Mel Tillis - Ruby dont take your love to town

^GYou've painted up your lips and rolled and ^Ccurled your tinted ^D7hair ^GRuby are you contemplating ^Cgoing out some^D7where The ^Cshadow on the wall tells me the ^D7sun is going down Oh ^GRu--^Cby don't take your ^D7love to ^Gtown

It ^Amwasn't me that started that old ^Ccrazy Asian ^Gwar But ^AmI was proud to go and do my ^Cpatriotic ^D7chores And ^CI know girl that I'm not the ^D7man that I used to be But ^GRu--^Cby I still need some ^D7comp-^Gany

It's hard to love a man whose legs are ^Cbent and para^D7lyzed And the ^Gwants and the needs of a woman your age ^CRuby I rea^D7lize But it ^Cwon't be long I've heard them say un^D7til I'm not around Oh ^GRu--^Cby don't take your ^D7love to ^Gtown

She's leaving now cause I just heard the ^Cslamming of the ^D7door The ^Gway I know I've heard it slam one ^Chundred times be^D7fore And if ^CI could move I'd get my gun and ^D7put her in the ground Oh ^GRu--^Cby don't take your ^D7love to ^Gtown Ruby ^Cfor God sake's turn a^Ground Don't ^Ctake your ^D7love to ^Gtown