Skip to song content
Chordier homepage

Kenny Rogers - Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town Chords

Chord reference C, G, Dm, F, Am
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[C]You’ve painted up your lips and rolled and curled your tinted [G]hair [Dm] [C]Ruby are you contemplating [F]going out some[G]where The [Dm]shadow on the wall tells me the [G]sun is going down [Dm] Oh [C]Ru[F]by-[Am]y-[Dm]y [Dm] Don’t take your love to [C]town

It [Dm]wasn’t me that started that old [C]crazy Asian war But [Dm]I was proud to go and do my [F]patriotic [G]chore And [Dm]yes, it’s true that I’m not the [G]man I used to be [Dm] Oh [C]Ru[F]by-[Am]y-[Dm]y [Dm] I still need some compa[C]ny

It’s [C]hard to love a man whose legs are [F]bent and para[G]lyzed [Dm] and the [C]wants and the needs of a woman of your age [F]Ruby, I rea[G]lize But it [Dm]won’t be long I’ve heard them say un[G]til I’m not around [Dm] Oh [C]Ru[F]by-[Am]y-[Dm]y [Dm] Don’t take your love to [C]town

[C]She’s leaving now ’cause I just heard the [Dm]slammin’ of the [G]door The [C]way I know I’ve heard it slam one [F]hundred times be[G]fore And if [Dm]I could move I’d get my gun and [G]put her in the ground [Dm] Oh [C]Ru[F]by-[Am]y-[Dm]y [Dm] Don’t take your love to [C]town Oh [C]Ru[F]by-[Am]y-[Dm]y [Dm] For God’s sake turn a[C]round

Artist Kenny Rogers
Album Ten Years of Gold
Genres Country
Year 1978
Key C

How to Play Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town on Guitar?

Kenny Rogers - Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town can be played in the key of C using the C, G, Dm, F, Am chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.