Intro
F and Cadd4
(hammering onto the 4th string at the 2nd fret)
[Verse 1]
C A# F
You must leave now, take what you need, you think will last
C A# F
But whatever you wish to keep, you better grab it fast
Gm A# F
Yonder stands your orphan with his gun
Gm A# F
Crying like a fire in the sun
A7 A# C
Look out the saints are coming through
Gm A# F
And it's all over now, Baby Blue.
[Verse 2]
C A# F
The highway is for gamblers, better use your sense.
C A# F
Take what you have gathered from coincidence.
Gm A# F
The empty-handed painter from your streets
Gm A# F
Is drawing crazy patterns on your sheets.
A7 A# C
The sky, too, is folding under you
Gm A# F
And it's all over now, Baby Blue.
[Verse 3]
C A# F
All your seasick sailors, they are rowing home.
C A# F
Your empty handed armies, they're all going home.
Gm A# F
The lover who just walked out your door
Gm A# F
Has taken all his blankets from the floor.
A7 A# C
The carpet, too, is moving under you
Gm A# F
And it's all over now, Baby Blue.
[Verse 4]
C A# F
Leave your stepping stones behind, something calls for you.
C A# F
Forget the dead you've left, they will not follow you.
Gm A# F
The vagabond who's rapping at your door
Gm A# F
Is standing in the clothes that you once wore.
A7 A# C
Strike another match, go start anew
Gm A# F
And it's all over now, Baby Blue.