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Capo: 4 Tuning: E A D G B E
Lori McKenna - Ruby's Shoes Capo 4 [Intro] G C G C G C G C [Verse 1]
GRuby's Cshoes would Gtake her C A Gmile or so to Cschool every Gday C GWhere the Cwhite people Ghated her C They'd Gscream and hold Csigns and tell her Gto go aCway
[Verse 2]
GBut Ruby's Cwill was Gstronger C Than the Gbigots with the Csigns could ever Gknow C GShe stopped every Cmorning on the Gcorner C And Gprayed that Csomeday the Gpain would Cgo
[Chorus]
She'd Dsus4stop and she'd Cpray That Dsus4all the hatred would Cgo away She was only Dsus4six years old, but she Cknew Walk a mile in Ruby's Gshoes C
[Instrumental] G C G C G C [Verse 3]
GRuby sat aClone in the Gclassroom C She never Gdreamed the other Cchildren wouldn't Gcome C They Ghated Cher for the Gcolour of her Cskin Well, Gcolour is Csuch an Gamazing ilClusion
[Chorus]
She'd Dsus4stop and she'd Cpray That Dsus4all the hatred would Cgo away She was only Dsus4six years old, but she Cknew Walk a mile in Ruby's Gshoes C
[Instrumental] G C G C G C [Verse 4]
GNow Ruby Cknew about GDorothy C And the Gruby Cshoes that she Gwore C GShe Cwondered about GOz someCtimes Well, well Gno other Cchild ever Gwalked in her shoes beCfore
[Chorus]
She'd Dsus4stop and she'd Cpray That Dsus4all the hatred would Cgo away She was only Dsus4six years old, but she Cknew Walk a mile in Ruby's Gshoes C G C
[Bridge]
EmRuby, if Cbirds can always Dfly Dsus4 D Why, oh why, can't youG and I C
[Instrumental] G C G C G C [Verse 5]
GRuby's Cshoes would Gtake her C A Gmile or so to Cschool every Gday C GWhere the Cwhite people Ghated her C They'd Gscream and hold Csigns and tell her Gto go aCway
[Chorus]
She'd Dsus4stop and she'd Cpray That Dsus4all the hatred would Cgo away She'd Dsus4stop and she'd Cpray That Dsus4no other children would be Craised this way G C G C Ruby'sG C Gshoes C
[Outro]
If Gbirds can Cfly Then Gwhy oh Cwhy If Gbirds can Cfly Then Gwhy, oh Cwhy, can't GI C G