Intro
D and Cadd4
(hammering onto the 4th string at the 2nd fret)
[Verse 1]
A G D
You must leave now, take what you need, you think will last
A G D
But whatever you wish to keep, you better grab it fast
Em G D
Yonder stands your orphan with his gun
Em G D
Crying like a fire in the sun
F#7 G A
Look out the saints are coming through
Em G D
And it's all over now, Baby Blue.
[Verse 2]
A G D
The highway is for gamblers, better use your sense.
A G D
Take what you have gathered from coincidence.
Em G D
The empty-handed painter from your streets
Em G D
Is drawing crazy patterns on your sheets.
F#7 G A
The sky, too, is folding under you
Em G D
And it's all over now, Baby Blue.
[Verse 3]
A G D
All your seasick sailors, they are rowing home.
A G D
Your empty handed armies, they're all going home.
Em G D
The lover who just walked out your door
Em G D
Has taken all his blankets from the floor.
F#7 G A
The carpet, too, is moving under you
Em G D
And it's all over now, Baby Blue.
[Verse 4]
A G D
Leave your stepping stones behind, something calls for you.
A G D
Forget the dead you've left, they will not follow you.
Em G D
The vagabond who's rapping at your door
Em G D
Is standing in the clothes that you once wore.
F#7 G A
Strike another match, go start anew
Em G D
And it's all over now, Baby Blue.