Music

It Was Love (That Ruined Me)

drumkit - gerald dowd
bass fiddle - john abbey
electric guitar - grant tye
vocal and electric guitar - robbie fulks
organ - scott ligon
backing vocals - gerald mcclendon, scott ligon, gerald dowd, grant tye

Here is one of those songs that, as my wife said, doesn't end at where it seems to be headed. Some film that Penelope Spheeris shot of Ry Cooder singing with Cliff Givens and some others was the inspiration.

Lyrics

Man’s got his reason, and he’s got his need
And we all know which one’s the boss
Listen, young man, I’m giving up free
What I got at my own cost
Pride and envy never did me much good
The things I did for a dollar
Nearly brought me to my knees
But it was love that ruined me

You think I’m joking? Go ask my kids
Just what made Daddy go
Trade in his family and his Gold Coast digs
For a dim-lit room on Beggar’s Row
What in the world but a woman
Could drive you to madness
Blind you to all reality?
Yes, it was love that ruined me

BRIDGE:
See I’ve never been equal
To the weaker sex
Lord, no matter how I've tried
The smell of a woman’s
Like a chemical effect
It loosens up my wallet
God, it waters up my eye

So listen, young man,
Before you do your family dirt
Consider these words and the gun in my hand
And whose little girl you’re 'bout to hurt
I won’t let her suffer the same fate twice
You better crawl back to her right now
Or your headstone’s gonna read
"It was love that ruined me"

Yeah, it was love that ruined me
Listen, young man, listen to me
No look at me, look at me, look at me
I can see it in your eyes, you got ‘em comin' at you from both sides
Duty on your left, romance on your right
And the current of your heart is a hard thing to fight
I know, I’ve walked in your shoes
And I know, I’ve been tempted too
And I know, 'cause since the dawn of time
Same old trouble, same old storyline
First it’s greed that makes a man steal
Then it’s wrath the father’s going to feel
And then it’s evil that cocks the hammer back
And it’s over when your brain goes black
Yeah, a kiss can deceive, a weapon can kill
But nothing does you damage like your own free will
Nothing brings a man down as far as he can go
Like following a feeling down a dead-end road
Look at the one you run to, look at the one you leave
Look straight down this barrel, boy, and tell me what you
Is it...?
(Love love love) 

Guitar Chords/Tab

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