Rita Ballou chords by Vince Gill

Chords with lyrics

Verse 1:
D#D#
How could she dance that slow bandera
G#G#
Shuffle to some cowboy hustle
D#D#                  A#A#
How she makes those trophy buckles shine, shine, shine
D#D#
Wild-eyed and Mexican silvered
G#G#
Trickin' dumb ol' Cousin Willard
D#D#            A#A#      D#D#
Into thinkin' that he's got her this time


Chorus:
G#G#                 D#D#
Hill country honky tonkin' Rita Ballou
 D#D#                       A#A#
Every beer joint in town has played the fool for you
 G#G#               D#D#
Backslidin' barrel ridin' Rita Ballou
D#D#                 A#A#       D#D#
Ain't a cowboy in Texas would not ride a bull for you

Verse 2:
D#D#
She's a rawhide, rope, and velvet mixture
G#G#
Walkin' talkin' Texas texture
D#D#              E#E#    A#A#
High timin' barroom fixture kind of a girl
 D#D#
She's the Queen of the Cowboys
 G#G#
Look at ol' Willard grinnin' now boys
 D#D#           A#A#         D#D#
You'd a thought there's less fools in this world (but there wasn't)


Chorus:
G#G#                 D#D#
Hill country honky tonkin' Rita Ballou
 D#D#                       A#A#
Every beer joint in town has played the fool for you
 G#G#               D#D#
Backslidin' barrel ridin' Rita Ballou
D#D#                 A#A#       D#D#
Ain't a cowboy in Texas would not ride a bull for you

Instrumental:
D#D# G#G# D#D# A#A#
D#D# G#G# D#D# A#A# D#D#


Bridge:
 G#G#
So good luck Willard and here's to ya
 D#D#
And here's to Rita and I hope she'll do ya
 A#A#
Ride all night
 A#A#          F#7A#7     D#D#
Lord I wish I was the fool in your jeans


Chorus:
G#G#                 D#D#
Hill country honky tonkin' Rita Ballou
 D#D#                       A#A#
Every beer joint in town has played the fool for you
 G#G#               D#D#
Backslidin' barrel ridin' Rita Ballou
D#D#                 A#A#       D#D#
Ain't a cowboy in Texas would not ride a bull for you


Chorus:
G#G#                 D#D#
Hill country honky tonkin' Rita Ballou
 D#D#                       A#A#
Every beer joint in town has played the fool for you
 G#G#               D#D#
Backslidin' barrel ridin' Rita Ballou
D#D#                 A#A#       D#D#
Ain't a cowboy in Texas would not ride a bull for you