Rubys Stool Acoustic chords by Loretta Lynn

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: A

Difficulty: Intermediate

Verse 1:
A              E      A
She's been dancing all night long with my man
                 E    F#m  A
Well I thought about cutting in, aw but I ca-ha-an't
      F#m       A
'Cause I'm gonna sit right here
        F#m E     A
And empty this ashtray in her beer
    F#m       G         E
I can't wait to see her drinking from that can

Chorus:
(Pause)    A   F#m         A
I'm sitting on Ruby's stool right next to Bill
     G          D         A
She likes breaking old Bill's heart, she always will
A              D            A
Honky tonk girl oughta know better than to break the rules
    D          E         A
I'm fed up with her and I'm sitting on Ruby's stool

Verse 2:
A        E         A
Everybody always gives her lots of space
         E    F#m  A
No one would ever dare get in her face
    F#m        A
I ain't never been one to fight
  F#m          A
But friends, tonight's the night
       F#m     G       E
I'm just the one that'll put her in her place

Chorus:
(Pause)    A   F#m         A
I'm sitting on Ruby's stool right next to Bill
     G          D         A
She likes breaking old Bill's heart, she always will
A              D            A
Honky tonk girl oughta know better than to break the rules
    D        E         A
I don't like her so I'm sitting on Ruby's stool

Chorus:
(Pause)    A   F#m         A
I'm sitting on Ruby's stool right next to Bill
     G          D         A
She likes breaking old Bill's heart, she always will
A              D            A
Honky tonk girl oughta know better than to break the rules
    D        E          A
I don't like her and I'm sitting here on her stool
    D        E         A
I don't like her so I'm sitting on Ruby's stool

Spoken Outro:
N.C.
She's an old battle-ax to begin with
Nobody in this little tavern likes her
I don't know why she hangs around here, ahh the boys do
I see why they like her, we all know why they like her