Capo 1st
You've painted up your lips and rolled and curled your tinted hair[G]hair, [Dm]
Ru[C]by are you contemplating go[F]ing out somewh[G]ere?
The [Dm]shadow on the wall tells me the[G]the sun is going down, [Dm]
Oh[C] Ru[F]b--[C]---[Dm]--y, don't take your love to to[C]wn.
I[Dm]t wasn't me who started that old c[F]razy Asian[C] war,
B[Dm]ut I was proud to go and do my p[F]atriotic c[G]hore,
A[Dm]And yes, it's true that I am not the[G]the man I used to be, [Dm]
Oh[C] Ru[F]b--[C]---[Dm]--y, I still need some company.[C]
It[C]'s hard to love a man whose legs ha[F]ve been para[G]lyzed, [Dm]
An[C]d the wants and the needs of a woman your age,[F] Ruby I rea[G]lize,
But [Dm]it won't be long, I've heard them say, un[G]until I'm not around, [Dm]
Oh[C] Ru[F]b--[C]---[Dm]--y, don't take your love to to[C]wn.
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She's leaving now cause I just heard the slamming of the door,
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The way I know I've heard it slam one hundred times before,
And [Dm]if I could move I'd get my gun and put he[G]her in the ground, [Dm]
Oh[C] Ru[F]b--[C]---[Dm]--y, don't take your love to to[C]wn.
Oh[C] Ru[F]b--[C]---[Dm]--y, for God sakes turn around.