Cat Stevens - Ruins

ruins by cat stevens

intro : D/F# G Gadd9 ( x8 )

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it’s so quiet in the ruins , walking through the old town ,
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stones crumbling under my feet , i see smoke for miles around ,
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oh , it’s enough to make you weep , all that remains of the main street ,
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up in the park on sunday , dogs chasing , and the children playing ,
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old man with his head down , can’t see nothing more arounda , no!

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but he remembers how it used to be , back in the old days ,
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so nice to see you coming back in this town again ,
C G
it’s nice to see a friendly face come peeping through ,
A
having tea in the afternoon ,
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so nice to see you coming back in this town again

D/F# G Gadd9 ( x3 )

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ah , but it’s all changed , winter turned on man ,
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came down one day when no one was looking , and it stole away the land ,
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people running scared , losing hands , dodging shadows of falling sand ,
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buildings standing like empty shells , and nobody helping no one else ,
F C F C A
young child with his hands high , ain’t able to see no reason whya , no!

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but he remembers how it used to be ,
Dsus4 G Em
so nice to see you coming back in this town again ,
C G
it’s nice to see a friendly face come peeping through ,
A
you better know what you’re going through , now!

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you came back to find your home is a black horizon ,
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that you don’t recognise , evil destruction has taken everything ,
D E7 A
you’d better walk on the side , while you’re still walking ,
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just keep on walking on down the street ,
E7 A
keep your distance from the people you meet ,
B7 D
oh , lord , and you’d better watch your eyes , ’cause , if smoke gets in them ,
E7
baby , you won’t rise again!
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so nice to see you coming back in this town again!

D/F# G Gadd9 ( x4 )

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where’s it leading to? freedom at what cost?
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people needing more , and more , and it’s all getting lost ,
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i want back! i want back!
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back to the time when the earth was green ,
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there was no high walls , and the sea was clean!
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don’t stop that sun to shine , it’s not yours or minea , no!