Rice And Beans 504 chords by Casper Allen

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Intro:

C#m   x5

Verse 1:
       C#m
Well a traveller entered New Orleans
With a rose on his lapel
He bid his time, soaked in wine
And that bar water smell
   C#m
He came and went
By a train and tent
   B
Collectin’ cards, placin’ bets
 A                                    G#  A  G#
’Til his debt was far too heavy to pay

Verse 2:
      C#m
From across that big old river
Came a lady dressed in black
By chance he saw her dancin’
In a Houston highway shack
          C#m
Well the traveller entered case in hand
   B
To run his con and leave again
 A                             G#    G#7
’Til he saw her dancin’ on the floor


Pre-Chorus:
     C#m
Well slick as a razor and quick as a gun
He approached her where they were not one
When he sang to her a simple verse
    G#            G#7
She laid on him a lover’s curse


Chorus:
         C#m
She said rice and beans!
Rice and beans!
thats all that poor boy ever eats
           C#m
He’s got a nickel in his pocket and a crack in his smile
            G#                      G#7
She's got a quarter, that poor boy, can’t you tell?

Interlude:
C#m
G#  G#7
C#m
G#  G#7
C#m


Verse 3:
         C#m
Well the gambling man from out of town
B
Cashed in his chips and came around
       A
Took a seat at the table with a bottle of brown
       G#                  G#
Took a generous sip and he laid his stake down


Pre-Chorus:
     C#m
Well stiff as pool cue and firm as a rock
Didn’t pay no mind to them other men’s talk
C#m                C#m                   G#                      G#7
Then it began, the gamblin’ man took the whole table down with a shoddy hand


Chorus:
         C#m
He said rice and beans!
Rice and beans!
thats all that poor boy ever eats
           C#m
He’s got a bottle in his pocket and a crack in his smile
            G#                      G#7
She's got a quarter, that poor boy, can’t you tell?


Interlude:
C#m
G#  G#7
C#m
G#  G#7
C#m


Verse 4:
         C#m
Well the traveller went home to his dancin’ queen
       B
Took a seat on the bed, shook out his jeans
    A                                  G#   A  G#
You could have cut that tension with a knife
                                 G#7                           C#m
When that nickel hit the hardwood    she disappeared into the night


Outro:
C#m C#mmaj7 C#m   B   A Aadd9 A   G#
C#m C#mmaj7 C#m   B   A Aadd9 A   G# A G# A G#
C#m  G#  A   B
C#m