D5                                                     A5    E5 
You've painted up your lips an rolled and curled your tinted hair. 
D5                          D5         A5  
Ruby are you contemplating going out somewhere? 
    E5                              A5                   E5  
The Shadow on the wall tells me the sun is going down - 
    D5   G5 G5 E5 (Stop)    
Oh Ruby----- 
                        D5 
Don't Take your love to town 
 
V2 (same as V1) 

Its hard to love a man whose legs are bent and paralysed 

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 
 
V3. 
   E5                              D5   
It wasn't me that started that old crazy asian war 
   E5                           G5         A5      
But I was proud to go and do my patriotic chore 
   E5                               A5                   E5 
And yes, it's true that I'm not the man I used to be... 
    D5   G5 G5 E5 (Stop)    
Oh Ruby----- 
                        D5 
I still need some company. 
 
 
V4 (Same as V1) 
 
She's leavin' now 'cause I heard the slammin' iof 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!