Tom: C
C Am F G C
[Verse]
C
Ruby’s got a brother. Her brother’s got a lover
C G
His lover’s got another on the side
G
Ain’t nobody’s business. We all need forgiveness
G C
It’s been laying heavy on my mind
[Chorus]
F Cmaj7
If you got a secret baby I can keep it
Am F G#
Lock it up and swallow the key
C A
'Cause everybody’s got a little something to hide
G# G C
You can lay it all on me
[Verse]
C
Her mama used the Bible. Daddy used the bottle
C G
Revival and survival made her run
G
She’s using just a little of both here in the middle
G C
I know exactly where she’s coming from
[Chorus]
F Cmaj7
If you got a secret baby I can keep it
Am F G#
Lock it up and swallow the key
C A
'Cause everybody’s got a little something to hide
G# G C
You can lay it all on me
[Chords over Solo]
C G C
F Cmaj7 Am F G#
C A G# G C
[Verse]
F D
Covering my tracks and sneaking on the sly
C
It’s getting hard to look my Ruby in the eye
D
She caught us shackin’ up at a dirty motel
D G C
Says she’s gonna send us both straight to hell
[Chorus]
C
It’s complicated ain’t it. I wish I could explain it
C G
It wouldn’t make no difference if I tried
G
Now Ruby and her brother. Say one way or another
G C
I’m running out of places I can hide
[Verse]
F Cmaj7
If you know a secret you best know how to keep it
Am F G#
Lock it up and swallow the key
C A
'Cause everybody’s got a little something to hide
G# G C
You can lay it all on me
[Outro]
G# G C A
Yeah, You can lay it all on me
F G C
You can lay it all on me
