VerseC
She could dance that slow Uvalde
F
Shuffle to some cowboy hustle
C
How she made them cowboy buckles
G
Shine, shine, shine
C
Wild-eyed and Mexican silvered
F
Trickin' dumb old cousin Willard
CGC
Into thinkin that he's got her this time
ChorusFC
Hill country honky-tonkin Rita Ballou
CFG
Every beer joint in town has played a fool for you
FC
Backslidin' barrel ridin' Rita Ballou
CGC
Ain't a cowboy in Texas would not ride a bull for you
Verse
She's a rawhide rope and velvet mixture
Walkin' talkin Texas texture
Hightimin' barroom fixture kind of a girl
She's the queen of the cowboys
Look at old Willard grinnin' now boys
You'd of thought there's less fools in this world
Chorus
Solo
BridgeC
So good luck Willard and here's to you
Am
And here's to Rita and I hope she'll do ya
F
Right all night
GC
Lord I wish I was the fool in your shoes
Chorus
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