N.C. F# C#m
You've painted up your lips and rolled and curled your tinted hair
B E F#
Ruby, are you contemplating going out somewhere?
C#m F# C#m
The shadow on the wall tells me the sun is going down
B E D# C#m N.B. C
Oh Ruby ... don't take your love to town
C#m B
It wasn't me who started that old crazy Asian war
C#m E F#
But I was proud to go and do my patriotic chore
C#m F#
And yes, it's true that I'm not the man I used to be
C#m B E D# C#m N.B. C
Oh Ruby... I still need some company
B E F# C#m
It's hard to love a man whose legs are bent and paralyzed
B E F#
And the wants and needs of a woman your age, Ruby I realize
C#m F#
But it won't be long, I've heard them say, until I'm not around
E B E D# C#m N.B. C
Oh Ruby... don't take your love to town
N.C.
And she's leaving now cause I just heard the slamming of the door
N.C.
The way I know I've heard it slam one hundred times before
C#m F# C#m
And if I could move I'd get my gun and put her in the ground
B E D# C#m N.B. C
Oh Ruby... don't take your love to town
E D# C#m N.C.
Oh Ruby...for God's sake, turn around
Turn around
(Get back in here! You're not single anymore! Where the fuck do you think you're going?!?)