Key: C Intro: C Am F G C 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 F Em If you got a secret baby I can keep it Am F G# Lock it up and swallow the key C Am 'Cause everybody's got a little something to hide G# G C You can lay it all on me
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 F Em If you got a secret baby I can keep it Am F G# Lock it up and swallow the key C Am '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 Em Am F G# C Am G# G C 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 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 F Em If you know a secret you best know how to keep it Am F G# Lock it up and swallow the key C Am 'Cause everybody's got a little something to hide G# G C You can lay it all on me G# G C Am Yeah, You can lay it all on me F G C