Rita Ballou Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D]

[Verse 1]
How could she dance that [D]slow
bander[G]a
Shuffle to some cowboy hustle
[D]How she makes those trophy buckles shine,
[A]shine, shi[D]ne
Wild- eyed and Mexican silvered
[G]Trickin' dumb ol' Cousin [D]Willard
Into thinkin' that he's
[A]got her this time
[D]

[Verse 2]
[G]
Hill country holky tonkin' Rita Bal[D]lou
Every beer joint in town has played
the fool for [A]you[G]
Backslidin' barrel ridin' Rita Ballou
[D]Ain't a cowboy in Texas would
not [A]ride a bull for you
[D]

[Verse 3]
She's a rawhide, rope,
and velvet mixture
[G]Walkin' talkin' Texas [D]texture
High timin' barroom
fixture [A]kind of a girl
[D]She's the Queen of the Cowboys
[G]Look at ol' Willard grinnin'
now [D]boys
You'd a thought there's
[A]less fools in this [D]world

[Verse 4]
[G]
Hill country holky tonkin' Rita Ballou
[D]Every beer joint in town has played
the fool for [A]you[G]
Backslidin' barrel ridin' Rita Ballou
[D]Ain't a cowboy in Texas would not rid[A]e a bull

[Interlude 1]
for you
[D][G][D]
[A][D][G][D][A]
[D][Bm][D]

[Verse 5]
So [G]good luck Willard and here's to ya
And [Bm]here's to Rita and I
hope she'll do ya
[A]Right all night
Lord I wish I was the fool in your jeans
[D]

[Verse 6]
[G]
Hill country holky tonkin' Rita Ballou
[D]Every beer joint in town has played
the fool for [A]you[G]
Backslidin' barrel ridin' Rita Bal[D]lou
Ain't a cowboy in Texas would
not [A]ride a bull for you
[D]

[Verse 7]
[G]
Hill country holky tonkin' Rita Ballou
[D]Every beer joint in town has played
the fool for [A]you[G]
Backslidin' barrel ridin' Rita [D]Ballou
Ain't a cowboy in Texas would not
[A]ride a bull for you

[Outro 1]
[D][Dm][D][Dm]