Rita Ballou — Guy Clark
Chords and lyrics for Rita Ballou by Guy Clark (key of C).
Verse 1
[C]She could dance that slow Uvalde [F]shuffle to some cowboy hustle
[C]How she made them trophy buckles [G7]shine shine shine
[C]Wild eyed and Mexican silvered [F]trickin' dumb ol' cousin Willard
[C]Into thinkin that he's [G7]got her this [C]time
Chorus
[F]Hill country honky tonkin' Rita [C]Ballou
Every beer joint in town has played a fool for [G7]you
[F]Backslidin' barrel ridin' Rita [C]Ballou
Ain't a cowboy in Texas would not [G7]ride a bull for [C]you
Verse 2
She's a rawhide rope and velvet mixture [F]walkin' talkin' Texas texture
[C]High-timin' barroom fixture [G7]kind of a girl
[C]She's the queen of the cowboys [F]look at old Willard grinnin' now boys
[C]You'da thought there's [G7]less fools in this [C]world
Chorus
[F]Hill country honky tonkin' Rita [C]Ballou
Every beer joint in town has played a fool for [G7]you
[F]Backslidin' barrel ridin' Rita [C]Ballou
Ain't a cowboy in Texas would not [G7]ride a bull for [C]you
Verse 3
So good [F]luck Willard here's to you
And [C]here's to Rita and I hope she'll do ya [G7]right all night
Lord I wish I was the fool in your [C]jeans
Chorus
[F]Hill country honky tonkin' Rita [C]Ballou
Every beer joint in town has played a fool for [G7]you
[F]Backslidin' barrel ridin' Rita [C]Ballou
Ain't a cowboy in Texas would not [G7]ride a bull for [C]you
[F]Hill country honky tonkin' Rita [C]Ballou
Every beer joint in town has played a fool for [G7]you
[F]Backslidin' barrel ridin' Rita [C]Ballou
Ain't a cowboy in Texas would not [G7]ride a bull for [C]you
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