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