N.C. D# A#m
You've painted up your lips and rolled and curled your tinted hair
G# C# D#
Ruby, are you contemplating going out somewhere?
A#m D# A#m
The shadow on the wall tells me the sun is going down
G# C# C A#m N.G#. C
Oh Ruby ... don't take your love to town
A#m G#
It wasn't me who started that old crazy Asian war
A#m C# D#
But I was proud to go and do my patriotic chore
A#m D#
And yes, it's true that I'm not the man I used to be
A#m G# C# C A#m N.G#. C
Oh Ruby... I still need some company
G# C# D# A#m
It's hard to love a man whose legs are bent and paralyzed
G# C# D#
And the wants and needs of a woman your age, Ruby I realize
A#m D#
But it won't be long, I've heard them say, until I'm not around
C# G# C# C A#m N.G#. 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
A#m D# A#m
And if I could move I'd get my gun and put her in the ground
G# C# C A#m N.G#. C
Oh Ruby... don't take your love to town
C# C A#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?!?)