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