Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town (Maggie) - Kenny Rogers
Intro:
[C] [C] [C] [C*]
Verse 1:
[NC]You've painted up your lips and rolled and curled your tinted
[G] hair (4 beats) [Dm] (4 beats)
[C] Ruby are you contemplating [F] going out some [G7] where (8 beats)
The [Dm] shadow on the wall tells me the [G7] sun is going down [Dm] (8 beats)
Oh [C] Ru (4 beats) [F] ..by (2 beats) [Am] ..y (2 beats) [Dm] y (2 beats) [Dm*]
[NC] Don't take your love to [C] town (8 beats)
Verse 2:
It [Dm] wasn't me that started that old [C] crazy Asian war (8 beats)
But [Dm] I was proud to go and do my [F] patriotic [G7] chore (8 beats)
And [Dm] yes, it's true that I'm not the [G7] man I used to be [Dm] (8 beats)
Oh [C] Ru (4 beats) [F] ..by (2 beats) [Am] ..y (2 beats) [Dm] y (2 beats) [Dm*]
[NC] I still need some compa[C]ny (8 beats)
Verse 3:
It's [C] hard to love a man whose legs are [F] bent and para[G7] lyzed (8 beats) [Dm] (4 beats)
and the [C] wants and the needs of a woman of your age [F] Ruby, I rea[G7] lise (8 beats)
But it [Dm] won't be long I've heard them say un[G7] til I'm not around [Dm] (8 beats)
Oh [C] Ru (4 beats) [F] ..by (2 beats) [Am] ..y (2 beats) [Dm] y (2 beats) [Dm*]
[NC] Don't take your love to [C] town ( 8 beats)
Verse 4:
[Acapella]
She's [C] leaving now 'cause I just heard the [F] slammin' of the [G7] door (8 beats)
The [C] way I know I've heard it slam one [F] hundred times be [G7] fore
[Playing]
And if [Dm] I could move I'd get my gun and [G] put her in the ground [Dm]
Oh [C] Ru (4 beats) [F] ..by (2 beats) [Am] ..y (2 beats) [Dm] y (2 beats) [Dm*]
Don't take your love to [C] town (8 beats)
Outro:
Oh [C] Ru (4 beats) [F] ..by (2 beats) [Am] ..y (2 beats) [Dm] y (2 beats) [Dm*]
[NC] (Spoken) For God's sake turn a [C] round 2..3..4..5..6.. [C*]
Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town (Maggie) [C]Kenny Rogers
Intro CCCC*
Verse 1 NCYou've painted up your lips and rolled and curled your tinted G hair 4 beatsDm4 beats C Ruby are you contemplating F going out some G7 where 8 beats The Dm shadow on the wall tells me the G7 sun is going down Dm8 beats Oh C Ru 4 beatsF ..by 2 beatsAm ..y 2 beatsDm y 2 beatsDm* NC Don't take your love to C town 8 beats
Verse 2 It Dm wasn't me that started that old C crazy Asian war 8 beats But Dm I was proud to go and do my F patriotic G7 chore 8 beats And Dm yes, it's true that I'm not the G7 man I used to be Dm8 beats Oh C Ru 4 beatsF ..by 2 beatsAm ..y 2 beatsDm y 2 beatsDm* NC I still need some compaCny 8 beats
Verse 3 It's C hard to love a man whose legs are F bent and paraG7 lyzed 8 beatsDm4 beats and the C wants and the needs of a woman of your age F Ruby, I reaG7 lise 8 beats But it Dm won't be long I've heard them say unG7 til I'm not around Dm8 beats Oh C Ru 4 beatsF ..by 2 beatsAm ..y 2 beatsDm y 2 beatsDm* NC Don't take your love to C town 8 beats
Verse 4 Acapella She's C leaving now 'cause I just heard the F slammin' of the G7 door 8 beats The C way I know I've heard it slam one F hundred times be G7 fore Playing And if Dm I could move I'd get my gun and G put her in the ground Dm Oh C Ru 4 beatsF ..by 2 beatsAm ..y 2 beatsDm y 2 beatsDm* Don't take your love to C town 8 beats
Outro Oh C Ru 4 beatsF ..by 2 beatsAm ..y 2 beatsDm y 2 beatsDm* NCSpoken For God's sake turn a C round 2..3..4..5..6.. C*