G |
| G | G C | C D C G | D G |
(break)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
| B E |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
| A B | B | % | B E | E |
[Verse 1]
E
Who'll be my love
E A
You'll be my love
A B A E
You'll be my sky a-bove
E
Who'll be my light
E A
You'll be my light
A B A E
You'll be my day and night
| B E |
You'll be mine tonight
(break)
[Instrumental]
| G | G C | C D C G | D G | G G G
(break)Rubylove chords and lyrics
Free chords for Rubylove by Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam). Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.
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Rubylove – Cat Stevens
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Written by: Cat Stevens
From: “Teaser and the Firecat” (1971)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Time signature: 7/8 except as indicated
Key: E (key change in Instrumental to G and back to E,
key change in Coda to G)
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[Intro]
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[Intro]
4/4
| E | E A | A B A E | B | E |
[Verse 1]
(break)
[Instrumental]
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
[Verse 2]
(break)
[Instrumental]
| G | G C | C D C G |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
| A B | B | % | B E | E |
[Verse 1]
(break)
[Instrumental]Rubylove Chords by Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)
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