Chords for Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town-Kenny Rogers & The First Edition-1969- Alternate Take
Tempo:
105.65 bpm
Chords used:
C#m
B
F#
E
G#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
You've painted up your lips and rolled and curled your [F#] tinted hair
[C#m]
[B] Ruby are you [E] contemplating going [F#] out somewhere?
[C#m] The shadow on the wall tells me [F#] the sun is going down
[C#m]
[B] [E]
It [C#m] wasn't [B]
[C#m] me who started that [B] old prairie the Asian war
[C#m] But I was proud to go [E] into my patriotic [F#] show
[C#m] Yes, it's true that I'm [F#] not the man I used to be
[C#m] [B]
[E] [G#m] Still [C#m]
[B] need some company
It's hard to love a man whose [E] legs have been [F#] paralyzed
And [C#m]
[B] the wants and the needs of a woman your [C#m] age Ruby I [F#] realize
But it [C#m] won't be long I've heard them [F#] say until I'm not around
[C#m] [B]
[E] [G#m] She's [C#m]
[B]
[N] leaving now cuz I've just heard the slamming of the door
But we are the one who did slam 100 times before
And [C#m] if I could move I'd get [F#] my gun and put her in the ground
[C#m]
[B] [E] Don't [C#m] [B]
take your load
For
[E] God's [B] [C#m] [F#] sake turn around
[C#m]
[B] Ruby are you [E] contemplating going [F#] out somewhere?
[C#m] The shadow on the wall tells me [F#] the sun is going down
[C#m]
[B] [E]
It [C#m] wasn't [B]
[C#m] me who started that [B] old prairie the Asian war
[C#m] But I was proud to go [E] into my patriotic [F#] show
[C#m] Yes, it's true that I'm [F#] not the man I used to be
[C#m] [B]
[E] [G#m] Still [C#m]
[B] need some company
It's hard to love a man whose [E] legs have been [F#] paralyzed
And [C#m]
[B] the wants and the needs of a woman your [C#m] age Ruby I [F#] realize
But it [C#m] won't be long I've heard them [F#] say until I'm not around
[C#m] [B]
[E] [G#m] She's [C#m]
[B]
[N] leaving now cuz I've just heard the slamming of the door
But we are the one who did slam 100 times before
And [C#m] if I could move I'd get [F#] my gun and put her in the ground
[C#m]
[B] [E] Don't [C#m] [B]
take your load
For
[E] God's [B] [C#m] [F#] sake turn around
Key:
C#m
B
F#
E
G#m
C#m
B
F#
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
You've painted up your lips and rolled and curled your [F#] tinted hair
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [B] Ruby are you [E] contemplating going [F#] out somewhere? _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] The shadow on the wall tells me [F#] the sun is going down
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E]
It _ _ _ [C#m] wasn't _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] me who started that [B] old prairie the Asian war
_ _ _ [C#m] But I was proud to go [E] into my patriotic [F#] show _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] Yes, it's true that I'm [F#] not the man I used to be _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [G#m] Still [C#m] _ _
_ _ [B] need some company _ _
_ _ _ _ It's hard to love a man whose [E] legs have been [F#] paralyzed
_ And _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[B] the wants and the needs of a woman your [C#m] age Ruby I [F#] realize _
_ _ _ _ _ But it [C#m] won't be long I've heard them [F#] say until I'm not around _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ [G#m] She's _ [C#m] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] leaving now cuz I've just heard the slamming of the door _ _
_ _ _ But we are the one who did slam 100 times before
And _ _ _ [C#m] if I could move I'd get [F#] my gun and put her in the ground
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] Don't _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [B]
take your load
For _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] God's [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] sake turn around _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
You've painted up your lips and rolled and curled your [F#] tinted hair
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [B] Ruby are you [E] contemplating going [F#] out somewhere? _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] The shadow on the wall tells me [F#] the sun is going down
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E]
It _ _ _ [C#m] wasn't _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] me who started that [B] old prairie the Asian war
_ _ _ [C#m] But I was proud to go [E] into my patriotic [F#] show _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] Yes, it's true that I'm [F#] not the man I used to be _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [G#m] Still [C#m] _ _
_ _ [B] need some company _ _
_ _ _ _ It's hard to love a man whose [E] legs have been [F#] paralyzed
_ And _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[B] the wants and the needs of a woman your [C#m] age Ruby I [F#] realize _
_ _ _ _ _ But it [C#m] won't be long I've heard them [F#] say until I'm not around _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ [G#m] She's _ [C#m] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] leaving now cuz I've just heard the slamming of the door _ _
_ _ _ But we are the one who did slam 100 times before
And _ _ _ [C#m] if I could move I'd get [F#] my gun and put her in the ground
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] Don't _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [B]
take your load
For _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] God's [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] sake turn around _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _