Chords for Guy Clark - Rita Ballou 1990
Tempo:
79 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
A
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] From Austin, Texas, welcome to the Texas [A] Connection.
[C] [A]
[D] [G] [C] [G]
[C] [A]
[D] [G] [A]
[C] [A]
[Am] We're heading on down [G] to the Texas Connection [C] tonight.
Starring a modern day Texas troubadour, Guy Clark.
[B]
And a brilliant new Texas talent, Chris [D] Wall.
[G] Now, here's Guy Clark.
[C] [G]
[C] [G] [C] She could dance that [G] slow bandero, [F] shuffle to some cowboy hustle,
and [C] she made them trophy [G] bubbles shine, shine, shine.
[C] Wild-eyed Mexican silver, [F] tricking dumb old cousin Willard
[G] into thinking that he's got a [C] sister.
[F] Hill country honky-tonking [C] Rita Valoo,
ever built Johnny Town, has played the pool,
[F] backsliding, [C] barrel-riding Rita Valoo.
Think a cowboy in Texas [G] would not ride a bull [C] here.
She's a rawhide rope in a [G] velvet [F] mixture,
a walking, talking Texas [C] texture,
high-time [G] barroom fixture kind of a girl.
[C] She's the queen of the [F] cowboys.
Look at old Willard grinning [C] now, boys.
You'd have thought there's less fools in this world, but there wasn't.
[F] Hill country honky-tonking Rita [C] Valoo,
ever built Johnny Town, has played the pool.
[F] Backsliding, barrel-riding [C] Rita Valoo.
Think a cowboy in Texas would [G] not ride [C] a bull here.
[Em]
[C] [F] So good luck, Willard, and here's to you.
[Am] Here's to Rita, and I hope she'll [G] be right all night.
Lord, I wish I was a [C] fool in your 501.
[F]
Hill country honky-tonking [C] Rita Valoo,
ever built Johnny Town, has played the [D] pool here.
[F] Backsliding, barrel-riding Rita [C] Valoo.
Think a cowboy in Texas would [G] not ride a bull here.
[C] [F] Hill country honky-tonking Rita [C] Valoo,
ever built Johnny Town, has played the pool here.
Backsliding, barrel-riding Rita [C] Valoo.
Think a cowboy in Texas [G] would not ride a bull here.
[A] [C] [E] [D#]
[C] [A]
[D] [G] [C] [G]
[C] [A]
[D] [G] [A]
[C] [A]
[Am] We're heading on down [G] to the Texas Connection [C] tonight.
Starring a modern day Texas troubadour, Guy Clark.
[B]
And a brilliant new Texas talent, Chris [D] Wall.
[G] Now, here's Guy Clark.
[C] [G]
[C] [G] [C] She could dance that [G] slow bandero, [F] shuffle to some cowboy hustle,
and [C] she made them trophy [G] bubbles shine, shine, shine.
[C] Wild-eyed Mexican silver, [F] tricking dumb old cousin Willard
[G] into thinking that he's got a [C] sister.
[F] Hill country honky-tonking [C] Rita Valoo,
ever built Johnny Town, has played the pool,
[F] backsliding, [C] barrel-riding Rita Valoo.
Think a cowboy in Texas [G] would not ride a bull [C] here.
She's a rawhide rope in a [G] velvet [F] mixture,
a walking, talking Texas [C] texture,
high-time [G] barroom fixture kind of a girl.
[C] She's the queen of the [F] cowboys.
Look at old Willard grinning [C] now, boys.
You'd have thought there's less fools in this world, but there wasn't.
[F] Hill country honky-tonking Rita [C] Valoo,
ever built Johnny Town, has played the pool.
[F] Backsliding, barrel-riding [C] Rita Valoo.
Think a cowboy in Texas would [G] not ride [C] a bull here.
[Em]
[C] [F] So good luck, Willard, and here's to you.
[Am] Here's to Rita, and I hope she'll [G] be right all night.
Lord, I wish I was a [C] fool in your 501.
[F]
Hill country honky-tonking [C] Rita Valoo,
ever built Johnny Town, has played the [D] pool here.
[F] Backsliding, barrel-riding Rita [C] Valoo.
Think a cowboy in Texas would [G] not ride a bull here.
[C] [F] Hill country honky-tonking Rita [C] Valoo,
ever built Johnny Town, has played the pool here.
Backsliding, barrel-riding Rita [C] Valoo.
Think a cowboy in Texas [G] would not ride a bull here.
[A] [C] [E] [D#]
Key:
C
G
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A
D
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_ [C] From Austin, Texas, welcome to the Texas [A] Connection.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Am] We're heading on down [G] to the Texas Connection [C] tonight.
_ _ Starring a modern day Texas troubadour, Guy Clark.
[B]
And a brilliant new Texas talent, Chris [D] Wall.
_ [G] Now, here's Guy Clark.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [C] She could dance that [G] slow bandero, [F] shuffle to some cowboy hustle,
and [C] she made them trophy [G] bubbles shine, shine, shine.
[C] Wild-eyed Mexican silver, [F] tricking dumb old cousin Willard
[G] into thinking that he's got a [C] sister.
_ _ _ [F] Hill country honky-tonking [C] Rita Valoo,
ever built Johnny Town, has played the pool,
_ [F] _ backsliding, [C] barrel-riding Rita Valoo.
Think a cowboy in Texas [G] would not ride a bull [C] here.
_ She's a rawhide rope in a [G] velvet [F] mixture,
a walking, talking Texas [C] texture,
high-time [G] barroom fixture kind of a girl.
[C] She's the queen of the [F] cowboys.
Look at old Willard grinning [C] now, boys.
You'd have thought there's less fools in this world, but there wasn't. _
[F] Hill country honky-tonking Rita [C] Valoo,
ever built Johnny Town, has played the pool.
_ [F] Backsliding, barrel-riding [C] Rita Valoo.
Think a cowboy in Texas would [G] not ride [C] a bull here.
_ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [F] So good luck, Willard, and here's to you.
[Am] Here's to Rita, and I hope she'll [G] be right all night.
Lord, I wish I was a [C] fool in your 501.
_ [F]
Hill country honky-tonking [C] Rita Valoo,
ever built Johnny Town, has played the [D] pool here.
[F] _ Backsliding, barrel-riding Rita [C] Valoo.
Think a cowboy in Texas would [G] not ride a bull here.
[C] _ _ [F] Hill country honky-tonking Rita [C] Valoo,
ever built Johnny Town, has played the pool here.
_ Backsliding, barrel-riding Rita [C] Valoo.
Think a cowboy in Texas [G] would not ride a bull here.
_ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [D#] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Am] We're heading on down [G] to the Texas Connection [C] tonight.
_ _ Starring a modern day Texas troubadour, Guy Clark.
[B]
And a brilliant new Texas talent, Chris [D] Wall.
_ [G] Now, here's Guy Clark.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [C] She could dance that [G] slow bandero, [F] shuffle to some cowboy hustle,
and [C] she made them trophy [G] bubbles shine, shine, shine.
[C] Wild-eyed Mexican silver, [F] tricking dumb old cousin Willard
[G] into thinking that he's got a [C] sister.
_ _ _ [F] Hill country honky-tonking [C] Rita Valoo,
ever built Johnny Town, has played the pool,
_ [F] _ backsliding, [C] barrel-riding Rita Valoo.
Think a cowboy in Texas [G] would not ride a bull [C] here.
_ She's a rawhide rope in a [G] velvet [F] mixture,
a walking, talking Texas [C] texture,
high-time [G] barroom fixture kind of a girl.
[C] She's the queen of the [F] cowboys.
Look at old Willard grinning [C] now, boys.
You'd have thought there's less fools in this world, but there wasn't. _
[F] Hill country honky-tonking Rita [C] Valoo,
ever built Johnny Town, has played the pool.
_ [F] Backsliding, barrel-riding [C] Rita Valoo.
Think a cowboy in Texas would [G] not ride [C] a bull here.
_ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [F] So good luck, Willard, and here's to you.
[Am] Here's to Rita, and I hope she'll [G] be right all night.
Lord, I wish I was a [C] fool in your 501.
_ [F]
Hill country honky-tonking [C] Rita Valoo,
ever built Johnny Town, has played the [D] pool here.
[F] _ Backsliding, barrel-riding Rita [C] Valoo.
Think a cowboy in Texas would [G] not ride a bull here.
[C] _ _ [F] Hill country honky-tonking Rita [C] Valoo,
ever built Johnny Town, has played the pool here.
_ Backsliding, barrel-riding Rita [C] Valoo.
Think a cowboy in Texas [G] would not ride a bull here.
_ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [D#] _ _ _