Red Rubber Ball
Paul Simon

CAPO 2nd Fret for original recording

INTRO: (With notes)
G  Em  C  D

G             Bm          C          G
I should have known you'd bid me farewell
                       Bm
There's a lesson to be learned from this
         C               Dsus4  D
And I've learned it very well
C                 D            G               Em
Now I know you're not the only starfish in the sea
     Am              Bm              C               B7
If I never hear your name again it's all the same to me

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

G         Bm        C              G
You never cared for secrets I'd confide
                    Bm
For you I'm just an ornament
C                  Dsus4  D
Something for your pride
C               D              G                   Em 
Always running, never caring - That's the life you live
Am             Bm                C              B7
Stolen minutes of your time were all you had to give

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

(ORIGINAL JUMPS UP HALF STEP HERE)

    G              Bm        C           G
The story's in the past with nothing to recall
                    Bm         C                 D
I've got my life to live and I don't need you at all
    C              D                G           Em 
The roller coaster ride we took is nearly at an end
  Am               Bm                     C             B7 
I bought my ticket with my tears - that's all I'm gonna spend

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

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

OUTRO
G  Em  C  D  G