| f | Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town - Kenny Rogers | f | Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town - Kenny Rogers |
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| Intro: | | Intro: |
| [C] [C] [C] [C] [*Stop] | | [C] [C] [C] [C] [*Stop] |
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| Verse 1: | | Verse 1: |
| You've painted up your lips and rolled and curled your tinted [G] hair [G] | | 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] | | [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] | | 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*] | | [Dm] ...Oh [C] Ru[F]by-[Am]y-[Dm]y [Dm*] |
| Don't take your love to [C] town | | Don't take your love to [C] town |
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| Verse 2: | | Verse 2: |
| It [Dm] wasn't me that started that old [C] crazy Asian war [C] | | 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] | | 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] | | 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*] | | [Dm] ...Oh [C] Ru[F]by-[Am]y-[Dm]y [Dm*] |
| I still need some compa[C]ny | | I still need some compa[C]ny |
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| Verse 3: | | Verse 3: |
| It's [C] hard to love a man whose legs are [F] bent and para[G]lyzed [G] | | 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] | | [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] | | 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*] | | [Dm] ...Oh [C] Ru[F]by-[Am]y-[Dm]y [Dm*] |
| Don't take your love to [C] town | | Don't take your love to [C] town |
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| [C] She's leaving now 'cause I just heard the [Dm] slammin' of the [G] door [G] | | [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] | | 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] | | 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*] | | [Dm] ...Oh [C] Ru[F]by-[Am]y-[Dm]y [Dm*] |
| Don't take your love to [C] town | | Don't take your love to [C] town |
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| Outro: | | Outro: |
| Oh [C] Ru[F]by-[Am]y-[Dm]y [Dm*] | | Oh [C] Ru[F]by-[Am]y-[Dm]y [Dm*] |
| t | For God's sake turn a[C]round (strum until count out) | t | For God's sake turn a[C]round {blue}(strum until count out){/blue} |