Mad Ruth / The Babe
Mad Ruth / The Babe

Mad Ruth / The Babe easy guitar chords by Danny O'keefe

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  • E

    • Verse 1
    One 
    day 
    I was 

    thinking 
    about the 
    baby 

    And 
    the 
    memories 
    he 
    left 
    behind 

    The 
    old 
    ball 
    game 

    And 
    the 
    shame 
    of it all 

    Is 
    that they're 
    almost 
    gone 

    But 
    there's 
    still 
    a few 
    pieces 

    as 
    far as 
    I 
    can recall. 

    Catch 
    yourselves 
    to 
    a 
    rule 

    You 
    know it's 
    just 
    a 
    game 

    You 
    win, 
    you lose 

    But 
    it's 
    all 
    the 
    same 

    And 
    the 
    babe 
    would 
    turn 
    and 
    say 

    You 
    know 
    you're 
    right 

    But 
    I'd 
    still 
    love 
    to play 

    An
    d 

    Ruth, 
    she turn
    s to 
    me 
    and 
    wonders 
    where 
    I 
    am, 

    and where 
    I'd 
    be 
    if 
    she did
    n't 
    care 

    I 
    returned 
    to 

    Ruth 
    to 
    say, 
    you 
    know I'd 
    be all 
    right, 

    but 
    I'd 
    still 
    love 
    to 
    play 

    The 
    picture 
    of 

    Rose 
    and 

    Ruth 
    you 
    can't afford 
    to 
    miss 

    He 
    held 
    the 
    ball 
    like 
    a 
    stolen 
    kiss 

    And 
    the babe 
    just 
    let 
    it fly 

    And 
    apolo
    gized 
    like 
    it hurt 
    the 
    guy 

    That 

    Ruth 
    just 
    loves 
    to 
    bitch 

    She 
    can 
    afford 
    to 
    miss 

    She 
    makes 
    her deal 
    as 
    you 
    steal 
    your 
    kiss 

    She 
    never 
    says 
    good
    bye 

    She 
    really 
    loves 
    the game, 

    she 
    hardly 
    knows 
    the guy 

    My 

    Ruth, 
    you 
    should 
    have 
    known 
    the 
    babe 

    He 
    loved 
    the 
    things 
    he'd 
    never 
    had 

    And 
    he 
    made 
    you 
    happy 
    as 

    he 
    made 
    you 
    sad 

    Baby, 
    in my 
    head, 
    seems 
    like 
    he 
    never 
    left 
    I 

    heard 
    the news 
    like 
    someone 
    dealt 

    It 
    was 1948, 
    it 
    played 
    a 
    game, 

    but 
    it 
    made 
    it great. 

    Mat
    t 

    Ruth 
    sits 
    on 
    the couch 
    in 

    someone 
    else's 
    room. 

    I 
    win, 
    oh, 
    you 
    lose 

    It's 
    just 
    a 
    game, 
    she'll 
    say 

    You 
    know 
    she's 
    right 

    But 
    I'd 
    still 
    love 
    to play 


    He 
    loved 
    the 
    things 
    he 
    nev
    er had 

    And 
    he 
    made 
    you 
    happy 

    As 
    he 
    made 
    you 
    sad 

    But 
    ooh, 
    you 
    would 
    have loved 
    her babe 

    She 
    wanted 
    things 
    you'd 
    never 
    had 

    And 
    she 
    made 
    you 
    happy 

    Till 
    she left 
    you 
    sad 

    One 
    evening 
    I 
    was 
    thinking 

    about 
    the babe 

    And 
    the 
    memories 
    she 
    left 

    behind 
    of 
    the old 
    ball 
    game 

    And 
    the 
    shame 
    of it 
    all 
    is 
    that 

    they're almost 
    gone 

    But 
    there's 
    still 
    a 
    few pieces 
    I 
    can 
    recall 

    I've 
    moved, 
    you 
    should 
    have 
    known, 

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