Rita Ballou

Verse 1 D# How could she dance that slow bandera G# Shuffle to some cowboy hustle D# A# How she makes those trophy buckles shine, shine, shine D# Wild-eyed and Mexican silvered G# Trickin' dumb ol' Cousin Willard D# A# D# Into thinkin' that he's got her this time Chorus G# D# Hill country honky tonkin' Rita Ballou D# A# Every beer joint in town has played the fool for you G# D# Backslidin' barrel ridin' Rita Ballou D# A# D# Ain't a cowboy in Texas would not ride a bull for you Verse 2 D# She's a rawhide, rope, and velvet mixture G# Walkin' talkin' Texas texture D# E# A# High timin' barroom fixture kind of a girl D# She's the Queen of the Cowboys G# Look at ol' Willard grinnin' now boys D# A# D# You'd a thought there's less fools in this world (but there wasn't) Chorus G# D# Hill country honky tonkin' Rita Ballou D# A# Every beer joint in town has played the fool for you G# D# Backslidin' barrel ridin' Rita Ballou D# A# D# Ain't a cowboy in Texas would not ride a bull for you Instrumental DGDA# DGDAD# Bridge G# So good luck Willard and here's to ya D# And here's to Rita and I hope she'll do ya A# Ride all night A# A#7 D# Lord I wish I was the fool in your jeans Chorus G# D# Hill country honky tonkin' Rita Ballou D# A# Every beer joint in town has played the fool for you G# D# Backslidin' barrel ridin' Rita Ballou D# A# D# Ain't a cowboy in Texas would not ride a bull for you Chorus G# D# Hill country honky tonkin' Rita Ballou D# A# Every beer joint in town has played the fool for you G# D# Backslidin' barrel ridin' Rita Ballou D# A# D# Ain't a cowboy in Texas would not ride a bull for you