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Date: 12/6/00; 9:09:23 PM
From: Frank Moroney <moroney@australis.aunz.com>
Subject: Ravishing Ruby

Ravishing Ruby
Tom T. Hall

Key = C#

Intro: G#7 - G#7 - C# - C#

          G#7               C#
Ravishing Ruby She's Been A-round For A While
          C#7            C#
Ravishing Ruby She Was A Truck Stop Child
                          C#7         F#
Born In The Back Of A Rig   Somewhere Near L.A.
          C#                G#7               C#
Ravishing Ruby You Poured A Lot Of Hot Coffee In Your Day

          G#7              C#
Ravishing Ruby Believe Any-thing You Say
              G#7                         C#
Just Like Her Daddy Said  -- Said He'd Be Back Some Day
                      C#7           F#
She Was Just Fourteen   She Grew Up Wild And Free
            C#                         G#7
And All The Time She'd Been Waitin' On Him
                      C#
She'd Been Waitin' On You And Me

          F#                   C#
Ravishing Ruby She Sleeps In A Bunk Out Back
             G#7
Her Days And Nights Are Filled With Dreams
               C#
Of A Man Named Smilin' Jack
             F#                              C#
That Was Her Daddy's Name And That's All She Ever Knew
          G#7                               C#
Ravishing Ruby Ain't Got Time For Guys Like Me And You

          G#7              C#
Ravishing Ruby A Beautiful Young Girl Now
          G#7             C#
Ravishing Ruby She Made A Solemn Vow
                        C#7          F#
Waitin' On Smilin' Jack   He'll Come Rollin' By
                 C#                   G#7
And She Wants To See Him She Wants To Touch Him
           C#
Either Way Dead Or Alive


          F#                   C#
Ravishing Ruby She Sleeps In A Bunk Out Back
             G#7
Her Days And Nights Are Filled With Dreams
               C#
Of A Man Named Smilin' Jack
             F#                              C#
That Was Her Daddy's Name And That's All She Ever Knew
          G#7                               C#
Ravishing Ruby Ain't Got Time For Guys Like Me And You

Inst. Outro: C#   G#7   G#7   C#   (C# - G#7 - C# - Stop)