Chords for Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town = Kenny Rogers = Greatest Hits
Tempo:
105.2 bpm
Chords used:
C
Dm
F
G
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
You've painted up your lips and rolled and curled your tended hair
Ruby [Dm]
[C] are you [F] contemplating going out [G] somewhere?
[Dm] Shadow on the wall tells [G] me the sun is going down
[Dm]
[C] [F] [C]
[F] Don't take your [C] love
[Dm] It wasn't me that started that [C] old crazy Asian war
[Dm] But I was proud to go into [F] my patriotic [G] show
Yes,
[Dm] it's true that I'm [G] not the man I used to be
[Dm]
[C] Oh
[F] Me [C] [Dm] I
Still need some [C] company
It's hard to love a man whose legs have [F] been [G] paralyzed
[Dm]
[C] And the wants and the needs of a woman your [F] age Ruby I [G]
realize
But [Dm] it won't be long.
I've heard them [G] say until I'm not around
[Dm] [C]
[F] [C] [F]
[C] Don't take your love the time
She's [G] leaving now cuz that church slamming of the door
[N]
We are no I've heard it slam a hundred times
And [F] if I could move I'd get my [G] gun and put her in the ground
[Dm]
[C] [F] [C]
[Dm] Don't [G] take your [C] love
[F] [C] [F]
[G]
[Bb]
You've painted up your lips and rolled and curled your tended hair
Ruby [Dm]
[C] are you [F] contemplating going out [G] somewhere?
[Dm] Shadow on the wall tells [G] me the sun is going down
[Dm]
[C] [F] [C]
[F] Don't take your [C] love
[Dm] It wasn't me that started that [C] old crazy Asian war
[Dm] But I was proud to go into [F] my patriotic [G] show
Yes,
[Dm] it's true that I'm [G] not the man I used to be
[Dm]
[C] Oh
[F] Me [C] [Dm] I
Still need some [C] company
It's hard to love a man whose legs have [F] been [G] paralyzed
[Dm]
[C] And the wants and the needs of a woman your [F] age Ruby I [G]
realize
But [Dm] it won't be long.
I've heard them [G] say until I'm not around
[Dm] [C]
[F] [C] [F]
[C] Don't take your love the time
She's [G] leaving now cuz that church slamming of the door
[N]
We are no I've heard it slam a hundred times
And [F] if I could move I'd get my [G] gun and put her in the ground
[Dm]
[C] [F] [C]
[Dm] Don't [G] take your [C] love
[F] [C] [F]
[G]
[Bb]
Key:
C
Dm
F
G
Bb
C
Dm
F
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ You've painted up your lips and rolled and curled your tended hair
_ _ Ruby _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [C] _ are you [F] contemplating going out [G] somewhere? _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] Shadow on the wall tells [G] me the sun is going down
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
[F] Don't _ _ _ take your [C] love
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] It wasn't me that started that [C] old crazy Asian war _
_ _ [Dm] But I was proud to go into [F] my patriotic [G] show
Yes, _ _ _
_ [Dm] it's true that I'm [G] not the man I used to be
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[C] Oh
_ _ [F] Me _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ I
Still need some [C] company
_ It's _ _ _ _ hard to love a man whose legs have [F] been [G] paralyzed _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[C] And the wants and the needs of a woman your [F] age Ruby I [G]
realize
But _ _ _ [Dm] it won't be long.
I've heard them [G] say until I'm not around _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ _ [C] Don't take your love the time _
_ _ _ _ She's [G] leaving now cuz that church slamming of the door
[N] _ _ _
_ _ _ We are no I've heard it slam a hundred times
_ And _ _ _ [F] if I could move I'd get my [G] gun and put her in the ground
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ [Dm] _ Don't _ [G] take your [C] love
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ You've painted up your lips and rolled and curled your tended hair
_ _ Ruby _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [C] _ are you [F] contemplating going out [G] somewhere? _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] Shadow on the wall tells [G] me the sun is going down
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
[F] Don't _ _ _ take your [C] love
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] It wasn't me that started that [C] old crazy Asian war _
_ _ [Dm] But I was proud to go into [F] my patriotic [G] show
Yes, _ _ _
_ [Dm] it's true that I'm [G] not the man I used to be
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[C] Oh
_ _ [F] Me _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ I
Still need some [C] company
_ It's _ _ _ _ hard to love a man whose legs have [F] been [G] paralyzed _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[C] And the wants and the needs of a woman your [F] age Ruby I [G]
realize
But _ _ _ [Dm] it won't be long.
I've heard them [G] say until I'm not around _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ _ [C] Don't take your love the time _
_ _ _ _ She's [G] leaving now cuz that church slamming of the door
[N] _ _ _
_ _ _ We are no I've heard it slam a hundred times
_ And _ _ _ [F] if I could move I'd get my [G] gun and put her in the ground
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ [Dm] _ Don't _ [G] take your [C] love
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _