Rita Ballou Chords by Guy Clark
Tempo:
83.95 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
A
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C]
She could dance that snowy [F] valley, shuffle to some cowboy [C] hustle, how she made them trophy [G] buckles shine, shine, shine.
[C] Wild-eyed and masculine [F] silver-checking dumb old cousin [C] Willard, and I'm thinking [G] that he got her [C] this time.
[F] Hill country hounds talking reed [C] of the loon, and a bill of Jordan's down, that's played a fool for you.
[F] Back sliding, barrel riding [C] reed of the loon, and a cowboy in Texas would not rival for you.
[A] [C] She's a rawhide rope and [Gm] velvet [F] mixture, walking, talking, Texas [C] texture, high-time barroom fixture [G] kind of girl.
[C] She's queen of [D] cowboys, [F] look at old Willard grinning [C] now, boys, you'd have [G] thought there's less fools [C] in this world.
[F] Hill country hounds talking reed of [C] the loon, and a bill of Jordan's down, that's played a fool for you.
Back sliding, barrel [F] riding reed [C] of the loon, and a cowboy in Texas would [G] not rival [C] for you.
[F]
[C]
[F] So good luck, Willard, here's to ya, [Am] here's to Rita, I hope she'll do ya [G] right all night, Lord, I wish I was a fool [C] in your shoes.
[Bb] Hill [F] country hounds talking reed of [C] the loon, and a bill of Jordan's down, that's played a [G] fool for you.
[F] Back sliding, barrel riding reed [C] of the loon, and a cowboy in Texas would not rival for you.
[F] Hill country hounds talking reed of the loon, and a bill of Jordan's down, that's played a fool for you.
[F] Back sliding, barrel riding reed [C] of the loon.
She could dance that snowy [F] valley, shuffle to some cowboy [C] hustle, how she made them trophy [G] buckles shine, shine, shine.
[C] Wild-eyed and masculine [F] silver-checking dumb old cousin [C] Willard, and I'm thinking [G] that he got her [C] this time.
[F] Hill country hounds talking reed [C] of the loon, and a bill of Jordan's down, that's played a fool for you.
[F] Back sliding, barrel riding [C] reed of the loon, and a cowboy in Texas would not rival for you.
[A] [C] She's a rawhide rope and [Gm] velvet [F] mixture, walking, talking, Texas [C] texture, high-time barroom fixture [G] kind of girl.
[C] She's queen of [D] cowboys, [F] look at old Willard grinning [C] now, boys, you'd have [G] thought there's less fools [C] in this world.
[F] Hill country hounds talking reed of [C] the loon, and a bill of Jordan's down, that's played a fool for you.
Back sliding, barrel [F] riding reed [C] of the loon, and a cowboy in Texas would [G] not rival [C] for you.
[F]
[C]
[F] So good luck, Willard, here's to ya, [Am] here's to Rita, I hope she'll do ya [G] right all night, Lord, I wish I was a fool [C] in your shoes.
[Bb] Hill [F] country hounds talking reed of [C] the loon, and a bill of Jordan's down, that's played a [G] fool for you.
[F] Back sliding, barrel riding reed [C] of the loon, and a cowboy in Texas would not rival for you.
[F] Hill country hounds talking reed of the loon, and a bill of Jordan's down, that's played a fool for you.
[F] Back sliding, barrel riding reed [C] of the loon.
Key:
C
F
G
A
Gm
C
F
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_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
She could dance that snowy [F] valley, shuffle to some cowboy [C] hustle, how she made them trophy [G] buckles shine, shine, shine.
[C] Wild-eyed and masculine [F] silver-checking dumb old cousin [C] Willard, and I'm thinking [G] that he got her [C] this time. _
_ [F] Hill country hounds talking reed [C] of the loon, and a bill of Jordan's down, that's played a fool for you.
_ [F] Back sliding, barrel riding [C] reed of the loon, and a cowboy in Texas would not rival for you.
_ [A] [C] She's a rawhide rope and [Gm] velvet [F] mixture, walking, talking, Texas [C] texture, high-time barroom fixture [G] kind of girl.
[C] She's queen of [D] cowboys, [F] look at old Willard grinning [C] now, boys, you'd have [G] thought there's less fools [C] in this world. _
_ [F] Hill country hounds talking reed of [C] the loon, and a bill of Jordan's down, that's played a fool for you.
Back sliding, barrel [F] riding reed [C] of the loon, and a cowboy in Texas would [G] not rival [C] for you. _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] So good luck, Willard, here's to ya, [Am] here's to Rita, I hope she'll do ya [G] right all night, Lord, I wish I was a fool [C] in your shoes.
_ _ [Bb] Hill [F] country hounds talking reed of [C] the loon, and a bill of Jordan's down, that's played a [G] fool for you.
[F] Back sliding, barrel riding reed [C] of the loon, and a cowboy in Texas would not rival for you.
[F] Hill country hounds talking reed of the loon, and a bill of Jordan's down, that's played a fool for you.
[F] Back sliding, barrel riding reed [C] of the loon.
She could dance that snowy [F] valley, shuffle to some cowboy [C] hustle, how she made them trophy [G] buckles shine, shine, shine.
[C] Wild-eyed and masculine [F] silver-checking dumb old cousin [C] Willard, and I'm thinking [G] that he got her [C] this time. _
_ [F] Hill country hounds talking reed [C] of the loon, and a bill of Jordan's down, that's played a fool for you.
_ [F] Back sliding, barrel riding [C] reed of the loon, and a cowboy in Texas would not rival for you.
_ [A] [C] She's a rawhide rope and [Gm] velvet [F] mixture, walking, talking, Texas [C] texture, high-time barroom fixture [G] kind of girl.
[C] She's queen of [D] cowboys, [F] look at old Willard grinning [C] now, boys, you'd have [G] thought there's less fools [C] in this world. _
_ [F] Hill country hounds talking reed of [C] the loon, and a bill of Jordan's down, that's played a fool for you.
Back sliding, barrel [F] riding reed [C] of the loon, and a cowboy in Texas would [G] not rival [C] for you. _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] So good luck, Willard, here's to ya, [Am] here's to Rita, I hope she'll do ya [G] right all night, Lord, I wish I was a fool [C] in your shoes.
_ _ [Bb] Hill [F] country hounds talking reed of [C] the loon, and a bill of Jordan's down, that's played a [G] fool for you.
[F] Back sliding, barrel riding reed [C] of the loon, and a cowboy in Texas would not rival for you.
[F] Hill country hounds talking reed of the loon, and a bill of Jordan's down, that's played a fool for you.
[F] Back sliding, barrel riding reed [C] of the loon.
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