Guy Clark – Rita Ballou (Guitar)
Key
-
Auto-scroll
Speed:
1.0x
Chords
[Verse 1]
C F She could dance that slow Uvalde shuffle to some cowboy hustle C G7 How she made them trophy buckles shine shine shine C F Wild eyed and Mexican silvered trickin' dumb ol' cousin Willard C G7 C Into thinkin that he's got her this time
[Chorus]
F C Hill country honky tonkin' Rita Ballou G7 Every beer joint in town has played a fool for you F C Backslidin' barrel ridin' Rita Ballou G7 C Ain't a cowboy in Texas would not ride a bull for you
[Verse 2]
F She's a rawhide rope and velvet mixture walkin' talkin' Texas texture C G7 High-timin' barroom fixture kind of a girl C F She's the queen of the cowboys look at old Willard grinnin' now boys C G7 C You'da thought there's less fools in this world
[Chorus]
F C Hill country honky tonkin' Rita Ballou G7 Every beer joint in town has played a fool for you F C Backslidin' barrel ridin' Rita Ballou G7 C Ain't a cowboy in Texas would not ride a bull for you
[Verse 3]
F So good luck Willard here's to you C G7 And here's to Rita and I hope she'll do ya right all night C Lord I wish I was the fool in your jeans
[Chorus]
F C Hill country honky tonkin' Rita Ballou G7 Every beer joint in town has played a fool for you F C Backslidin' barrel ridin' Rita Ballou G7 C Ain't a cowboy in Texas would not ride a bull for you F C Hill country honky tonkin' Rita Ballou G7 Every beer joint in town has played a fool for you F C Backslidin' barrel ridin' Rita Ballou G7 C Ain't a cowboy in Texas would not ride a bull for you