Ruby Could Sing
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Dave Stamey - Ruby Could Sing
https://youtu.be/0340JWlXYwk?t=26
[Intro]
G/B Bbdim7 Am7 D7
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-------3---3-3---|
G|-----7-----6-6---|---5---5---5-5---|
D|-----5-----5-5---|---5---4---4-4---|
A|-----------------|-------5---5-5---|
E|-7---7-0-6-6-6-0-|-5-5-----------0-|
G Abdim7 Am7 D7
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---3-3-----------|-5-------3-------|
G|---4-4-----4-4---|-5-------5-------|
D|---5-5-----3-3---|-5-------4-------|
A|---5-5-----------|---------5-------|
E|-3-----0-4-4-4---|-5---x-----------|
[Verse 1]
G D7/A G/B G7/B
In the Tonopah club in Tonopah valley,
C6 G/B Bbdim7 Am6
Nineteen fifty eight
G E7 E7/B
Slot machines were rattlin, cigarette smoke
A7 D7 Daug
Everybodys a feelin great
G D7/A G/B G7/B
Through the vinyl and the velvet,
C6 Dbdim7
There's a neon american dream
G E7 E7/B
Ole Roy played piano, and Ruby would sing
A7 D7/A G/B Bbdim7 Am6
My god how Ruby could sing
G D7/A
[Verse 2]
G D7/A G/B G7/B
Three AM in the cocktail lounge,
C6 G/B Bbdim7 Am6
The music rings out clear
G E7 E7/B
Been everywhere from Mexcali to Nome
A7 A13 D7 Daug
and somehow wound up here
G D7/A G/B G7/B
The middle of that a boom town
C6 Dbdim7
That just about run outta steam
G E7 E7/B
Ole Roy played piano, and Ruby would sing
A7 D7/A G/B Bbdim7 Am6
My god how Ruby could sing
[Chorus 1]
G G7
And she'd sing:
C Bbdim7 G D7/A Bbdim G/B
Please don't talk about me boys - when I'm gone
B13 Em G/B G7/B
And some of these days you're gonna be so lonely, yes you are
C6 Dbdim7
Bill Bailey, you rascal won't you please come home
G E7 E7/B A7 A13
And who's sorry now and a Ruby would sing
D7/A G/B Bbdim7 Am6 G D7/A
My god how Ruby could sing
[Instrumental]
G/B Bbdim Am7 D7
[Verse 3]
G D7/A G/B G7/B
She growled just like an old flathead Ford
C6 G/B Bbdim7 Am6
Her pipes were deep and rich
G E7 E7/B
She would sing while the Buicks and the Pontiacs
A7 A13 D7 Daug
Rolled up ole highway 6
G D7/A G/B G7/B
Just put a dollar in the kitty boys
C6 Dbdim7
You can ask 'em for anything
G E7 E7/B
Ole Roy was born to pound that piano
A7 D7/A G/B Bbdim7 Am6
And he'd smile and Ruby would sing
[Chorus 2]
G G7
And she'd sing:
C Bbdim7 G D7/A Bbdim G/B
Sit Right Down I'm Gonna Write Myself A Letter
B13 Em G/B G7/B
Ole Man River and a Quarter To Nine, yes she would
C6 Dbdim7
It would knock ya right back on your tuck and roll
G E7 E7/B A7 A13
When Ruby sang that old Ace In The Hole yes Ruby would sing
D7/A G/B Bbdim7 Am6 G D7/A
My god how Ruby could sing
[Instrumental]
G/B Bbdim Am7 D7
[Verse 4]
G D7/A
Well the mines are shut down
G/B G7/B C6 G/B Bbdim7
The old brick casino stands empty in the wind
Am6 G E7 E7/B
Out on highway 6 them old tailfin cadillacs
A7 D7 Daug
Ain't never coming back again
G D7/A G/B G7/B
If you listen close, you can hear the echo
C6 Dbdim7
Of the music true that love can bring
G E7 E7/B
When Roy played the piano and Ruby would sing
A7 D7/A G/B Bbdim7 Am6
My god how Ruby could sing
[Chorus 3]
G G7
And she'd sing:
C Bbdim7 G D7/A Bbdim G/B
Please don't talk about me boys - when I'm gone
B13 Em G/B G7/B
And some of these days you're gonna be so lonely, yes you are, I wanna tell you
C6 N.C. Dbdim7 N.C.
It would knock ya right back on your tuck and roll
G N.C. E7 E7/B
When Ruby sang that old Ace In The Hole
A7 A13 D7/A G D/F# E7
And Ruby would sing, my god how Ruby would sing
A7 A13 D7/A N.C.
Yes Ruby would sing, my god how Ruby could sing
[End]
G/B Bbdim Am7 D7 G
G6
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