Rita Ballou

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


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


[Verse 2]
D#
She's a rawhide, rope, and velvet 
mixture
G#
Walkin' talkin' Texas texture
Continúa después del anuncio
D#                            E# 
High timin' barroom fixture kind 
      A#
of a girl
 D#
She's the Queen of the Cowboys
 G#
Look at ol' Willard grinnin' now 
boys
 D#                      A#       
You'd a thought there's less fools
          D#
 in this world (but there wasn't)


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


[Instrumental]
D#  G#  D#  A#
D#  G#  D#  A#  D#


[Bridge]
 G#
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
 A#
Ride all night
 A#                    A#7        
Lord I wish I was the fool in your
  D#
 jeans


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


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