Ravishing Ruby Chords by Tom T. Hall
Tempo:
147.45 bpm
Chords used:
C#
G#
F#
A#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A#m] [G#]
[C#]
[G#] Ravishing Ruby, she'd [C#] been around for a while.
[A#m] Ravishing [G#] Ruby, she was a [C#] truck stop child,
Born in the back of a rig somewhere [F#] near L .A.
Ravishing [C#] Ruby, you [G#] poured a lot of hot coffee [C#] in your day.
[A#m] Ravishing [G#] Ruby, believe [C#] anything you say.
[A#m] Just like [G#] her daddy said, said he'd [C#] be back someday.
She was just fourteen, she grew [F#] up wild and free.
And all [C#] the time she'd been waiting [G#] on him, she'd been waiting [C#] on you and me.
[F#] Ravishing Ruby, she sleeps [C#] in a bunk out back.
Her [G#] days and nights are filled with dreams of a man [C#] named Smiling Jack.
That was [F#] her daddy's name, that's [C#] all she ever knew.
[G#] Ravishing Ruby ain't got time for guys [C#] like me and you.
[G#] Ravishing Ruby, a beautiful [C#] young girl now.
[A#m] [G#] Ravishing Ruby, she [C#] made a solemn vow.
Waiting on Smiling Jack, he'll [F#] come rolling by.
And she [C#] wants to see him, she [G#] wants to touch him, either [C#] way dead or alive.
Ravishing [F#] Ruby, she sleeps in [C#] a bunk out back.
Her [G#] days and nights are filled with dreams of a man [C#] named Smiling Jack.
That was [F#] her daddy's name, that's [C#] all she ever knew.
Ravishing [G#] Ruby ain't got time for guys [C#] like me and you.
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[C#]
[G#] Ravishing Ruby, she'd [C#] been around for a while.
[A#m] Ravishing [G#] Ruby, she was a [C#] truck stop child,
Born in the back of a rig somewhere [F#] near L .A.
Ravishing [C#] Ruby, you [G#] poured a lot of hot coffee [C#] in your day.
[A#m] Ravishing [G#] Ruby, believe [C#] anything you say.
[A#m] Just like [G#] her daddy said, said he'd [C#] be back someday.
She was just fourteen, she grew [F#] up wild and free.
And all [C#] the time she'd been waiting [G#] on him, she'd been waiting [C#] on you and me.
[F#] Ravishing Ruby, she sleeps [C#] in a bunk out back.
Her [G#] days and nights are filled with dreams of a man [C#] named Smiling Jack.
That was [F#] her daddy's name, that's [C#] all she ever knew.
[G#] Ravishing Ruby ain't got time for guys [C#] like me and you.
[G#] Ravishing Ruby, a beautiful [C#] young girl now.
[A#m] [G#] Ravishing Ruby, she [C#] made a solemn vow.
Waiting on Smiling Jack, he'll [F#] come rolling by.
And she [C#] wants to see him, she [G#] wants to touch him, either [C#] way dead or alive.
Ravishing [F#] Ruby, she sleeps in [C#] a bunk out back.
Her [G#] days and nights are filled with dreams of a man [C#] named Smiling Jack.
That was [F#] her daddy's name, that's [C#] all she ever knew.
Ravishing [G#] Ruby ain't got time for guys [C#] like me and you.
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_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#] Ravishing Ruby, _ _ _ _ she'd [C#] been around for a _ _ while.
[A#m] Ravishing [G#] Ruby, _ _ _ _ she was a [C#] truck stop _ child,
Born in the back of a rig _ _ somewhere [F#] near L _ .A.
Ravishing [C#] Ruby, you [G#] poured a lot of hot coffee [C#] in your day. _
_ [A#m] Ravishing [G#] Ruby, _ _ _ believe [C#] anything you say.
_ [A#m] Just like [G#] her daddy said, _ _ _ said he'd [C#] be back someday. _ _
_ She was just fourteen, _ _ she grew [F#] up wild and free.
_ And all [C#] the time she'd been waiting [G#] on him, she'd been waiting [C#] on you and me. _
_ _ [F#] Ravishing Ruby, _ _ _ she sleeps [C#] in a bunk out back. _
_ Her [G#] days and nights are filled with dreams of a man [C#] named Smiling Jack. _
_ That was [F#] her daddy's name, _ _ that's [C#] all she ever knew. _
_ _ [G#] Ravishing Ruby ain't got time for guys [C#] like me and you. _
_ _ [G#] Ravishing Ruby, _ _ _ a beautiful [C#] young girl _ now.
_ [A#m] [G#] Ravishing Ruby, _ _ _ _ she [C#] made a solemn vow. _
_ Waiting on Smiling Jack, _ _ he'll [F#] come rolling by. _
And she [C#] wants to see him, she [G#] wants to touch him, either [C#] way dead or alive. _
_ Ravishing [F#] Ruby, _ _ she sleeps in [C#] a bunk out back. _
Her [G#] days and nights are filled with dreams of a man [C#] named Smiling Jack. _
_ That was [F#] her daddy's name, _ _ _ that's [C#] all she ever knew. _
_ Ravishing [G#] Ruby ain't got time for guys [C#] like me and you. _
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_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#] Ravishing Ruby, _ _ _ _ she'd [C#] been around for a _ _ while.
[A#m] Ravishing [G#] Ruby, _ _ _ _ she was a [C#] truck stop _ child,
Born in the back of a rig _ _ somewhere [F#] near L _ .A.
Ravishing [C#] Ruby, you [G#] poured a lot of hot coffee [C#] in your day. _
_ [A#m] Ravishing [G#] Ruby, _ _ _ believe [C#] anything you say.
_ [A#m] Just like [G#] her daddy said, _ _ _ said he'd [C#] be back someday. _ _
_ She was just fourteen, _ _ she grew [F#] up wild and free.
_ And all [C#] the time she'd been waiting [G#] on him, she'd been waiting [C#] on you and me. _
_ _ [F#] Ravishing Ruby, _ _ _ she sleeps [C#] in a bunk out back. _
_ Her [G#] days and nights are filled with dreams of a man [C#] named Smiling Jack. _
_ That was [F#] her daddy's name, _ _ that's [C#] all she ever knew. _
_ _ [G#] Ravishing Ruby ain't got time for guys [C#] like me and you. _
_ _ [G#] Ravishing Ruby, _ _ _ a beautiful [C#] young girl _ now.
_ [A#m] [G#] Ravishing Ruby, _ _ _ _ she [C#] made a solemn vow. _
_ Waiting on Smiling Jack, _ _ he'll [F#] come rolling by. _
And she [C#] wants to see him, she [G#] wants to touch him, either [C#] way dead or alive. _
_ Ravishing [F#] Ruby, _ _ she sleeps in [C#] a bunk out back. _
Her [G#] days and nights are filled with dreams of a man [C#] named Smiling Jack. _
_ That was [F#] her daddy's name, _ _ _ that's [C#] all she ever knew. _
_ Ravishing [G#] Ruby ain't got time for guys [C#] like me and you. _
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