Rueben James 4/4 Kenny Rogers
Standard Tuning No Capo Reworked by Ken Lee kandvlee@shaw.ca
/ D (xx0232@1) / A7 (x02020@1) / DRueben (xx0232@1)/ James in my / song you'll live a / gain, and
/ G (320003@1) / DThe (xx0232@1)/ phrases that I / rhyme,
/ A7 (x02020@1) / DAre (xx0232@1)just / footsteps out-a / time,
/ G (320003@1) / D (xx0232@1) / A7 (x02020@1) - DFrom (xx0232@1)a / time when I / knew you / Rueben James.
/ D (xx0232@1) / A7 (x02020@1) / DRueben (xx0232@1)/ James all the folks around Madison / County cussed your / name.
/ G (320003@1) / DJust (xx0232@1)a / no account share-cropper / colored man,
/ A7 (x02020@1) / DWho'd (xx0232@1)/ steal anything he / can, and
G (320003@1) / D (xx0232@1) / A7 (x02020@1) - DEverybody (xx0232@1)laid the / blame on / Rueben James.
/ G (320003@1) / DRueben (xx0232@1)/ James you still walk the fertile fields of my / mind,
/ GFaded (320003@1)/ shirt weathered brow,
/ DCalloused (xx0232@1)/ hands upon the plow'
/ C (x32010@1) / DLoved (xx0232@1)you / then and I love you now Rueben / James.
/ D (xx0232@1) / A7 (x02020@1) / DFlora (xx0232@1)/ Graves the gossip of Madison / County died with / child, and
/ G (320003@1) / DAl (xx0232@1)/ though your skin was / black,
/ A7 (x02020@1) / DYou (xx0232@1)were the / one who didnt turn your / back,
/ G (320003@1) / D (xx0232@1) / A7 (x02020@1) - DOn (xx0232@1)a / hungry white child with / no name / Rueben James.
/ D (xx0232@1) / A7 (x02020@1) / DRueben (xx0232@1)/ James with your mind on my soul and a / bible in your right, / and
/ G (320003@1) / DYou (xx0232@1)said / turn the other / cheek,
/ A7 (x02020@1) / DTheres (xx0232@1)a / better world waitin for the / meek,
/ G (320003@1) / D (xx0232@1) / A7 (x02020@1) - DIn (xx0232@1)my / mind these words re - / main from / Rueben James.
/ G (320003@1) / DRueben (xx0232@1)/ James you still walk the fertile fields of my / mind,
/ GFaded (320003@1)/ shirt weathered brow,
/ DCalloused (xx0232@1)/ hands upon the plow'
/ C (x32010@1) / DLoved (xx0232@1)you / then and I love you now Rueben / James.
/ E (022100@1) / B7 (x21202@1) / ERueben (022100@1)/ James one dark cloudy day they / brought you from the / field,and
/ A (x02220@1) / ETo (022100@1)your / lonely pine box / came,
/ B7 (x21202@1) / EJust (022100@1)a / preacher me and the / rain,
/ A (x02220@1) / E (022100@1) / B7 (x21202@1) - ETo (022100@1)/ sing one last re - / frain for / Rueben James.
/ A (x02220@1) / DRueben (xx0232@1)/ James you still walk the fertile fields of my / mind,
/ AFaded (x02220@1)/ shirt weathered brow,
/ ECalloused (022100@1)/ hands upon the plow'
/ D (xx0232@1) / ELoved (022100@1)you / then and I love you now Rueben / James.
Repeat Chorus and fade out.
