Ruins Of The Realm Cifras

The tricky part of this song is the timing. The intro is 4/7, the verse switches from 4/8 to 6/8, and the
interlude part is 16 beats of 4/8 so
the "Dancin' in the ruins" part sounds like it comes in on the three beat of the
C chord from the end of the previous line. I have kind of simplified it, so you can work with it on your own
or fit it to jam along with the original. The strum pattern are my best effort to reproduce the different
time patterns in the songs.
 
Hope its serviceable, happy for any adjustments!
 
Riff:
 
e-----0----|-----0----|
B-----1----|-----1----|
G-----2----|-----2----|
D---0-0----|-----0----|
A--2--3----|-2---3----|
E-3--------|3-32------|
 
 
[Verse]
G                                 C
Standin' in the middle of a Roman street
G                       C
Marble dust all over my feet
G                      C
Bearded masses at the gates
G                               C
Dancin' in the ruins while it's not too late
 
 
G                           C
Drivin' a Rolls through old Bombay
G                       C
Rickshaw driver's in my way
G                                 C
Well he'd better move over and he'd better move fast
G                                 C
Dancin' in the ruins of a golden past
C              G            D
Dancin' in the ruins of the Raj
D         G         Em    C
Queen and country's noble cause
 
 
G                                 C
Standin' on banks of the river Seine
G                          C
I ain't got tuppence to my name
G                             C
Stand my ground and I cast my net
G                              C
Dancin' in the ruins where the sun don't set
C              G            D
Dancin' in the ruins of the Crown
D       G      Em         C
Enfield rifles keepin' us down
 
 
G                                 C
I got a thirty-ought-six and a premium load
G                                 C
In a shotgun shack on a two lane road
G                                 C
Smack in the middle of the bible belt
G                             C
Dancin' in the ruins all by myself
 
 
G                                 C
We got the National Guard with the bayonets
G                                 C
We got the ten commandments on the State House steps
G                                 C
We shalt not steal and we shalt not kill
G                             C
Dancin' in the ruins of our own free will
C              G            D
Dancin' in the ruins of the South
D           G          Em      C
Confederate flag taped over my mouth
 
 
G                             C
We thank thee lord for all we got
G                                 C
While the multi-nationals call the shots
G                                 C
So scrape them hides and clean that slate
G                            C
Dancin' in the ruins of the nation-state
 
 
G                             C
We'll fight 'em in the land, we'll fight 'em in the air
G                             C
Little cowboy says we got to fight 'em over there
G                                C
You ain't seen nothing like it since Saigon fell
G                                 C
Dancin' in the ruins 'cause we might as well
C              G            D
Dancin' in the ruins of the realm
D            G       Em     C
A fool and a mad man at the helm
C              G            D
Dancin' in the ruins of the Reich
D           G           Em     C
Down in the bunker on a hunger strike
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