The Statler Brothers – Ruthless (Guitar)

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Ruthless:The Statler Brothers. #10 on BB Hot Country on COLUMBIA Records in 1967. INTRO: (Whistling) Gb..Ebm Abm Db Gb #1.
Gb                   Ebm                   Abm
Who always cooked my steaks and cooked 'em rare?  
Ruth.
Abm                                     Gb
When the chips were down who was always there?  
Ruth.
                  Ebm               Abm
And to whom did I swear up and down I'd always 
tell the truth?
Db                                     Gb
Yodel-ee-del-ady, who in the world but Ruth.
CHORUS:
        B      Gb              Abm
But now I'm as Ruthless as can be.

                                  Db
Ruthless since Ruth walked out on me.

     Gb               Eb          Abm
Now, I had hopes that someday old Ruth would be 
my wife.
       Db                                 Gb  
But it looks like I'll be Ruthless all my life.
INTERLUDE: (Whistling) Gb..Ebm Abm Db Gb #2.
Gb                 Eb                  Abm
Who always made my world so bright and cheery?
Ol' Ruth.
    Db                               Gb
Who always rubbed my back when I was weary? 
Sweet Ruth.
                    Ebm       Abm     
Who used to call me every day from a telephone
booth?
Db                                     Gb
Yodel-ee-del-ady, who in the world but Ruth.
CHORUS:
        B      Gb              Abm
But now I'm as Ruthless as can be.

                                  Db
Ruthless since Ruth walked out on me.

  Db                 Eb                Abm
I used to think that me and Ruth would share a 
happy home.
       Db                                   Gb         
But it looks like I'll be Ruthless from now on.
OUTRO: (Whistling) Gb Ebm Abm Db Gb..Gb Ebm Abm..(Fade.) A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.