Chords for Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town
Tempo:
105.15 bpm
Chords used:
Dm
C
G
F
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
You've painted up your lips and rolled [C] and curled [G] your tinted hair
[Dm]
[C] Ruby are you [F] contemplating going out [G] somewhere?
The [Dm] shadow on the wall tells [G] me the Sun is going down
[Dm]
[C] [F]
[E] [Dm] [G]
Don't take your [C] love down
[Dm] It wasn't me that started that [C] old crazy Asian war
[Dm] But I was proud to go into my [F] patriotic [G] sure
Yes, it's true that I'm not the man I used to be
[C]
[F] [Dm]
[C] Still need some company
It's hard to love a man whose legs are bent and [G] paralyzed
[Dm]
[C] And the wants and the needs of a woman your age Ruby [G] I realize
[Dm] But it won't be long.
I've heard them [G] say until I'm not around
[Dm] [C]
[G] [F] [Em]
[Dm] Don't [C] take your love down
She's [G] leaving now cuz I just [G#m] heard the slamming of [C#m] the door
[B] The way I know I've heard it slam [C] 100 times before
[Dm] And if I could move I'd get my gun [G] and put her in the ground
[Dm]
[C] For Ruby
[Em] [Dm]
[C] Don't take your love down
[F]
[Em] [Dm] For [B]
God's sakes turn around
[A]
[Dm]
[C] Ruby are you [F] contemplating going out [G] somewhere?
The [Dm] shadow on the wall tells [G] me the Sun is going down
[Dm]
[C] [F]
[E] [Dm] [G]
Don't take your [C] love down
[Dm] It wasn't me that started that [C] old crazy Asian war
[Dm] But I was proud to go into my [F] patriotic [G] sure
Yes, it's true that I'm not the man I used to be
[C]
[F] [Dm]
[C] Still need some company
It's hard to love a man whose legs are bent and [G] paralyzed
[Dm]
[C] And the wants and the needs of a woman your age Ruby [G] I realize
[Dm] But it won't be long.
I've heard them [G] say until I'm not around
[Dm] [C]
[G] [F] [Em]
[Dm] Don't [C] take your love down
She's [G] leaving now cuz I just [G#m] heard the slamming of [C#m] the door
[B] The way I know I've heard it slam [C] 100 times before
[Dm] And if I could move I'd get my gun [G] and put her in the ground
[Dm]
[C] For Ruby
[Em] [Dm]
[C] Don't take your love down
[F]
[Em] [Dm] For [B]
God's sakes turn around
[A]
Key:
Dm
C
G
F
Em
Dm
C
G
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ You've painted up your lips and rolled [C] and curled [G] your tinted hair _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [C] Ruby are you [F] contemplating going out [G] somewhere? _ _ _
_ _ The [Dm] shadow on the wall tells [G] me the Sun is going down _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [E] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G]
Don't take your [C] love down _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] It wasn't me that started that [C] old crazy Asian war
_ _ _ [Dm] But I was proud to go into my [F] patriotic [G] sure _
_ _ _ _ _
Yes, it's true that I'm not the man I used to be
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [C] Still need some company
_ _ _ _ _
It's hard to love a man whose legs are bent and [G] paralyzed _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[C] And the wants and the needs of a woman your age Ruby [G] I realize
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] But it won't be long.
I've heard them [G] say until I'm not around _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ [F] _ _ [Em] _
_ [Dm] _ _ Don't [C] take your love down _ _ _ _
_ She's [G] leaving now cuz I just [G#m] heard the slamming of [C#m] the door _ _
_ _ _ [B] The way I know I've heard it slam [C] 100 times before _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] And if I could move I'd get my gun [G] and put her in the ground
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [C] For Ruby _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [C] Don't take your love down _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Em] _ [Dm] _ _ For [B]
God's sakes turn around _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ You've painted up your lips and rolled [C] and curled [G] your tinted hair _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [C] Ruby are you [F] contemplating going out [G] somewhere? _ _ _
_ _ The [Dm] shadow on the wall tells [G] me the Sun is going down _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [E] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G]
Don't take your [C] love down _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] It wasn't me that started that [C] old crazy Asian war
_ _ _ [Dm] But I was proud to go into my [F] patriotic [G] sure _
_ _ _ _ _
Yes, it's true that I'm not the man I used to be
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [C] Still need some company
_ _ _ _ _
It's hard to love a man whose legs are bent and [G] paralyzed _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[C] And the wants and the needs of a woman your age Ruby [G] I realize
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] But it won't be long.
I've heard them [G] say until I'm not around _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ [F] _ _ [Em] _
_ [Dm] _ _ Don't [C] take your love down _ _ _ _
_ She's [G] leaving now cuz I just [G#m] heard the slamming of [C#m] the door _ _
_ _ _ [B] The way I know I've heard it slam [C] 100 times before _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] And if I could move I'd get my gun [G] and put her in the ground
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [C] For Ruby _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [C] Don't take your love down _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Em] _ [Dm] _ _ For [B]
God's sakes turn around _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _