Cat Stevens - Ruins

^D/F# It's so quiet in the ruins,^{G D/F#} walking through the old town,^{G D/F#} Stones crumbling un^Gder my feet, I see s^D/F#moke for miles around, ^{G D/F#} Oh, it's enough to ^Gmake you weep,^D/F# all that remains of the ^Gmain street, ^D/F# Up in the park on ^GSunday, ^D/F# dogs chasing, and the c^Ghildren playing, ^F Old man with his ^Chead down, ^F can't see nothing ^Cmore a^Around…, no!

^{D/F# G} But he remembers how it ^D/F#used to be, ^G back in the old days, ^Dsus4 So nice to see you coming ^Gback in this town a^Emgain, It's nice to see a friendly ^Cface come peeping ^Gthrough, Having tea i^An the afternoon, ^Dsus4 So nice to see you coming ^Gback in this town a^Emgain ^{C G A}

^D/F# Ah, but it's all changed, ^{G D/F#} Winter turned on ^GMan, ^D/F# Came down one day when no ^Gone was looking, and it s^D/F#tole away the land,^{G D/F#} People running scared,^G losing hands^D/F#, dodging shadows of ^G falling sand, ^D/F# Buildings standing like ^G empty shells, and no^D/F#body helping ^Gno one else, ^F Young child with his ^Chands high,^F ain't able to see no ^Creason ^Awhy…, no!

^{D/F# G} But he remembers how it ^D/F#used to be, ^{G Dsus4} So nice to see you coming ^Gback in this town a^Emgain, It's nice to see a friendly ^Cface come peeping t^Ghrough, You better know w^Ahat you're going through, now!

^A You came back to f^B7ind your home is a ^Dblack horizon, That ^E7you don't recognise,^A evil destruction has ^B7taken everything, ^D You'd better walk on the ^E7side, while you're still ^Awalking, Just keep on ^B7walking on ^Ddown the street, Keep your dis^E7tance from the people you ^Ameet, Oh, Lord, and you'd ^B7better watch your eyes, 'cause, if ^Dsmoke gets in them, Baby, ^E7you won't rise again! ^Dsus4 So nice to see you coming ^Gback in this town a^Emgain! ^{C G A}

^D/F# Where's it leading t^Go? ^D/F# Freedom at what ^Gcost? ^D/F# People needing ^Gmore, and more, and it's all g^D/F#etting lost^G, ^D/F# I want ^Gback! ^D/F# I want ^Gback! ^D/F# Back to the time when the ^Gearth was green, There was ^D/F# no high walls, and the ^Gsea was clean! ^F Don't stop that s^Cun to shine, ^F it's not ^Cyours or ^Amine�^D/F#?, no! ^{G D}