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