Reuben James

            / D                 / 
Rueben / James in my / song you'll 
A7                     / D
live a / gain, and
      / G                   / D
The / phrases that I / rhyme,
            / A7                   / 
Are just / footsteps out-a / time,
D

           / G               / D  
From a / time when I / knew you / 
           / A7   -    D
Rueben James.

            / D                     
Rueben / James all the folks around 
                             / A7   
Madison / County cussed your / name.
                       / D

          / G                       
Just a / no account share-cropper / 
            / D
colored man,
          / A7                      
Who'd / steal anything he / can, and
/ D

G                         / D 
Everybody laid the / blame on / 
           / A7   -    D
Rueben James.

            / G                   
Rueben / James you still walk the 
fertile fields of my / mind,
     / D

          / G
Faded / shirt weathered brow,
               / D
Calloused / hands upon the plow'
                / C                 
Loved you / then and I love you now 
                           / D
Rueben / James.

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        / D                         
Flora / Graves the gossip of Madison
                 / A7               
 / County died with / child, and
      / D

    / G                             
Al / though your skin was / black,
 / D

                    / A7          
You were the / one who didnt turn 
                     / D
your / back,
        / G                         
On a / hungry white child with / no 
      / D            / A7   -    D
name / Rueben James.

            / D                     
Rueben / James with your mind on my 
                                   / 
soul and a / bible in your right, / 
A7                       / D
and
              / G                  / 
You said / turn the other / cheek,
D

              / A7                 
Theres a / better world waitin for 
               / D
the / meek,
         / G                        
In my / mind these words re - / main
      / D             / A7   -    D
 from / Rueben James.


            / G                   
Rueben / James you still walk the 
fertile fields of my / mind,
    / D

          / G
Faded / shirt weathered brow,
               / D
Calloused / hands upon the plow'
                / C                 
Loved you / then and I love you now 
                           / D
Rueben / James.

            / E                    
Rueben / James one dark cloudy day 
                          / B7
they / brought you from the / 
                           / E
field,and
            / A                    / 
To your / lonely pine box / came,
E

          / B7                      
Just a / preacher me and the / rain,
     / E

     / A                       / E  
To / sing one last re - / frain for 
      / B7    -    E
/ Rueben James.

            / A                   
Rueben / James you still walk the 
fertile fields of my / mind,
     / D

          / A
Faded / shirt weathered brow,
               / E
Calloused / hands upon the plow'
                / D                 
Loved you / then and I love you now 
                           / E
Rueben / James.