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Reuben James by Kenny Rogers
Reuben James
Standard Tuning No Capo
/ D / A7 / D
Rueben / James in my / song you'll live a / gain, and
/ G / D
The / phrases that I / rhyme,
/ A7 / D
Are just / footsteps out-a / time,
/ G / D / A7 - D
From a / time when I / knew you / Rueben James.
/ D / A7 / D
Rueben / James all the folks around Madison / County cussed your / name.
/ G / D
Just a / no account share-cropper / colored man,
/ A7 / D
Who'd / steal anything he / can, and
G / D / A7 - D
Everybody laid the / blame on / Rueben James.
/ G / D
Rueben / James you still walk the fertile fields of my / mind,
/ G
Faded / shirt weathered brow,
/ D
Calloused / hands upon the plow'
/ C / D
Loved you / then and I love you now Rueben / James.
/ D / A7 / D
Flora / Graves the gossip of Madison / County died with / child, and
/ G / D
Al / though your skin was / black,
/ A7 / D
You were the / one who didnt turn your / back,
/ G / D / A7 - D
On a / hungry white child with / no name / Rueben James.
/ D / A7 / D
Rueben / James with your mind on my soul and a / bible in your right, / and
/ G / D
You said / turn the other / cheek,
/ A7 / D
Theres a / better world waitin for the / meek,
/ G / D / A7 - D
In my / mind these words re - / main from / Rueben James.
/ G / D
Rueben / James you still walk the fertile fields of my / mind,
/ G
Faded / shirt weathered brow,
/ D
Calloused / hands upon the plow'
/ C / D
Loved you / then and I love you now Rueben / James.
/ E / B7 / E
Rueben / James one dark cloudy day they / brought you from the / field,and
/ A / E
To your / lonely pine box / came,
/ B7 / E
Just a / preacher me and the / rain,
/ A / E / B7 - E
To / sing one last re - / frain for / Rueben James.
/ A / D
Rueben / James you still walk the fertile fields of my / mind,
/ A
Faded / shirt weathered brow,
/ E
Calloused / hands upon the plow'
/ D / E
Loved you / then and I love you now Rueben / James.
Repeat Chorus and fade out.
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version 2
Intro E
E
Reuben James
B E
In my song you'll live again
A E
And the phrases that I rhyme
B E
Are just footsteps outta time
A E B E
From a time when I knew you, Reuben James
E
Reuben James,
B E
All the folks around Madison County cussed your name
A E
Just a no account share-cropper coloured man
B E
Who'd steal anything he can
A E B E
And everybody laid the blame on Reuben James
Chorus
A
Reuben James
E
You still walk the fertile fields of my mind
A
The faded shirt, the weathered brow
E
The calloused hands upon the plough
D A E
Loved you then and I love you now, Reuben James
E
Flora Graves,
B E
The gossip of Madison County died with child
A E
And although your skin was black
B E
You were the one who didn't turn your back
A E B E
On a hungry white child with no name, Reuben James
E
Reuben James,
B E
With your mind on my soul and a bible in your right hand
A E
And you said turn the other cheek
B E
There's a better world waitin' for the meek
A E B E
In my mind these words remain from Reuben James
Repeat chorus
A
Reuben James
E
You still walk the fertile fields of my mind
A
The faded shirt, the weathered brow
E
The calloused hands upon the plough
D A E
Loved you then and I love you now, Reuben James
Third verse key change F
(if you can swing it, otherwise keep in key of E)
F
Reuben James,
C F
One dark cloudy day they brought you from the field
Bb F
And to your lonely pine box came
C F
Just a preacher me and the rain
Bb F C F
To sing one last refrain for Reuben James
Chorus x 2
Bb
Reuben James
F
You still walk the fertile fields of my mind
Bb
The faded shirt, the weathered brow
F
The calloused hands upon the plough
Eb Ab F
Loved you then and I love you now, Reuben James
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version 3
D A7 D
Rueben James in my song youll live a gain
G D
And the phrases that I rhyme
A7 D
Are just the footsteps out-a time
G D A7 D
From a time when I knew Rueben James
D A7 D
Rueben James all the folks around Madison County cussed your name
G D
Just a no account share-croppin colored man
A7 D
Who steal anything he can
G D A7 D
And everybody laid the blame on Rueben James
G D
Rueben James you still walk the fertile fields of my mind
G
Faded shirt weathered brow
D
Callused hands upon the plow
C D
I loved you then and I love you now Rueben James
D A7 D
Flora Graves the gossip of Madison County died with child
G D
And al though your skin was black
A7 D
You were the one who didnt turn your back
G D A7 D
On a hungry white child with no name Rueben James
D A7 D
Rueben James with your mind on my soul and a bible in your right
hand
G D
You said turn the other cheek
A7 D
Theres a better world waitin for the meek
G D A7 D
In my mind these words re main from Rueben James
G D
Rueben James you still walk the fertile fields of my mind
G
Faded shirt weathered brow
D
Callused hands upon the plow
C D
I loved you then and I love you now Rueben James
E B7 E
Rueben James one dark cloudy day they brought you from the field
A E
And to your lonely pine box came
B7 E
Just a preacher me and the rain
A E B7 E
To sing one last re frain for Rueben James
A E
Rueben James you still walk the fertile fields of my mind
A
Faded shirt weathered brow
E
Callused hands upon the plow
D E
I loved you then and I love you now Rueben James
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