• Song:

    Richie And Ruben

  • Artist:

    Fountains of Wayne

  • Album:

    Richie and Ruben

Richie and Ruben
Fountains of Wayne

Before you decide these chords aren't right, listen closely. There is an acoustic guitar 
that plays a kind of C derative, heavy
on the B string that overpowers the base chords. Not saying this perfect...

Intro

F Dm Gm C

F                                   Dm
They opened up a bar called "Living Hell"
                                     Gm
Right from the start it didn't go too well
                                   C
They didn't have the vibe or quite the right clientele

F                                          Dm
They bought a velvet rope and the door man laughed
                                  Gm
They got robbed blind by half the wait staff
                   C
Six short weeks and they were forced to sell

Bb         F
Richie and Ruben
Ab                      Eb
Don't know what they're doin'
Bb         F
Richie and Ruben
                  C
Are both a little out of their minds
Don't give 'em a dime
They'll blow through your dough
                             F
Just like they blew through mine
             Dm
A-whoa a-a-o
       Gm
Whoa-o a-a-o
Where did the money go?
C
Where did the money go?

F                                   Dm
They opened a boutique they called "Degree"
                               Gm
Together with some kid from F.I.T.

Though later it turned out he never quite
C
Got his degree

F                                    Dm
Eleven hundred bucks for a ripped up shirt
                                           Gm
That came pre-stained with bleach and black dirt

Seemed just a little bit
C
Too steep to me - e - e -   - e - e

Bb         F
Richie and Ruben
Ab                      Eb
Don't know what they're doin'
Bb         F
Richie and Ruben
                  C
Are both a little out of their minds
Don't give 'em a dime
They'll blow through your dough
                             Dm
Just like they blew through mine

-- Bridge --
Dm                 Gm
And ever since the seventh grade
                        C               C7
They've been sayin that "we've got it made"
              Ab
And I haven't gotten paid
       F#         F
Gotten paid at all
             Dm
A-whoa a-a-o
           Gm
Whoa-o A-A-o
Where did the money go?
C
Where did the money go?

Bb         F
Richie and Ruben
Ab                      Eb
Don't know what they're doin'
Bb         F
Richie and Ruben
                 C
Are both a little
They're both a little
They're both a little
             F
Out of their minds

(Pause)

F Dm Gm C
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