Red Rubber Ball Chords

A  F#m  D  E
 
A             C#m         D          A
I should have known you'd bid me farewell.
                       C#m
There's a lesson to be learned from this
         D               E    (F#m E)
and I've learned it very well.
 
D                 E
Now I know you're not 
         A               F#m
the only starfish in the sea.
     Bm              C#m
If I never hear your name again 
     D               E
it's all the same to me.
 
      F#m
And I think it's gonna be all right.
Bm
Yeah, the worst is over now,
    E                      
The morning sun is shining 
       D          A    (A F#m  A F)
like a red rubber ball.
 
A         C#m       D              A
You never cared for secrets I'd confide.
                    C#m
For you I'm just an ornament,
D                  E     (F#m E)
Something for your pride.
 
D               E
Always running, never caring,
A                   F#m
That's the life you live. 
Bm             C#m
Stolen minutes of your time 
     D              E
were all you had to give.
 
      F#m
And I think it's gonna be all right.
Bm
Yeah, the worst is over now,
    E                      
The morning sun is shining 
       D          A    (A F#m  A F)
like a red rubber ball.
 
    Bb             Dm   
The story's in the past 
     Eb           Bb
with nothing to recall.
                    Dm
I've got my life to live and I 
Eb                F
don't need you at all
 
    Eb             F
The roller coaster ride we took is
Bb           Gm
nearly at an end.
  Cm               Dm
I bought my ticket with my tears, 
       Eb            D
that's all I'm gonna spend.
 
      Gm
And I think it's gonna be all right.
Cm
Yeah, the worst is over now,
    F                      
The morning sun is shining 
       Eb         Bb
like a red rubber ball.  X2