Ruthie Mae chords by Percy Mayfield

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Em
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Verse 1
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I  (C major) would  (F major)  (C major)  (F major)  (F sharpdim) 
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 (A minor) 
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 (G major)  (C major) like to write a  (F major) song
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about the moonlight  (C major) 
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But I  (F major) know I'll have to write  (F sharpdim) the way I feel  (G major) 
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 (C major) How can I  (F major) say the moon is  (F sharpdim) bright
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When you're  (G major) not with me at night
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 (A major) And to  (D major) me the moonbeams  (G major) 
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are not real  (C major)  (F sharpdim) 
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 (G major) I would  (C major) like to tell you
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just  (F major) why the stars are  (C major) shining
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And just  (F major) why they decorate
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 (F sharpdim) the      Milky Way  (C major) 
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How  (F major) can I write about the stars
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 (F sharpdim) when     it's  (G major) cloudy in my heart
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 (A major) And all my  (D major) thoughts are  (C major) of my
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 (G major) darling Ruth  (C major) an d me
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Like  (F major) the wet  (D minor) that's in water,
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like  (F major) the dawn  (F sharpdim) that's   in deep
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You're  (D major) in my  (D minor) veins,
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 (D major) dare to re (F sharpdim) main     that  (G major) way,
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that way  (F major)  (F sharpdim)  (A minor)  (D major)  (F sharpdim)  (G major) 
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 (C major) 
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 (G major) Now it  (C major) seems that all my  (F major) songs
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are filled with  (C major) sadness
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For the  (F major) sadness in my heart
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 (F sharpdim) is here to stay  (G major)  (C major) 
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I  (F major) know I'll never write a tun (F sharpdim) e
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About the stars  (G major) and about the moon
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 (A major) Until you  (D major) return, my  (G major) darlin' Ruthie  (C major) Mae  (G major)  (C major)  (F major) 
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 (C major)  (F major)  (F sharpdim)  (C major)  (F major) 
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 (F sharpdim)  (E minor)  (G major)  (A major)  (D major)  (G major)  (C major) 
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I  (F major) let that  (D minor) then waddle
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like  (F sharpdim) the      dawn  (E flatdim) that's   in (F sharpdim) deed
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You're  (D minor) in  my veins,
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dare to re (F major) main that  (G major) way,
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Am 
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that  (A flatdim) way       (G major)  (F major)  (F sharpdim)  (C major)  (A minor)  (F sharpdim)  (G major) 
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 (C major) 
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 (G major) Now it  (C major) seems that all my  (F major) songs
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are filled with  (C major) sadness
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For the  (F major) sadness in my heart
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 (F sharpdim) is here to stay  (G major) 
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 (C major) I know I'll  (F major) never write a tun (F sharpdim) e
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About the stars  (G major) and about  (A major) the moon
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Until you  (D major) return,  (G major) my darlin' Ruthie  (C major) Mae
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 (A major) Until you  (D major) return,  (G major) my  (F major) darlin'  (G major) Ruthie  (C major) Mae