Forever Ray chords by Carrie Newcomer

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
G   C G D    G   C G D

Verse:
    G           C   G D
One weekend Ray was a bit at loose ends
        G         C  G      D
Getting underfoot in Ella's kitchen again
Em             D              A7             C
She shooed him out, said “Its such a nice day
                     G             Am    D    G     C G D
Perhaps there's some yard work you might do today”

Verse:
      G                C    G    D
So he drove where they sold statuettes by the pound
         G           C    G    D
Saying, “If you want real art, go to Waynetown"
            Em           D            A7          C
He bought a smart cement rabbit, standing on hind legs
                   G        Am  D         G
In a waiter's waistcoat and flourishing a tray

Chorus:
          Am            G                          D
And every morning she'd find, on that small rabbit tray
  Am           G                            D
Secured with a stone, so it would not blow away
            Am          G                          D
A note that said "To my sweetheart" or "happy birthday"
        Em         D        A7            C
"Here's looking at you kid, Forever, Ray
         G     C G D
Forever, Ray”

Verse:
G                C     G   D
Pleased with his plan, his idea grew wings
      G            C   G       D
Every weekend he'd add another marvellous thing
  Em               D          A7        C
A sweet life-sized angel, a Madonna and dog
                  G         Am   D         G
Andy Griffith and Jesus, Bigfoot and groundhog

Chorus:
          Am            G                          D
And every morning she'd find, on that small rabbit tray
  Am           G                         D
Secured with a stone, it would not blow away
            Am          G                          D
A note that said "To my sweetheart" or "happy birthday"
        Em         D        A7            C
"Here's looking at you kid, Forever, Ray
         G     C G D
Forever, Ray”

Instrumental:
G   C G D    G   C G D    Em  D  C D

Verse:
     G         C  G    D
Like autumn to winter, age shuffled in
        G       C   G  D
So they hired a boy to rake and to trim
      Em       D                 A7      C
Every statue a touchstone, a mem'ry to recall
                  G          Am   D      G    C G D
In the centre the rabbit that started it all

Verse:
       G                 C      G   D
Like a watch that's been turned too often and long
G        C   G D
Ella and Ray began to wind down
    Em                D         A7             C
The springs and small gears had not lost their shine
                 G        Am    D  G
But simply could no longer hold on to time

Chorus:
          Am          G                    D
And every morning she places a note on the tray
        Am      G                       D
But without any stone, letting it blow away
         Am             G                       D
Down the street, on the air, to land where they may
         Em           D          A7             C
Saying, “I'll be your sweetheart forever, Ray
        G
Forever Ray”

Outro:
D    G    D    G    D    Em  D  C D G