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Goodnight Ruby

Dave Jordan 1973

This gentle and achingly poignant song for Anzac day is from the early 70s and is part of Dave's UK repertoire - hence Remembrance Day (Nov 11th) rather than Anzac Day.

Play Dave's 740k MP3 and sing his lyrics to bring this song alive for him.
C                 F   G     C
Heading home on remembrance day
         Am          D      G
Slowing down in the autumn cold
C  G    C              F     G Am
In your scarf and your green beret
        Em             F      Dm          G        C
And you can't help but wonder how you've grown so old


              F       G    C
		Called away by a waking dream
     C/c  C/b Am/a C/g D              G
		Brave old soldier running out of steam
             F              G    Am
		Blows a kiss to the evening skies
      F          C   D        G            C
		Good night Ruby with the stars in her eyes

There's a face in a photograph
That you've treasured the long years through
Just a trace of her distant laugh
And you pray there's a heaven and she waits for you

		Called away by a waking dream
		Brave old soldier running out of steam
		Blows a kiss to the evening skies
		Good night Ruby with the stars in her eyes

		(And then an instrumental interlude here ??)

Set 'em up for the whole damn crew
Raise a glass to your absent friends
Just a ghost of the gang you knew
And you can't help but wonder will you meet again

		Called away by a waking dream
		Brave old soldier running out of steam
		Blows a kiss to the evening skies
		Good night Ruby with the stars in her eyes

(Repeat chorus at end, as indicated in melody of mp3
 with final lines 
'Goodnight Ruby, Goodnight Ruby, 
Goodnight Ruby with the stars........in her eyes')

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