Chords with lyrics
Key: C majorC
Intro: C majorC A minorAm FF G+G C majorC
C majorC
Ruby's got a brother. Her brother's got a lover
C majorC G+G
His lover's got another on the side
G+G
Ain't nobody's business. We all need forgiveness
G+G C majorC
It's been laying heavy on my mind
FF E minorEm
If you got a secret baby I can keep it
A minorAm FF G#G#
Lock it up and swallow the key
C majorC A minorAm
'Cause everybody's got a little something to hide
G#G# G+G C majorC
You can lay it all on me
C majorC
Her mama used the Bible. Daddy used the bottle
C majorC G+G
Revival and survival made her run
G+G
She's using just a little of both here in the middle
G+G C majorC
I know exactly where she's coming from
FF E minorEm
If you got a secret baby I can keep it
A minorAm FF G#G#
Lock it up and swallow the key
C majorC A minorAm
'Cause everybody's got a little something to hide
G#G# G+G C majorC
You can lay it all on me
(Chords over Solo)
C majorC G+G C majorC
FF E minorEm A minorAm FF G#G#
C majorC A minorAm G#G# G+G C majorC
FF D MajorD
Covering my tracks and sneaking on the sly
C majorC
It's getting hard to look my Ruby in the eye
D MajorD
She caught us shackin' up at a dirty motel
D MajorD G+G C majorC
Says she's gonna send us both straight to hell
C majorC
It's complicated ain't it. I wish I could explain it
C majorC G+G
It wouldn't make no difference if I tried
G+G
Now Ruby and her brother. Say one way or another
G+G C majorC
I'm running out of places I can hide
FF E minorEm
If you know a secret you best know how to keep it
A minorAm FF G#G#
Lock it up and swallow the key
C majorC A minorAm
'Cause everybody's got a little something to hide
G#G# G+G C majorC
You can lay it all on me
G#G# G+G C majorC A minorAm
Yeah, You can lay it all on me
FF G+G C majorC