Ruby Don't Take Your Love to Town — Kenny Rogers
Chords and lyrics for Ruby Don't Take Your Love to Town by Kenny Rogers (key of C).
Verse 1
[G]You painted up your lips and rolled and curled your tinted hair.
[C]Ruby, are you contemplating going [F]out somewhere? [G]
[Dm]The shadow on the wall tells me the [C]sun is going [F]down.
[C]Oh Ruby, [F]Don't take your love to [C]town.
Verse 2
[Dm]It wasn't me that started that old crazy [C]Asian war.
[Dm]But I was proud to go and do my patriotic [F]chore. [G]
[Dm]And yes, it's true that I'm not the man [C]I used to [F]be.
[C]Oh Ruby, [F]I still need some [C]company.
Verse 3
[C]It's hard to love a man whose legs are bent and [F]paralyzed.
[C]And the wants and the needs of a woman your age, Ruby [F]I realize. [G]
[Dm]But it won't be long I've heard them say until [C]I'm not [F]around.
[C]Oh Ruby, [F]Don't take your love to [C]town.
Verse 4
[C]She's leavin' now 'cause I heard the slammin' of the door.
[Dm]The way I know I've heard it slam one hundred times [C]before.
[Dm]And if I could move I'd get my gun and put her in the [F]ground.
[C]Oh Ruby, [F]Don't take your love to [C]town.
[C]Oh Ruby, [F]don't take your love to [C]town.
[F]For God sakes turn [C]around!