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

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ChordsC, G, Dm, F, Am
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to D,G keys to play this song with easier chords.

CYou’vepaintedupyourlipsandrolledand
curledyourtintedGhairDm
CRubyareyoucontemplating
Fgoingout Gsomewhere
TheDmshadowonthewalltellsme
theGsunisgoingdownDm
OhCRuby-y-yDm
Don’ttakeyourlovetoCtown
ItDmwasn’tmethatstartedthatoldCcrazyAsianwar
ButDmIwasproudtogoanddomyFpatrioticGchore
AndDmyes,it’struethatI’mnottheGmanIusedtobeDm
OhCRuby-y-yDm
Istillneedsome Ccompany
It’sChardtoloveamanwhoselegsareFbentand GparalyzedDm
andtheCwantsandtheneedsofawomanofyourage
FRuby,I Grealize
ButitDmwon’tbelongI’veheardthemsay GuntilI’mnotaroundDm
OhCRuby-y-yDm
Don’ttakeyourlovetoCtown
CShe’sleavingnow’causeIjustheardtheDmslammin’oftheGdoor
TheCwayIknowI’vehearditslamoneFhundredtimes Gbefore
AndifDmIcouldmoveI’dgetmygunandGputherinthegroundDm
OhCRuby-y-yDm
Don’ttakeyourlovetoCtown
OhCRuby-y-yDm
ForGod’ssaketurn Caround
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ArtistKenny Rogers
AlbumTen Years of Gold
GenresCountry
Year1978
KeyC
DifficultyIntermediate

How to play Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Kenny Rogers - Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town on guitar requires 5 chords and 8 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town uses these transitions most often: Dm → C (12), G → Dm (10), and C → F (9). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with C - G chord transition.

1. C → G chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

Here's how to move from C to G:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

C to G

2. G → Dm chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram

Switching from G to Dm:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 10 times.

G to Dm

3. Dm → C chord transition

Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

To move from Dm to C:

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 12 times.

Dm to C

4. C → F chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram

Switching from C to F:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 9 times.

C to F

5. F → G chord transition

Here's how to move from F to G:

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  4. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.

6. F → Am chord transition

To move from F to Am:

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.

7. Am → Dm chord transition

To move from Am to Dm:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.

8. Dm → F chord transition

To move from Dm to F:

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from B string fret 3 to A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town.

  • Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town includes 57 chord transitions, 8 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town contains 4 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Dm, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (18%), G (16%), and Am (14%).
    • Dm → C: 18%
    • Dm → G: 16%
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → G: 35%
    • C → F: 16%
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