Kenny Rogers - Rueben james

Rueben ^DJames in my ^A7song youll live a ^Dgain And the ^Gphrases that I ^Drhyme Are just the ^A7footsteps out-a ^Dtime From a ^Gtime when I ^Dknew ^A7Rueben ^DJames

Rueben ^DJames all the folks around Madison ^A7County cussed your ^Dname Just a ^Gno account share-croppin ^Dcolored man Who ^A7steal anything he ^Dcan And ^Geverybody laid the ^Dblame on ^A7Rueben ^DJames

Rueben ^GJames you still walk the fertile fields of my ^Dmind Faded ^Gshirt weathered brow Callused ^Dhands upon the plow I loved you ^Cthen and I love you now Rueben ^DJames

Flora ^DGraves the gossip of Madison ^A7County died with ^Dchild And al ^Gthough your skin was ^Dblack You were the ^A7one who didnt turn your ^Dback On a ^Ghungry white child with ^Dno name ^A7Rueben ^DJames

Rueben ^DJames with your mind on my soul and a ^A7bible in your right ^D hand You said ^Gturn the other ^Dcheek Theres a ^A7better world waitin for the ^Dmeek In my ^Gmind these words re ^Dmain from ^A7Rueben ^DJames

Rueben ^GJames you still walk the fertile fields of my ^Dmind Faded ^Gshirt weathered brow Callused ^Dhands upon the plow I loved you ^Cthen and I love you now Rueben ^DJames

Rueben ^EJames one dark cloudy day they ^B7brought you from the ^Efield And to your ^Alonely pine box ^Ecame Just a ^B7preacher me and the ^Erain To ^Asing one last re ^Efrain for ^B7Rueben ^EJames

Rueben ^AJames you still walk the fertile fields of my ^Emind Faded ^Ashirt weathered brow Callused ^Ehands upon the plow I loved you ^Dthen and I love you now Rueben ^EJames