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Song written by Mel Tillis[Verse]G DmYou've painted up your lips and rolled and curled your tinted hair,C F GRuby are you contemplating going out somewhere?Dm G DmThe shadow on the wall tells me the sun is going down,C F C Dm COh Rub-------y, don't take your love to town.[Verse]Dm F CIt wasn't me who started that old crazy Asian war,Dm F GBut I was proud to go and do my patriotic chore,Dm G DmAnd yes, it's true that I am not the man I used to be,C F C Dm COh Rub-------y, I still need some company.[Verse]C F G DmIt's hard to love a man whose legs have been paralyzed,C F GAnd the wants and the needs of a woman your age, Ruby I realize,Dm G DmBut it won't be long, I've heard them say, until I'm not around,C F C Dm COh Rub-------y, don't take your love to town.[Verse](pm)She's leaving now cause I just heard the slamming of the door,(pm)The way I know I've heard it slam one hundred times before,Dm G DmAnd if I could move I'd get my gun and put her in the ground,C F C Dm COh Rub-------y, don't take your love to town.[Outro]C F C DmOh Rub-------y, for God sakes turn around.