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Rubin And Cherise by Jerry Garcia Band
Rubin And Cherise
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
B F# E B F# E F#
[Verse 1]
B F# E B F#
Cherise was brushing her long hair gently down
B F# E B F#
It was the afternoon of carnival as she brushes it gently down
B F# E B F#
Rubin was strumming his painted mandolin
B F# E
It was inlaid with a pretty face in jade
B F# E
Played in the carnival parade
[Verse 2]
B F# E B F#
Cherise was dressing as Pirouette in white
B F# E B F#
When a fatal vision gripped her tight Cherise beware tonight
B F# E B E
Rubin, Rubin tell me truly true
B F# E
I feel afraid and I don't know why I do,
B F# E
Is there another girl for you?
[Chorus 1]
C#m F# E B Bsus4 B
If you could see in my heart you would know it's true
B E B A A Asus4 A
There's none Cherise, except for you,
G#
Except for you
C#m B F# B F# E
I'd swear to it on my very soul, If I lie, may I fall down cold
E E E E E E E E F#
[Verse 3]
B F# E B F#
When Rubin played on his painted mandolin
B F# E B F#
The breeze would pause to listen in before going its way again
B F# E B F#
Masquerade began when nightfall finally woke
B F# E
Like waves against the bandstand, dancers broke
B F# E
to the painted mandolin
[Chorus 2]
Cm F# E B Bsus4 B
Looking out on the crowd who was standing there
E B A Asus4 A
Sweet Ruby Claire at Rubin stared,
G#
at Rubin stared
C#m B F# B F# E
She was dressed as Pirouette in red And her hair hung gently down
E E E E E E E E F#
[Verse 4]
B F# E B F#
The crowd pressed round, Ruby stood as though alone
B F# E B F#
Rubin's song took on a different tone and he played it just for her
B F# E B F#
The song that he played was the carnival parade
B F# E B F# E
Each note cut a thread of Cherise's fate it cut through like a blade
[Verse 5]
B F# E B F#
Rubin was playing his painted mandolin
B F# E B F#
When Ruby froze and turned to stone for the strings played all alone
B F# E B F#
The voice of Cherise from the face of the mandolin
B F# E B F# E
Singing Rubin, Rubin tell me true for I have no one but you
[Chorus 3]
C#m F# E B Bsus4 B
If you could see in my heart you would know it true
E B A Asus4 A
There's none Cherise, except for you,
G#
except for you
C#m B F# B F# E
I'd swear to it on my very soul, If I lie, may I fall down cold
[Verse 6]
B F# E B F#
The truth of love an unsung song must tell
B F# E B F#
The course of love must follow blind without a look behind
B F# E B E
Rubin walked the streets of New Orleans till dawn
B F# E B F# E
Cherise so lightly in his arms and her hair hung gently down
E E E E E E E E F# B
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version 2
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:B
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
B F# E B F# E F# (singing starts)
e|--2---2---0------2---2---0--2----------------------------------------------|
B|--4---2---0------4---2---0--2----------------------------------------------|
G|--4---3---1------4---3---1--3----------------------------------------------|
D|--4---4---2------4---4---2--4----------------------------------------------|
A|--2---4---2------2---4---2--4----------------------------------------------|
E|--2---2---0------2---2---0--2----------------------------------------------|
Cherise was brushing her long hair gently down
It was the afternoon of carnival
As she brushes it gently down
Rubin was strumming his painted mandolin
It was inlaid with a pretty face and jade
Played the carnival parade
Chereise was dressing as Pirouette in white
When a fatal vision gripped her tight
Cherise beware tonight
Rubin, Rubin tell me truly true
I feel afraid and I don't know why I do
Is there another girl for you?
If you could see my heart
You would know it's true
There's none Cherise, except for you, except for you
I'd swear to it on my very soul
If I lie, may I fall down cold
When Rubin played on his painted mandolin
The breeze would pause to listen in
Before going its way again
Masquerade began when nightfall finally woke
Like waves against the bandstand
Dancers broke to the painted mandolin
Looking out on the crowd
Who is standing there?
Sweet Ruby Claire and Rubin stared, and Rubin stared
She was dressed as Pirouette in red
And her hair hung gently down
The crowd pressed round
Ruby stood as though alone
Rubin's song took on a different tone
And he played it just for her
The song that he played was the carnival parade
Each note cut a thread of Cherise's fate
It cut through like a blade
Rubin's playing his painted mandolin
When Ruby froze and turned to stone
For the strings played all alone
The voice of Cherise from the face of the mandolin
Singing Rubin, Rubin tell me true
For I have no one but you
If you could see my heart
You would know it's true
There's none Cherise, except for you, except for you
I'd swear to it on my very soul
If I lie, may I fall down cold
The truth of love an unsung song must tell
The course of love must follow blind
Without a look behind
Rubin walked the streets of New Orleans 'til dawn
Cherise so lightly in his arms
And her hair hung gently down
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