G F You've painted up your lips an rolled and curled your tinted hair. C F G Ruby are you contemplating going out somewhere? Dm C F The shadow on the wall tells me the sun is going down - C F - Stop - Oh Ru-------by----- C Don't Take your love to town Dm C It wasn't me that started that old crazy Asian war Dm F G But I was proud to go and do my patriotic chore Dm C F And yes, it's true that I'm not the man I used to be... C F - Stop - Oh Ru-------by----- C I still need some company. C G C Its hard to love a man whose legs are bent and paralyzed C F G And the wants and the needs of a woman your age, Ruby I realize Dm C F But it won't be long I’ve heard them say until I’m not around C F - Stop - Oh Ru-------by----- C Don't Take your love to town - no chords - She's leavin' now 'cause I heard the slammin' of the door The way I know I've heard it slam one hundred times before Dm C F And if I could move I'd get my gun and put her in the ground C F - Stop - Oh Ru-------by----- C Don't Take your love to town C F - Stop - Oh Ru-------by----- For God sakes turn around!
