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[Intro]
G
[Verse]
GRuby, she was Cmade for going Gwest
DDid not Gprotest my wandering Cways
GRuby, she was Cpretty as they Gcome
DTwenty-eight years Gyoung and unaCfraid
[Chorus]
DShe gave me shelter on the Emcoldest Cnights
EmShaded Gme on summer Cdays
DAnd I had never known my Emplace Cbefore
But that's what GRuby Dsoon Gbecame
[Verse]
GRuby, she wasn't Cgood at going Gfast
And the Dpatience that I Glacked I learned to Cgrow
Cause GRuby had a Cway of breaking Gdown
DLeaving me Gout there on the Croad
[Chorus]
DShe gave me shelter on the Emcoldest Cnights
EmShaded Gme on summer Cdays
DSo as we traveled cross the Emcountry Cwide
GRuby Dset the Gpace
[Verse]
BmRuby could be Cfickle and Gunfit
CGood as I would Ggive at Dtimes
BmRuby was the Cclosest thing to Ghome
CI'll ever Gknow in this AmlifeD  
[Bridge]
GRuby hit that CCalifornia Gsand
DSlipped right through my Ghands eCventually
GRuby, I guess I Cknew it all the Gtime
DShe was never Gmine to Ckeep
[Chorus]
DShe gave me shelter on the Emcoldest Cnights
EmShaded Gme on summer Cdays
DAnd nothing ever felt like Emhome Cagain
When DRuby went Emaway
DAnd nothing ever felt like Emhome since Cwhen
DRuby went away
G

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Ruby

by Ira Wolf

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

[Verse]

G C G

Ruby, she was made for going west

D G C

Did not protest my wandering ways

G C G

Ruby, she was pretty as they come

D G C

Twenty-eight years young and unafraid

[Chorus]

D Em C

She gave me shelter on the coldest nights

Em G C

Shaded me on summer days

D Em C

And I had never known my place before

G D G

But that's what Ruby soon became

[Verse]

G C G

Ruby, she wasn't good at going fast

D G C

And the patience that I lacked I learned to grow

G C G

Cause Ruby had a way of breaking down

D G C

Leaving me out there on the road

[Chorus]

D Em C

She gave me shelter on the coldest nights

Em G C

Shaded me on summer days

D Em C

So as we traveled cross the country wide

G D G

Ruby set the pace

[Verse]

Bm C G

Ruby could be fickle and unfit

C G D

Good as I would give at times

Bm C G

Ruby was the closest thing to home

C G Am D

I'll ever know in this life

[Bridge]

G C G

Ruby hit that California sand

D G C

Slipped right through my hands eventually

G C G

Ruby, I guess I knew it all the time

D G C

She was never mine to keep

[Chorus]

D Em C

She gave me shelter on the coldest nights

Em G C

Shaded me on summer days

D Em C

And nothing ever felt like home again

D Em

When Ruby went away

D Em C

And nothing ever felt like home since when

Ruby went away

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