Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town
Kenny Rogers

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You've painted up your lips and rolled and curled your tinted hair
C                           F             G
Ruby, are you contemplating going out somewhere?
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The shadow on the wall tells me the sun is going down
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Oh, Ruby
                        C
Don't take your love to town
 
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It wasn't me that started that old crazy Asian war
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But I was proud to go and do my patriotic chore
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And yes, it's true that I'm not the man I used to be
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Oh, Ruby
                     C
I still need some company
 
     C                                 F            G    Dm
It's hard to love a man whose legs are bent and paralyzed
        C                                        F          G
And the wants and the needs of a woman your age, Ruby, I realize
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But it won't be long I've heard them say until I'm not around
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Oh, Ruby
                        C
Don't take your love to town
 
      C                                   F               G
She's leaving now 'cause I just heard the slamming of the door
    C                                 F               G
The way I know I've heard it slam one hundred times before
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And if I could move I'd get my gun and put her in the ground
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Oh, Ruby
                        C
Don't take your love to town
 
OUTRO
    C F  Am7  Dm
Oh, Ruby
                      C
For God's sakes turn around