Rubys Stool Acoustic chords by Loretta Lynn

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: A augmentedA

Difficulty: Intermediate

Verse 1:
A augmentedA              E MajorE      A augmentedA
She's been dancing all night long with my man
                 E MajorE    F# minorF#m  A augmentedA
Well I thought about cutting in, aw but I ca-ha-an't
      F# minorF#m       A augmentedA
'Cause I'm gonna sit right here
        F# minorF#m E MajorE     A augmentedA
And empty this ashtray in her beer
    F# minorF#m       G+G         E MajorE
I can't wait to see her drinking from that can

Chorus:
(Pause)    A augmentedA   F# minorF#m         A augmentedA
I'm sitting on Ruby's stool right next to Bill
     G+G          D MajorD         A augmentedA
She likes breaking old Bill's heart, she always will
A augmentedA              D MajorD            A augmentedA
Honky tonk girl oughta know better than to break the rules
    D MajorD          E MajorE         A augmentedA
I'm fed up with her and I'm sitting on Ruby's stool

Verse 2:
A augmentedA        E MajorE         A augmentedA
Everybody always gives her lots of space
         E MajorE    F# minorF#m  A augmentedA
No one would ever dare get in her face
    F# minorF#m        A augmentedA
I ain't never been one to fight
  F# minorF#m          A augmentedA
But friends, tonight's the night
       F# minorF#m     G+G       E MajorE
I'm just the one that'll put her in her place

Chorus:
(Pause)    A augmentedA   F# minorF#m         A augmentedA
I'm sitting on Ruby's stool right next to Bill
     G+G          D MajorD         A augmentedA
She likes breaking old Bill's heart, she always will
A augmentedA              D MajorD            A augmentedA
Honky tonk girl oughta know better than to break the rules
    D MajorD        E MajorE         A augmentedA
I don't like her so I'm sitting on Ruby's stool

Chorus:
(Pause)    A augmentedA   F# minorF#m         A augmentedA
I'm sitting on Ruby's stool right next to Bill
     G+G          D MajorD         A augmentedA
She likes breaking old Bill's heart, she always will
A augmentedA              D MajorD            A augmentedA
Honky tonk girl oughta know better than to break the rules
    D MajorD        E MajorE          A augmentedA
I don't like her and I'm sitting here on her stool
    D MajorD        E MajorE         A augmentedA
I don't like her so I'm sitting on Ruby's stool

Spoken Outro:
N.C.
She's an old battle-ax to begin with
Nobody in this little tavern likes her
I don't know why she hangs around here, ahh the boys do
I see why they like her, we all know why they like her