Tom: Eb
D#
How could she dance that slow bandera
G#
Shuffle to some cowboy hustle
D# A#
How she makes those trophy buckles shine, shine, shine
D#
Wild-eyed and Mexican silvered
G#
Trickin' dumb ol' Cousin Willard
D# A# D#
Into thinkin' that he's got her this time
[Chorus]
G# D#
Hill country honky tonkin' Rita Ballou
D# A#
Every beer joint in town has played the fool for you
G# D#
Backslidin' barrel ridin' Rita Ballou
D# A# D#
Ain't a cowboy in Texas would not ride a bull for you
[Verse 2]
D#
She's a rawhide, rope, and velvet mixture
G#
Walkin' talkin' Texas texture
D# E# A#
High timin' barroom fixture kind of a girl
D#
She's the Queen of the Cowboys
G#
Look at ol' Willard grinnin' now boys
D# A# D#
You'd a thought there's less fools in this world (but there wasn't)
[Chorus]
G# D#
Hill country honky tonkin' Rita Ballou
D# A#
Every beer joint in town has played the fool for you
G# D#
Backslidin' barrel ridin' Rita Ballou
D# A# D#
Ain't a cowboy in Texas would not ride a bull for you
[Instrumental]
D# G# D# A#
D# G# D# A# D#
[Bridge]
G#
So good luck Willard and here's to ya
D#
And here's to Rita and I hope she'll do ya
A#
Ride all night
A# A#7 D#
Lord I wish I was the fool in your jeans
[Chorus]
G# D#
Hill country honky tonkin' Rita Ballou
D# A#
Every beer joint in town has played the fool for you
G# D#
Backslidin' barrel ridin' Rita Ballou
D# A# D#
Ain't a cowboy in Texas would not ride a bull for you
[Chorus]
G# D#
Hill country honky tonkin' Rita Ballou
D# A#
Every beer joint in town has played the fool for you
G# D#
Backslidin' barrel ridin' Rita Ballou
D# A# D#
Ain't a cowboy in Texas would not ride a bull for you
