Vince Gill – Rita Ballou (Guitar)

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[Verse 1]
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How could she dance that slow bandera

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Shuffle to some cowboy hustle

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How she makes those trophy buckles shine, shine, shine

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Wild-eyed and Mexican silvered

G#
Trickin' dumb ol' Cousin Willard

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Into thinkin' that he's got her this time
[Chorus]
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Hill country honky tonkin' Rita Ballou

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Every beer joint in town has played the fool for you

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Backslidin' barrel ridin' Rita Ballou

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Ain't a cowboy in Texas would not ride a bull for you
[Verse 2]
D#
She's a rawhide, rope, and velvet mixture

G#
Walkin' talkin' Texas texture

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High timin' barroom fixture kind of a girl

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She's the Queen of the Cowboys

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Look at ol' Willard grinnin' now boys 

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You'd a thought there's less fools in this world (but there wasn't)
[Chorus]
G#                                  D#
Hill country honky tonkin' Rita Ballou

 D#                                              A#
Every beer joint in town has played the fool for you

 G#                              D#
Backslidin' barrel ridin' Rita Ballou

D#                                 A#              D#
Ain't a cowboy in Texas would not ride a bull for you
[Instrumental] D# G# D# A# D# G# D# A# D# [Bridge]
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So good luck Willard and here's to ya

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And here's to Rita and I hope she'll do ya

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Ride all night

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Lord I wish I was the fool in your jeans
[Chorus]
G#                                  D#
Hill country honky tonkin' Rita Ballou

 D#                                              A#
Every beer joint in town has played the fool for you

 G#                              D#
Backslidin' barrel ridin' Rita Ballou

D#                                 A#              D#
Ain't a cowboy in Texas would not ride a bull for you
[Chorus]
G#                                  D#
Hill country honky tonkin' Rita Ballou

 D#                                              A#
Every beer joint in town has played the fool for you

 G#                              D#
Backslidin' barrel ridin' Rita Ballou

D#                                 A#              D#
Ain't a cowboy in Texas would not ride a bull for you