Cut time First vocal note = C Red Rubber Ball (/ = one strum) (Paul Simon & Bruce Woodley) (based on The Cyrkle recording) (1966) (C)I should have (Em)known you'd (F)bid me fare-(C)well. There's a les-son to be (Em)learned from this and I (F)learned it ver-y (G7)well. (F)Now I know you're (G7)not the on-ly (C)star-fish in the (Am)sea. If I (Dm)nev-er hear your (Em)name a-gain it's (F)all the same to (E7)me. Chorus 1: And I (Am)think it's gon-na be all right. (Dm)Yeah, the worst is o-ver. Now the (G)morn-ing sun is shin-ing like a (F)red rub-ber (C)ball. You nev-er (Em)cared for (F)se-crets I'd con-(C)fide. For you I'm just an (Em)or-na-ment, (F)some-thing for your (G7)pride. (F)Al-ways run-ning, (G7)nev-er car-ing, (C)that's the life you (Am)live. (Dm)Sto-len min-utes (Em)of your time were (F)all you had to (E7)give. Chorus 1: And I (Am)think it's gon-na be all right. (Dm)Yeah, the worst is o-ver. Now the (G)morn-ing sun is shin-ing like a (F)red rub-ber (C)ball. The sto-ry's in the (Em)past with (F)noth-ing to re-(C)call. I've got my life to (Em)live and I (F)don't need you at (G7)all. The (F)roll-er coast-er (G7)ride we took is (C)near-ly at an (Am)end. I (Dm)bought my tick-et (Em)with my tears, that's (F)all I'm gon-na (E7)spend. Chorus 1: And I (Am)think it's gon-na be all right. (Dm)Yeah, the worst is o-ver. Now the (G)morn-ing sun is shin-ing like a (F)red rub-ber (C)ball. Chorus 2: Oh-oh, I (Am)think it's gon-na be all right. (Dm)Yeah, the worst is o-ver. Now the (G)morn-ing sun is shin-ing like a (F)red rub-ber (C)ball. (C/) (F/) (C/) (Feb. 25, 2019) .