Ruins chords and lyrics - CAT STEVENS, YUSUF ISLAM

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[Intro 1]
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[D]It's

[Verse 1]
so quiet in the ru[G]ins
[D]Walking through the old tow[G]n,
[D]stones crumbling under [G]my feet,
I see [D]smoke for miles [G]around.[D]
Oh, it's enough to make [G]you [D]weep,
all that remains of the main [G]street.
[D]Up in the park on Sun[G]day,
[D]dogs chasing and children [G]played.
An [F]old man with his [C]head down,
[F]can't see nothing wrong [A]around
No, [D]no, but [G]he remembers
how it used [D]to be,
[G]back in the old days
[D]So nice to see you coming [G]back
in this town again
[Em]Nice to see your friendly face
[C]come beeping thr[G]ough
Alvin T. [A]in the afternoon now
[D]It's nice to see you comin' [G]back
in this town [Em]again[C]
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[G]
[D]Ah, but it's all cha[G]nged
[D]Winter turned on a [G]man
[D]Came down one day when
no [G]one was looking
And [D]it stole away the [G]land
[D]People running sca[G]red, losing hands
[D]Dodging shadows of [G]falling sand
[D]Buildings standing like [G]empty shells
And nobody [D]helping no [G]one else
[F]Young child with his han[C]ds up high
[F]Ain't able to see [C]no reason [A]why, [D]no
[G]But he remembers how it used [D]to [G]be
[D]So nice to see you [G]comin' back
in this town again
[Em]It's nice to see your friendly face
[C]gone bee[G]fin' through
You better know [A]what you're
goin' through now
You came back here to find your home
It's [D]a black horizon that
you [A]don't recognize
Evil destruction has taken [D]everything
You better walk from the [A]side
While you're still walking
Just keep on walking
All the way [D]down the street
Keep your distance
[A]from the people you meet
Oh Lord, and you better watch your eyes
As the [D]smoke gets in and then
[A]You won't rise again
It's so [G]nice to [D]see you [G]coming back
in this town [Em]again[C][G]
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[D]Was it leading to [G]freedom
[D]at what cos[G]t?
[D]People needin' [G]more and more,
and it's all [D]gettin' [G]lost
[D]I want b[G]ack, I[D] want ba[G]ck
[D]Back to the time when the
[G]earth was green
And there was no [D]high walls
and the sea [G]was clean
[F]Don't stop that sun to [C]shine
[F]It's not [A]yours or mine, no, [D]no
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