From: mclennon@fox.nstn.ns.ca (Bryan McLennon) Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town by Mel Tillis V1.

You've ^Dpainted up your lips an rolled and curled your tinted ^A7hair. ^Em ^DRuby are you contemplating ^Dgoing out ^A7somewhere' The ^EmShadow on the wall tells me the ^A7sun is going down - ^Em Oh R^Duby-^G--^G/F#-- ^Em

(Stop)

Don't Take your love to ^Dtown

V2 (same as V1) Its hard to love a man whose legs are bent and paralysed And the wants and the needs of a woman your age, Ruby I realize, But it won't be long i've heard them say until I not around Oh Ruby----- Don't Take your love to town V3.

It ^Emwasn't me that started that old ^Dcrazy asian war But^Em I was proud to go and do my ^Gpatriotic ^A7chore And^Em yes, it's true that I'm not the ^A7man I used to be... ^Em Oh R^Duby-^G--^G/F#-- ^Em

(Stop)

I still need some compan^Dy.

V4 (Same as V1) She's leavin' now 'cause I heard the slammin' iof the door The way I know I've heard it slam one hundred times before And if I could move I'd get my gun and put her in the ground Oh Ruby----- For god's sake turn around! enjoy..... Bryan

Kenny Rogers - Ruby