red rubber ball : neil diamond .
B – side of red , red , wine . . #62 in usa in 1967 .

intro : : A F#m D E

#1 .
A C#m D A
i should have known you’d bid me farewell ,
C#m
there’s a lesson to be learned from this and i’ve
D E E7
learned it very well .
D E A F#m7
now i know you’re not the only starfish in the sea ,
Bm C#m D C#7
if i never hear your name again , it’s all the same to me .

chorus :
F#m Bm
and i think it’s gonna be all right , yeah ,

the worst is over now . .
E D A
the morning sun is shining like a red rubber ball .

A F#m . . .

#2 .
A C#m D A
you never cared for secrets i’d confide .
C#m D E E7
for you i’m just an ornament , something for your pride .
D E A F#m
always running , never caring , that’s the life you live .
Bm C#m D C#7
stolen minutes of your time were all you had to give .

chorus :
F#m Bm
and i think it’s gonna be all right , yeah ,

the worst is over now . .
E D A
the morning sun is shining like a red rubber ball .

A F#m A# . . .

#3 .
A# Dm D# A#
the story’s in the past , with nothing to recall ,
Dm D# F F7
i’ve got my life to live and i don’t need you at all .
D# F A# Gm
the roller – coaster ride we took is nearly at an end ,
Cm Dm D#
i bought my ticket with my tears , that’s all i’m gonna
D7
spend .

chorus :
Gm Cm
and i think it’s gonna be all right , yeah ,

the worst is over now . .
F D# A#
the morning sun is shining like a red rubber ball . . whoooaa , ohhh , ohhh . .

outro :
Gm Cm
and i think it’s gonna be all right , yeah ,

the worst is over now . .
F D# A#
the morning sun is shining like a red rubber ball .

C# Gm D# F . . .

a sixties smash from kraziekhat .