Verse 
C 
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 
C                   G                C 
Into thinkin that he's got her this time 
 


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F                                     C 
Hill country honky-tonkin Rita Ballou 
C                             F             G 
Every beer joint in town has played a fool for you 
F                                     C 
Backslidin' barrel ridin' Rita Ballou 
C                                   G              C 
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 
 
Bridge 
C 
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 
                       G            C     
Lord I wish I was the fool in your shoes 
 
Chorus