Ruby Jewel Was Here - Allison Moorer Chords
Chords: C7, F7, G7, Bb
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Genre: country, folk, soul
ALLISON MOORER - RUBY JEWEL WAS HERE
album version - MISS FORTUNE
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[INTRO]
C7 F7 G7 F7
C7
[VERSE 1]
C7
In Nineteen and Double-Aught a harlot who was hot to trot
Bb F7 C7
Gave a fine little bijoux to the world
C7
With a blacksmith for a makeshift doc in a cathouse far from Camelot
Bb F7 C7
Her goldmine brought to bear a baby girl
G7
When the child screamed from life's first slap
G7
The boss said "Kid get used to that
G7
You'll never meet a day that isn't cruel"
C7
And she wrapped her babe in a petticoat, grabbed a bottle and made a toast
Bb F7 C7
Here's to my gorgeous bastard, Ruby Jewel
[CHORUS]
F7 C7
And the man at the piano played a tune
F7 C7
And everybody sang and danced in the saloon
G7
Except Ruby (Ruby)
F7
No not Ruby (Ruby)
C7
Ruby Jewel
[VERSE 2]
C7
Reared among the guttersnipeswhile her mama puffed a Chinese pipe
Bb F7 C7
The salad days for Ruby didn't last
C7
Forced to work and pay her dues inside that poor man's Moulin Rouge
Bb F7 C7
A snot-nosed kid had to grow up fast
G7
Night and day she toiled and sweat
G7
While brothel patrons placed their bets
G7
On who would be the first to break her in
C7
Then one night the madam screams "Ruby, get to room thirteen
Bb F7 C7
There's someone there who thinks you're quite a gem"
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