Ruby Could Sing Chords by Dave Stamey

_ [Gm] _ [A] In _ [D] _ _ [G]
the Tony [Am] Park Club [G] in Tonypaw Nevada [C] in _ _ [G] 1958 _ _ _
Slot machines a-rattlin' [E] the cigarette smoke
[A] _
_ Everybody's [D] feelin' great
[F#] _ _ [G] _
[Am] To the vinyl [B] and the velvet [G] of [C] this neon [A] American dream
_ _ [G]
Leroy played piano [E] and Rivvy would sing
[A] My God, [Bm] how Rivvy [G] could sing _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ [Am] Three A.M. in [G] the cocktail lounge
[C] The music rings [G] out clear
_ They've been everywhere from [E]
Mexicali to Nome
[A] And somehow they wound [D] up here
_ _ [G] _ [Am] Middle of [B] Nevada, [Dm] boomtown
[C] That's just about to run [A] out of steam
_ _ [G] Leroy played piano [E] and Rivvy would sing
[A] My God, [D] how Rivvy [G] could sing
_ _ And [C] she'd sing
Please don't [Gm] talk about me, boys, [G] when I'm gone
_ _ And some [B] of these _ _ days
You're gonna be [Em] so lonely
Yes, you are
And [C] Bill Bailey, you rascal, won't [C#m] you please come [G] home
And who's sorry [E] now
Every Rivvy [A] would sing
_ [Bm] My [D] God, how Rivvy [G] could sing
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ [G] She'd growl [Am] just like an [G] old flathead
For her [C]
pipes were deep [G] and rich
And she'd sing while the Buicks [E] and the Pontiacs
_ [A]
Rolled up old Highway [D] 6
[F#] _ _ [G] _
[Am] Put a dollar in [B] the kitty, [G] boy, you [C] can't ask them for [C#] [E] anything
For [G]
Leroy was born to pound that [E] piano
And [A] he'd smile [D] when Rivvy [G] would sing _ _ _
And she'd [C] sing
And she'd write down a [A#] moon-writing myself [G] a letter _ _
Old [B] Man River _ _
And a quarter [Em] to nine, yes, she would
[C] It would knock you right back [E] on your tuck and roll
[G] When Rivvy sang [E] out of a [G#] simple hole
[A] Yes, Rivvy would sing
My [D] God, how Rivvy could [G] sing
_ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _
Well, the [G] mines are shut [Am] down
The old [G] brick [C] casino stands empty [G] in the wind _
Out on Highway 6, [E] them old tail-fin [A] Cadillacs
Are never coming [D] back again
[A#] _
_ [G] But [A] if you listen close, you can [G] hear the [C] echo of music
True love [C#] can bring
[G] When Leroy played [E] piano while Rivvy [N] worked
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