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