C
You've painted up your lips and rolled and
G Dm
curled your tinted hair
C
Ruby are you contemplating
F G
going out somewhere
Dm
The shadow on the wall tells me
G Dm
the sun is going down
C F Am Dm Dm
Oh Ruby-y-y *
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 G Dm
And yes, it's true that I'm not the man I used to be
C F Am Dm Dm
Oh Ruby-y-y *
C
I still need some company
C F G Dm
It's hard to love a man whose legs are bent and paralyzed
C
and the wants and the needs of a woman of your age
F G
Ruby, I realize
Dm G Dm
But it won't be long I've heard them say until I'm not around
C F Am Dm Dm
Oh Ruby-y-y *
C
Don't take your love to town
C Dm G
She's leaving now 'cause I just heard the slammin' of the door
C F G
The way I know I've heard it slam one hundred times before
Dm G Dm
And if I could move I'd get my gun and put her in the ground
C F Am Dm Dm
Oh Ruby-y-y *
C
Don't take your love to town
C F Am Dm Dm
Oh Ruby-y-y *
C
For God's sake turn around
