Bright Eyes - Papa Was A Rodeo

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papa was a rodeo – bright eyes
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a bright eyes cover for “score! 20 years of merge records : the covers!” .
the original is by the magnetic fields . i believe in the key of C .

tuning : standard

x | – Cadd9 – – C – – – – – – Em – – – – – F – – – – – – – G – – – – – – – Am – – – – – – Dm – – – – – – Dsus4 – |

E | – 3 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – |
B | – 3 – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – |
G | – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – |
D | – 2 – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – |
A | – 3 – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – x – – – – – – – x – – – – – |
E | – x – – – – – – x – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – x – – – – – – – x – – – – – |

intro – Cadd9 and C

verse 1 –

C Em F G
i like your twisted point of view , mike
C Em F G
i like your questioning eyebrows
C Em
F G
you’ve made it pretty clear what you like
C Em F G
it’s only fair to tell you now
Am Dm
that i leave early in the morning
Am Dm
and i won’t be back till next year
Am Dm
i see that kiss – me pucker forming
Am Dm Dsus4
but maybe you should plug it with a beer , ’cause

chorus –

C G
papa was a rodeo
F G
mama was a rock’n’roll band
C G
i could play guitar and rope a steer
F G
before i learned to stand
C G
home was anywhere with diesel gas
F G
love was a trucker’s hand
C G
never stuck around long enough
F G
for a one – night stand .
Am Dm
before you kiss me you should know
Am Cadd9
papa was a rodeo

verse 2 –

the light reflecting off the mirror ball
looks like a thousand swirling eyes
they make me think i shouldn’t be here at all
you know , every minute someone dies
what are we doing in this dive bar?
how can you live in a place like this?
why don’t you just get into my car
and i’ll take you away
i’ll take that kiss now , but

chorus –

papa was a rodeo
mama was a rock’n’roll band
i could play guitar and rope a steer
before i learned to stand
home was anywhere with diesel gas
love was a trucker’s hand
never stuck around long enough
for a one – night stand
before you kiss me you should know
papa was a rodeo

bridge –

C Em
and now it’s 55 years later
F G
we’ve had the romance of the century
C Em
after all these years wrestling gators
F
i still feel like crying
G
when i think of what you said to me :

chorus –

“papa was a rodeo
mama was a rock’n’roll band
i could play guitar and rope a steer
before i learned to stand
home was anywhere with diesel gas
love was a trucker’s hand
never stuck around long enough
for a one – night stand
before you kiss me you should know
papa was a rodeo , ”

what a coincidence
your papa was a rodeo , too

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