Ruthless:The Statler Brothers.
#10 on BB Hot Country on COLUMBIA
Records in 1967.
INTRO: (Whistling) Gb..Ebm Abm Db Gb
#1.
Gb Ebm Abm
Who always cooked my steaks and cooked 'em rare?
Ruth.
Abm Gb
When the chips were down who was always there?
Ruth.
Ebm Abm
And to whom did I swear up and down I'd always
tell the truth?
Db Gb
Yodel-ee-del-ady, who in the world but Ruth.
CHORUS:
B Gb Abm
But now I'm as Ruthless as can be.
Db
Ruthless since Ruth walked out on me.
Gb Eb Abm
Now, I had hopes that someday old Ruth would be
my wife.
Db Gb
But it looks like I'll be Ruthless all my life.
INTERLUDE: (Whistling) Gb..Ebm Abm Db Gb
#2.
Gb Eb Abm
Who always made my world so bright and cheery?
Ol' Ruth.
Db Gb
Who always rubbed my back when I was weary?
Sweet Ruth.
Ebm Abm
Who used to call me every day from a telephone
booth?
Db Gb
Yodel-ee-del-ady, who in the world but Ruth.
CHORUS:
B Gb Abm
But now I'm as Ruthless as can be.
Db
Ruthless since Ruth walked out on me.
Db Eb Abm
I used to think that me and Ruth would share a
happy home.
Db Gb
But it looks like I'll be Ruthless from now on.
OUTRO: (Whistling) Gb Ebm Abm Db Gb..Gb Ebm Abm..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.