Nortabs

Holton/Steel : Ruby

You've painted up your lips and rolled and curled your tinted h[G]air,[Dm]
Ru[C]by are you contemplating go[F]ing out somewh[G]ere?
The [Dm]shadow on the wall tells me the[G] sun is going down,[Dm]
[C] [F] [C] [Dm] [C]
Oh Rub-------y, don't take your love to town.


I[Dm]t wasn't me who started that old c[F]razy Asian[C] war,
B[Dm]ut I was proud to go and do my p[F]atriotic c[G]hore,
A[Dm]nd yes, it's true that I am not the[G] man I used to be,[Dm]
[C] [F] [C] [Dm] [C]
Oh Rub-------y, I still need some company.


It[C]'s hard to love a man whose legs ha[F]ve been para[G]lyzed,[Dm]
An[C]d the wants and the needs of a woman your age,[F] Ruby I rea[G]lize,
But [Dm]it won't be long, I've heard them say, un[G]til I'm not around,[Dm]
[C] [F] [C] [Dm] [C]
Oh Rub-------y, don't take your love to town.


She's leaving now cause I just heard the slamming of the door,
The way I know I've heard it slam one hundred times before,
And [Dm]if I could move I'd get my gun and put he[G]r in the ground,[Dm]
[C] [F] [C] [Dm] [C]
Oh Rub-------y, don't take your love to town.



[C] [F] [C] [Dm]
Oh Rub-------y, for God sakes turn around.