RUBYLOVE - Cat Stevens (from "Teaser and the Firecat") 1971
Tabbed by Gino De Felicis (SP4313)
Open E Tuning: E B E G# B E 7/8 Time
Intro
E --7----5----0----4-- * --0----0----0----0-- *
B --0----0----0----0-- * --0----0----0----0-- *
G# --7----5----0----3-- * --0----7----0----1-- *
E --0----0----0----0-- * --0----0----0----0-- *
B --0----0----0----0-- * --0----7----0----2-- *
E --0----0----0----0-- * --0----0----0----0-- *
E --0----0----0----0----0----0--* --7----5----4----2----0--*
B --0----0----0----0----0----0--* --0----0----0----0----0--*
G# --1----0----1----3----1----0--* --7----5----3----1----0--*
E --0----0----0----0----0----0--* --0----0----0----0----0--*
B --2----0----2----4----2----0--* --0----0----0----0----0--*
E --0----0----0----0----0----0--* --0----0----0----0----0--*
Verse 1
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Who'll be my love you'll be my love you'll be my sky
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a- bove
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Who'll be my light you'll be my light you'll be my day
020100 000000 777777 000000
and night you'll be mine tonight
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Ah ah ah ah, ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah
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. Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah
777777 000000
Verse 2 (Phonetic Greek)
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Ruby gli-kya ella xana ella xana konda mou
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000000 020100 040300 020100 000000
Ella pru-ee me tin av-ee Seesu sanee ahkee- ra
7777777 000000
Ruby Mou mikri
(Key change to G)
333333 353433 575655 353433 333333
Oo oo oo oo, oo oo oo oo, oo oo oo oo oo oo
333333 353433 575655 353433 333333
Oo oo oo oo, oo oo oo oo, oo oo oo oo oo oo
101010101010 333333 070700 000000
020100 070700 777777 000000
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah
Verse 3
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Ruby my love you'll be my love you'll be my sky
020100 000000
a- bove
. 020100 040300
Ruby my light you'll be my light you'll be my day
020100 000000 777777 000000
and night you'll be mine tonight
(Key change to G)
333333 353433 575655 353433 333333
Oo oo oo oo, oo oo oo oo, oo oo oo oo oo oo
101010101010 333333
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ALTERNATE CHORDS TO END OF FIRST VERSE WHEN PLAYING SOLO:
(These chords are to cover the absence of the bouzouki)
000000 020100 040300 050500 020100 050500 0,10,0,10,00 070700
ah ah ah ah, ah ah ah ah
000000 020100 040300 050500 070700
Ah ah ah ah ah
000505 000707 000809 000,12,0,12 000,10,0,11 000809 000707
000809 000,10,0,11 000,12,0,12 000,10,0,11 000809 000707
000809 000,10,0,11 000,12,0,12
020100 050500 0,10,0,10,00 070700
ah ah ah ah
000000 020100 040300 050500 070700
Ah ah ah ah ah
000505 000707 000809 000,12,0,12 000,10,0,11 000809 000707
000809 000,10,0,11 000707 000505 000707 000505 000707 000304
