Rubin And Cherise — Jerry Garcia Band
Chords and lyrics for Rubin And Cherise by Jerry Garcia Band (key of E).
Intro
[B] [F#] [E] [B] [F#] [E] [F#]
Verse 1
[B]Cherise was[F#] brushing her[E] long hair[B] gently [F#]down
It was the [B]afternoon of [F#][E]carnival as she brushes it [B]gently [F#]down
[B]Rubin was [F#]strumming his [E]painted [B][F#]mandolin
It was inlaid with a [B]pretty [F#]face in [E]jade
Played in the [B][F#]carnival [E]parade
Verse 2
[B]Cherise was [F#]dressing as [E][B]Pirouette in [F#]white
When a fatal [B]vision [F#]gripped her [E]tight Cherise [B]beware [F#]tonight
[B]Rubin, [F#]Rubin [E]tell me [B]truly [E]true
I feel afraid and I [B]don't know [F#]why I [E]do,
Is there [B]another [F#]girl for [E]you?
Chorus 1
[C#m]If you could see in my [F#]heart [E] you would [B]know it's [Bsus4]true[B]
[B]There's none [E]Cherise, [B]except for [A][A]you,[A][Asus4]
Except for [G#]you
I'd [C#m]swear to it [B]on my [F#]very [B]soul, If I lie, may I [F#]fall down [E]cold
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [F#]
Verse 3
When [B]Rubin [F#]played on his [E]painted [B][F#]mandolin
The breeze would [B]pause to [F#]listen [E]in before going its [B]way [F#]again
[B]Masquerade [F#]began when [E]nightfall [B]finally [F#]woke
Like waves against the [B]bandstand, [F#]dancers [E]broke
to the [B]painted [F#][E]mandolin
Chorus 2
[Cm]Looking out on the [F#]crowd [E]who was [B]standing [Bsus4]there[B]
Sweet [E]Ruby Claire at [B]Rubin [A][Asus4]stared,[A]
at Rubin [G#]stared
[C#m]She was [B]dressed as [F#]Pirouette in [B]red And her hair hung [F#]gently [E]down
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [F#]
Verse 4
The [B]crowd pressed [F#]round, Ruby [E]stood as[B] though [F#]alone
Rubin's song [B]took on a [F#]different [E]tone and he played it[B] just for [F#]her
The [B]song that he [F#]played was the [E][B]carnival [F#]parade
Each note cut a [B]thread of [F#]Cherise's [E]fate it [B]cut through [F#]like a [E]blade
Verse 5
[B]Rubin was [F#]playing his [E]painted [B][F#]mandolin
When Ruby [B]froze and [F#]turned to [E]stone for the strings [B]played all [F#]alone
The [B]voice of [F#]Cherise from the [E]face of the [B][F#]mandolin
Singing Rubin, [B]Rubin [F#]tell me [E]true for I [B]have no [F#]one but [E]you
Chorus 3
[C#m]If you could see in my [F#]heart you would [E]know it [B][Bsus4]true[B]
There's none [E]Cherise, [B]except for [A][Asus4]you,[A]
except for [G#]you
I'd [C#m]swear to it [B]on my [F#]very [B]soul, If I lie, may I [F#]fall down [E]cold
Verse 6
The [B]truth of [F#]love an [E]unsung [B]song must [F#]tell
The course of [B]love must [F#]follow [E]blind without a [B]look [F#]behind
[B]Rubin [F#]walked the [E]streets of [B]New Orleans [E]till dawn
Cherise so [B]lightly [F#]in his [E]arms and her [B]hair hung [F#]gently [E]down
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [F#] [B]
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