D#m C# F# G#
Ruby only contemplating going out somewhere.
D#m G#
The shadow on the wall tells me the sun is going down.
D#m C# F# D#m (spoken) C#
Oh Ruby, don't take your love to town.
D#m F# C#
It wasn't me who started this whole crazy Asian war.
D#m F# G#
I was proud to go and do my patriotic chore.
D#m G#
And yes it's true that I am not the man I used to be.
D#m C# F# D#m C#
Oh Ruby, I still need some company.
C# F# G#
It's hard to love a man whose legs have been paralyzed.
(the rest is like the first verse)
And it won't suit the needs of a woman your age Ruby I realize.
But it won't be long I've heard them say until I'm not around.
Oh Ruby, don't take your love to town.
