Ruins chords by
Yusuf / Cat Stevens

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Key: D major

Intro 1

Verse 1
D D 
 
It's so quiet in the
G G 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
ruins walking though the old town
G G 
 
Stones crumbling under my feet I see
D D 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
smoke for miles around
G G 
 
Oh it's enough to make you weep,
D D 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
all that remains of the main street
Up in the park on Sunday,
G G 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
F F 
 
dogs chasing and the children played
C C 
 
Old man with his head down,
F F 
 
A A 
 
can't see nothing more around, no
D D 
 

Verse 2
G G 
 
D D 
 
But he remembers how it used to be,
G G 
 
back in the old days,
D D 
 
So nice to see you coming
G G 
 
back in this town again
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
It's nice to see a friendly face come
G G 
 
peeping through having tea
A A 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
In the afternoon, so nice to see you coming back

Interlude 1

in this town again

Verse 3
G G 
 
D D 
 
Ah but it's all changed winter
G G 
 
D D 
 
turned on a man
Came down on day when no-
G G 
 
D D 
 
one was looking and it
Stole away the land,
G G 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
people running scared, losing hands
D D 
 
G G 
 
Dodging shadows of falling sand,
D D 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
buildings standing like empty shells
G G 
 
F F 
 
And nobody...helping no- one else
C C 
 
Young child with his hands high,
F F 
 
C C 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
ain't able to see no reason why, no

Verse 4
G G 
 
D D 
 
But he remembers how it used to be,
G G 
 
back in the old days,
D D 
 
G G 
 
So nice to see you coming
back in this town again
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
It's nice to see a friendly face
G G 
 
come peeping through
A A 
 
You'd better know what
you're going through now
You came back here to find your
D D 
 
home is a  black horizon

Verse 5
A A 
 
That you don't recognize,
D D 
 
evil destruction has taken everything
A A 
 
You'd better walk on the side
while you're still walking
D D 
 
Just keep on walking on down
A A 
 
the street keep your distance
From the people you meet.

Verse 6
A A 
 
Oh Lord and you'd better
watch your eyes
D D 
 
'Cause if smoke gets in them,
A A 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
baby you won't rise again.
G G 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
Where's it leading to
G G 
 
freedom at what cost
D D 
 
G G 
 
People needing more and more
D D 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
and it's all getting lost
G G 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
I want back,  I want back
D D 
 
Back to the time when the
G G 
 
earth was green
D D 
 
And there was no high walls
G G 
 
F F 
 
and the sea was clean
C C 
 
Don't stop that sun to shine,
F F 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
it's not yours or mine, no.
G G

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