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