Ruins Of The Realm chords by James McMurtry
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Verse 1
(G major) (D major) (C major) (G major) (C major) Stand
(G major) in' in
the middle of a (E minor) Roman street (C major)
(G major) Marble dust all (C major) over my feet
(G major) Bearded masses (E minor) at the gates (C major)
Dan (G major) cin' in the ruins while it's (C major) not
too late
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Verse 2
Driv (G major) in' a Rolls through old (E minor)
Bom (C major) bay
(G major) Rickshaw drivers (C major) in my way
Well they (G major) better move over and
they'd (E minor) better move (C major) fast
Dan (G major) cin' in the ruins of
a (C major) golden past
Dancin' in the ruins of the (D major) rush
(C major) Queen and coun (G major) try's (D major) noble
(C major) cause
Interlude 1
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Verse 3
Stand (G major) in' on banks of the (E minor) river Seine (C major)
I (G major) ain't got tethers (C major) to my name
(G major) Stand my ground and I (E minor) cast my (C major) net
Dan (G major) cin' in the ruins where the
(C major) sun don't set
Dancin' in the (G major) ruins of the (D major) crown
(C major) Enfield (G major) rifles (D major) keepin' us (C major) down
Interlude 2
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(C major) (G major) (D major) (C major) (G major)
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Verse 4
I got a (G major) thirty- ought- six
and a (E minor) premium (C major) load
In a (G major) shotgun shack on a (C major) two lane road
Smack (G major) in the middle of the (E minor) bible (C major) belt
Dan (G major) cin' in the ruins all (C major) by myself
Verse 5
We got the (G major) Na tional Guard
with the (E minor) bayon (C major) ets
We got the (G major) ten commandments
on the (C major) State House steps
We (G major) shalt not steal and we (E minor) shalt not (C major) kill
Dan (G major) cin' in the ruins of
(C major) our own free will
Dancin' in the ruins of the (D major) South
Confed (C major) erate flag (G major) taped (D major) over
my (C major) mouth
Interlude 3
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Verse 6
We (G major) thank thee lord for (E minor) all we (C major) got
While the (G major) military (D major) na tionals (C major) call the shots
So (G major) scrape them hides and (E minor) clean that (C major) slate
Dan (G major) cin' in the ruins of the
(C major) Na tion's state
Verse 7
We'll (G major) fight 'em in the land,
we'll (D major) fight 'em in the (C major) air
Well a (G major) cowboy says we got
to (C major) fight 'em over there
He ain't (G major) seen nothing like
it since (E minor) Saigon (C major) fell
Dan (G major) cin' in the ruins 'cause we
(C major) might as well
Dancin' in the (G major) ruins of the (D major) realm
A fool (C major) and a (G major) mad man (D major) at the helm (C major)
Dancin' in the ruins of the (D major) right
Down in the (G major) bunker on a (D major) hunger strike
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Ruins Of The Realm
James Mcmurtry
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