Rubber Ring chords by The Smiths

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 7th

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: E minorEm

Difficulty: Novice

Pretty easy way of playing this great song. Sounds good enough on the acoustic.

During the intro and verse, A11A11 and Am7Am7 are small variations that sound pretty good. I play them like this:
A11: x00000
Am7: x02213

Intro:
A minorAm A minorAm A11A11 A minorAm
Am A minorAm Am7Am7 A minorAm
Am A minorAm A11A11

Verse 1:
A minorAm FF    G+G    A minorAm
A augmentedA sad fact widely known
     A11A11 A minorAm
The most impassionate song to a lonely soul
    FF     G+G  A minorAm
Is so easily outgrown
A minorAm                    A11A11 A minorAm
But don't forget the songs that made you smile
     FF      G+G     A minorAm
And the songs that made you cry
 A minorAm         A11A11   A minorAm
When you lay in awe on the bedroom floor
     FF     G+G         A minorAm
And said "oh, oh, smother me mother"

Chorus:
FF      E minorEm    FF      E minorEm     A minorAm
Oh, la da dey, la da dey, la da dey, la da dey
 FF  E minorEm      FF      E minorEm     A minorAm
Oh na na na, la da dey, la da dey, la da dey
FF  E minorEm        FF     G+G    A minorAm
Oh la day, la da da dey di la da da dey di

Verse 2:
   A minorAm       A11A11 A minorAm
The passing of time and all of its crimes
   FF    G+G    A minorAm
Is making me sad again
  A minorAm        A11A11      A minorAm
The passing of time and all of its sickening crimes
  FF     G+G     A minorAm
Is making me sad again
A minorAm                    A11A11 A minorAm
But don't forget the songs that made you cry
     FF      G+G     A minorAm
And the songs that saved your life
 A minorAm         A11A11      A minorAm
Yes, you're older now and you're a clever swine
          FF       G+G         A minorAm
But they were the only ones who ever stood by you

Chorus:
FF E minorEm FF E minorEm A minorAm x2
FF E minorEm FF G+G A minorAm

Verse 3:
   A minorAm       A11A11  A minorAm
The passing of time leaves empty lives
FF    G+G      A minorAm
waiting to be filled
   A minorAm      Am7Am7  A minorAm
The passing of time leaves empty lives
FF    G+G      A minorAm
waiting to be filled
A minorAm                    A11A11 A minorAm
I'm here with the cause, I'm holding the torch
     FF      G+G      A minorAm
In the corner of your room (can you hear me?)
A minorAm                 A11A11  A minorAm
And when you're dancing and laughing and finally living
     FF           G+G          A minorAm
Hear my voice in your head and think of me kindly

Chorus:
FF      E minorEm    FF      E minorEm     A minorAm
Oh, la da dey, la da dey, la da dey, la da dey
 FF  E minorEm      FF      E minorEm     A minorAm
Oh na na na, la da dey, la da dey, la da dey
FF  E minorEm        FF     G+G    A minorAm
Oh la day, la da da dey di la da da dey di

Middle:
A minorAm C majorC  D MajorD        FF
Do you love me like you used to?
E MajorE    FF G+G
Oh...

Chorus:
FF      E minorEm    FF      E minorEm     A minorAm
Oh, la da dey, la da dey, la da dey, la da dey
 FF  E minorEm      FF      E minorEm     A minorAm
Oh na na na, la da dey, la da dey, la da dey
FF  E minorEm        FF     G+G    A minorAm
Oh la day, la da da dey di la da da dey di

Outro:
FF      E minorEm    FF      E minorEm     A minorAm
Oh, la da dey, la da dey, la da dey, la da dey
 FF  E minorEm      FF      E minorEm     A minorAm
Oh na na na, la da dey, la da dey, la da dey
FF  E minorEm        FF     G+G    A minorAm
Oh la day, la da da dey di la da da dey di
FF      E minorEm    FF      E minorEm     A minorAm
Oh, la da dey, la da dey, la da dey, la da dey
 FF  E minorEm      FF      E minorEm     A minorAm
Oh na na na, la da dey, la da dey, la da dey
FF  E minorEm        FF     G+G    A minorAm
Oh la day, la da da dey di la da da dey di
N.C.
You are sleeping - you do not want to believe
N.C.
You are sleeping