Tuning: E A D G B E

riff chorus e|-------------------------------| B|-5h7p5---5h7p5---5h7p5---------| G|-------7-------7-------7-7-7-7-| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| [Verse]

^DI’ll give ^Ait back if y^F#mou want it ^DAll that t^Aime you wast^F#med on i^Dt ^DI dreamed of^F# you in the^G car ^DI wanna know^F# how you ar^Ge

^DFrom Augus^At to October^F#m ^DIt felt li^Ake it was ov^F#mer ^D ^DDon’t wear y^F#ourself out^G me ^DDon’t lie do^F#wn about me^G

[Chorus] (riff) Ricky felt alone now (riff) So he went to the store (riff) Gathered up some flowers (riff) To mail to Julie’s door [Verse]

^DThe field ^Aso watery an^F#md wide ^DPasses me ^Aon either si^F#mde ^D ^DDidn’t talk ^F#to you toda^Gy ^DDoesn’t matt^F#er either w^Gay

^DYou know I^A like 'em cu^F#mt ^DWith a cer^Atain I-don’t^F#m-know-w^Dhat ^DDipped into ^F#the reserve^G ^DBathed in th^F#e dirt I de^Gserve

[Chorus] (riff) Julie had his flowers (riff) Taped up on the wall (riff) "It's better to love Ricky (riff) From afar than not at all" [Outro]

^D(r^Aif^Gf chorus)

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Frankie Cosmos - Ballad of r and j