Drive By Truckers - Dancing Ricky

dancing ricky the drive – by truckers
chords and lyrics as interpreted by charlie beer
| F | Gm | F | Gm
| F | Gm | A# C | F
ricky boy , ricky boy , you got something left to deal with
| A# C | F
what you gonna do about merchandise?
| F | Gm | A# C | F
ricky boy , you got the money , you got something left to do
| A# C | F |
what you gonna do about countin’ right?

[ chorus ]
| Dm | A# F
your shirts too damned small for your body
| Dm | C | C
you got your freedom out in the open
| F | Gm
we got to figure out how to quit all your dancing
| C | C
and go and check out the swag

| F | Gm | F | Gm
| F | Gm | A# C | F
ricky boy , oh dancing ricky , you’ve got plenty of moves left to do
| A# C | F
hey ricky , don’t let the diabetes get you!
| F | Gm | A# C | F
dancing ricky , oh dancing ricky , you’ve been spinning just like a ride
| A# C | F |
what you gonna do about acting right?

[ chorus ]

[ outro}
| F | Gm | F | Gm
| F | Gm | A# C | F
dancing ricky , oh dancing ricky dont you know youre out of sight

beautiful ballad about a wayward employee? by the bass player , she rocks!
like other simple country rock songs , the twists in this song are not the chords ,
but the words and the phrasing .
lines of 4 measures , then 2 , then 4 , then 3 measures .