| (D) (Em) | (G)  | (D) (Em) | (G)  |

Bm                D              G                D
She danced in the dirty streets, satin shoes tied to her feet
Bm                 D                    G
People 'round here said she was a sight

Bm                   D                    G          D
Every night when the sun went down, she'd curtsy and take a bow
       Bm              D                  G
To the man in the moon and the dim street lights

A                       Em
We held in high regard, the rose in the mission yard
         G
Singin', "Buffalo Gals, won't you come out tonight"

        D            Em       G
And her name was Ru- by Brown
        D                  Em      G
And she came through shan- ty-town
       Em          F#m         G
Like a queen with- out a crown
        D        Em          G       D Em G
And her name was Ruby Brown, oh yeah

Bm             D          G                    D
Long about ten years ago, she disappeared, why no one knows
Bm                   D                    G
But some say she was runnin' for her life

A                                        Em
'Cause a mean lookin' man in a limousine came down from New Orleans
           G
He said he came here lookin' for his wife

        D        Em         G
And her name was Ruby Brown
        D            Em          G
And she came through shanty town
       Em          F#m         G
Like a queen with- out a crown
        D        Em          G
And her name was Ruby Brown, oh yeah

 | (D) (Em) | (G)  | (D) (Em) | (G)  |

A                        Em
Some say he beat her bad 'til she just went plain mad
    G
But I say she went where he could never go

        D        Em         G
And her name was Ruby Brown
        D            Em          G
And she came through shanty town
       Em          F#m         G
Like a queen with- out a crown
             D   Em   F#m    G
And her name was Ruby Brown, oh yeah