Rita Ballou chords by
John Denver
John Denver

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Key: C major
Intro 1
G
G

C
C

G
G

Verse 1
C
C

She could dance and slow you 'bout,
F
F

shuffle to some cowboy hustle
C
C

G
G

How she made them trophy buckles shine,
C
C

shine, shine
Wild- eyed in Mexican silver,
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F

C
C

tricking dumb old cousin Willard
G
G

Into thinking that he got her this time
C
C

Verse 2
F
F

Hill country,
C
C

honky- tonkin' Rita Ballou
Every beer joint in town has
G
G

F
F

played a fool for you
C
C

Back sliding, barrel riding Rita Ballou
Ain't a cowboy in Texas would
G
G

not ride a bull for you
C
C

Verse 3
She's a rawhide roping velvet mixture,
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F

C
C

walking, talking Texas texture
High- timing,
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G

barroom fixture kind of a girl
C
C

She's a queen of the cowboys,
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F

C
C

look at old Willard grinning now, boys
You'd have thought there's
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G

less fools in this world
C
C

Verse 4
F
F

Hill country,
C
C

honky- tonkin' Rita Ballou
Every beer joint in town has
G
G

F
F

played a fool for you
C
C

Back sliding, barrel riding Rita Ballou
G
G

Ain't a cowboy in Texas would not ride
Interlude 1
a bull for you
C
C

F
F

C
C

G
G

C
C

F
F

C
C

G
G

C
C

Verse 5
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F

Good luck Willard and here's to ya,
Am
Am

and here's to Rita
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G

I hope she'll do ya right all night
Lord, I wish I was a fool in your shoes
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C

Verse 6
F
F

Hill country,
C
C

honky- tonkin' Rita Ballou
Every beer joint in town has
G
G

F
F

played a fool for you
C
C

Back sliding, barrel riding Rita Ballou
Ain't a cowboy in Texas
G
G

C
C

would not ride a bull for you
F
F

C
C

Lord, I wish I was in Texas,
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G

I would ride a bull for you
C
C

C
C

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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsG C F Am

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