Red Rubber Ball
Paul Simon


G             Bm          C          G
I should have known you'd bid me farewell
          G            Bm                         C               D
There's a lesson to be learned from this and I've learned it very well
C                 D            G        G/F#   Em
Now I know you're not the only starfish in the sea
     Am              Bm              C               B
If I never hear your name again it's all the same to me

      Em
And I think it's gonna be alright
Am                C
Yes, the worst is over now
    D                             C          G
The morning sun is shining like a red rubber ball


[then starting almost on the same beat as "ball":]
G                    Em                   C                    D
Doo doo do-do-do-do, Doo doo do-do-do-do, Doo doo do-do-do-do, Doo doo do-do-do

G         Bm        C              G
You never cared for secrets I'd confide
   G               Bm        C                  D
To you I'm just an ornament, something for your pride
C               D             G          G/F#     Em
Always running, never caring, that's the life you live
Am             Bm                C              B
Stolen moments of your time were all you had to give

Refrain

G                    Em                   C                    D
Doo doo do-do-do-do, Doo doo do-do-do-do, Doo doo do-do-do-do, Doo doo do-do-do

    G              Bm        C            G
The story's in the past with nothing to recall
     G              Bm         C                 D
I've got my life to live and I don't need you at all
    C              D               G      G/F#  Em
The roller coaster ride we took is nearly at an end
  Am               Bm                    C             B
I bought my ticket with my tears, that's all I'm gonna spend

Refrain 2x
G                    Em                   C                    G (sustain)
Doo doo do-do-do-do, Doo doo do-do-do-do, Doo doo do-do-do-do, Doo