C5                                   F5                  G5     D5 
You've painted up your lips and rolled and curled your tinted hair 
C5                          F5              G5  
Ruby are you contemplating going out somewhere 
    D5                              G5 
The shadow on the wall tells me the sun is going down 
   C5   F5 D5 (Stop)                   C5 
Oh Ruby-----don't take your love to town 
 
Its hard to love a man whose legs are bent and paralyzed 

And the wants and the needs of a woman your age, Ruby I realize 

But it won't be long I've heard them say until I not around 

Oh Ruby-----don't take your love to town 
 
 
   D5                              C5 
It wasn't me that started that old crazy asian war 
    D5                          F5         G5 
But I was proud to go and do my patriotic chore 
    D5                              G5 
And yes, it's true that I'm not the man I used to be... 
   C5   F5 D5 (Stop)                   C5 
Oh Ruby-----I still need some company 
 
 
Music like verse 1 
 
She's leavin' now 'cause I heard the slammin' of the door 
The way I know I've heard it slam one hundred times before 
And if I could move I'd get my gun and put her in the ground 
Oh Ruby-----For god's sake turn around