Intro
G and Cadd4
(hammering onto the 4th string at the 2nd fret)
[Verse 1]
D C G
You must leave now, take what you need, you think will last
D C G
But whatever you wish to keep, you better grab it fast
Am C G
Yonder stands your orphan with his gun
Am C G
Crying like a fire in the sun
B7 C D
Look out the saints are coming through
Am C G
And it's all over now, Baby Blue.
[Verse 2]
D C G
The highway is for gamblers, better use your sense.
D C G
Take what you have gathered from coincidence.
Am C G
The empty-handed painter from your streets
Am C G
Is drawing crazy patterns on your sheets.
B7 C D
The sky, too, is folding under you
Am C G
And it's all over now, Baby Blue.
[Verse 3]
D C G
All your seasick sailors, they are rowing home.
D C G
Your empty handed armies, they're all going home.
Am C G
The lover who just walked out your door
Am C G
Has taken all his blankets from the floor.
B7 C D
The carpet, too, is moving under you
Am C G
And it's all over now, Baby Blue.
[Verse 4]
D C G
Leave your stepping stones behind, something calls for you.
D C G
Forget the dead you've left, they will not follow you.
Am C G
The vagabond who's rapping at your door
Am C G
Is standing in the clothes that you once wore.
B7 C D
Strike another match, go start anew
Am C G
And it's all over now, Baby Blue.