The Smiths – Rubber Ring (Guitar)

Capo 7
Key
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Versions (3)

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Chords

Pretty easy way of playing this great song. Sounds good enough on the acoustic. During the intro and verse, A11 and Am7 are small variations that sound pretty good. I play them like this: A11: x00000 Am7: x02213 [Intro] Am Am A11 Am Am Am Am7 Am Am Am A11 [Verse 1]
Am  F       G       Am
A sad fact widely known

          A11 Am
The most impassionate song to a lonely soul

       F          G   Am
Is so easily outgrown

Am                                        A11 Am
But don't forget the songs that made you smile

         F           G          Am
And the songs that made you cry

 Am                 A11      Am
When you lay in awe on the bedroom floor

          F         G                 Am
And said "oh, oh, smother me mother"
[Chorus]
F           Em        F           Em         Am
Oh, la da dey, la da dey, la da dey, la da dey

 F    Em            F           Em         Am
Oh na na na, la da dey, la da dey, la da dey

F    Em               F          G       Am
Oh la day, la da da dey di la da da dey di
[Verse 2]
     Am             A11  Am
The passing of time and all of its crimes

     F        G        Am
Is making me sad again

   Am               A11            Am
The passing of time and all of its sickening crimes

    F         G         Am
Is making me sad again

Am                                        A11 Am
But don't forget the songs that made you cry

         F           G          Am
And the songs that saved your life

 Am                 A11            Am
Yes, you're older now and you're a clever swine

                   F             G                 Am
But they were the only ones who ever stood by you
[Chorus] F Em F Em Am x2 F Em F G Am [Verse 3]
     Am             A11    Am
The passing of time leaves empty lives

F       G            Am
waiting to be filled

     Am            Am7   Am
The passing of time leaves empty lives

F       G            Am
waiting to be filled

Am                                        A11 Am
I'm here with the cause, I'm holding the torch

         F            G            Am
In the corner of your room (can you hear me?)

Am                                 A11    Am
And when you're dancing and laughing and finally living

         F                     G                   Am
Hear my voice in your head and think of me kindly
[Chorus]
F           Em        F           Em         Am
Oh, la da dey, la da dey, la da dey, la da dey

 F    Em            F           Em         Am
Oh na na na, la da dey, la da dey, la da dey

F    Em               F          G       Am
Oh la day, la da da dey di la da da dey di
[Middle]
Am  C   D               F
Do you love me like you used to?

E       F  G
Oh...
[Chorus]
F           Em        F           Em         Am
Oh, la da dey, la da dey, la da dey, la da dey

 F    Em            F           Em         Am
Oh na na na, la da dey, la da dey, la da dey

F    Em               F          G       Am
Oh la day, la da da dey di la da da dey di
[Outro]
F           Em        F           Em         Am
Oh, la da dey, la da dey, la da dey, la da dey

 F    Em            F           Em         Am
Oh na na na, la da dey, la da dey, la da dey

F    Em               F          G       Am
Oh la day, la da da dey di la da da dey di

F           Em        F           Em         Am
Oh, la da dey, la da dey, la da dey, la da dey

 F    Em            F           Em         Am
Oh na na na, la da dey, la da dey, la da dey

F    Em               F          G       Am
Oh la day, la da da dey di la da da dey di
N.C. You are sleeping - you do not want to believe N.C. You are sleeping