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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Da Ruba Girl – Kenney Chesney
Intro:
C G Am F
Verse 1:
C G Am F
You needed her, she needed you
C G Am F
To hold, to help fill a space
C G Am F
Last in line, last cage at the rescue, was a love that
C G Am F
no one could replace
F G Am F
Lying there like a lost string of pearls
F G C
Was Da Ruba Girl
C G Am F (x2)
Verse 2:
C G Am F
Her best friend’s name is Poncho
F C G Am F
And she loves him oh my gosh, like Frosty Paws
C G Am F
She hates the motors and the marrows
F C G Am F
Like she hates to get a wash
F G Am F
Her hair doesn’t roll and it doesn’t curl
F G C
She’s Da Ruba Girl
C G Am F
(La, la, la, la La, la, la, la) (x2)
C G Am F (x2)
Verse 3:
C G Am F
She protects this house and home
F C G Am F
From the turkey and the deer
C G Am F
She won’t ever let’em roam
C G Am F
Anywhere round here
F G Am F
She’ll even chase away the squirrels
F G C
That’s Da Ruba Girl
C G Am F (x2)
Verse 4:
C G Am F
She feels pretty with her painted toes, ruby red
F C G Am F
Cause that’s what ladies do
C G Am F
She just appeared in her first video
F C G Am F
And it’s coming out real soon
F G Am F
She’ll be known all over the world
F G C
As Da Ruba Girl
C G Am F
(La, la, la, la La, la, la, la) (x2)
Bridge:
F G Am F
Lying there like a lost string of pearls
F G Am F
Her hair doesn’t roll and it doesn’t curl
F G Am F
She’ll even chase away the squirrels
F G Am F
She’ll be known all over the world
F G C
As Da Ruba Girl
C G Am F (x2)
C G Am F
(La, la, la, la La, la, la, la) (x4)
C G Am F (x2) end on C
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Last Updated: March 17, 2026