• Song:

    Papa Was A Rodeo

  • Artist:

    Magnetic Fields

  • Album:

    69 Love Songs

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Magnetic Fields
Papa Was a Rodeo
69 Love Songs

VERSE (1)

F (133211@1)         F/E (xx2211@1)           Dm (xx0231@1)       Dm7
I like your twisted point of view, Mike  
Bb (x1333x@1)         Bb/A              Gm7    CI (x32010@1)like your questioning eyebrows 
F (133211@1)            F/E (xx2211@1)            Dm (xx0231@1)     Dm7
You've made it pretty clear what you like 
Bb (x1333x@1)       Bb/A              Gm7    CIt's (x32010@1)only fair to tell you now  
Dm (xx0231@1)         Dm7          Bb (x1333x@1)     Bb/A
that I leave early in the morning 
Gm7                      C (x32010@1)      Dsus4 (xx0233@1)Cand (x32010@1)I won't be back till next year  
Dm (xx0231@1)       Dm7            Bb (x1333x@1)    Bb/A
I see that kiss-me pucker forming  
Gm7                                 C (x32010@1)   Dsus4 (xx0233@1)Cbut (x32010@1)maybe you should plug it with a beer, cause

CHORUS

F (133211@1)        F/E (xx2211@1)  Dm (xx0231@1)                    Dm7          
Papa was arodeo (x02210@1)- Mama was arock'n'roll (x02210@1)band                
        F (133211@1)             F/E (xx2211@1)       Bb (x1333x@1)                  C (x32010@1)          
I could play guitar and rope a steer before I learned to stand  
F (133211@1)                    F/E (xx2211@1)       Bb (x1333x@1)                   FHome (133211@1)was anywhere with diesel gas - Love was a trucker's hand  
F (133211@1)                F/E (xx2211@1)            Bb (x1333x@1)       Bb/A      
Never stuck around long enough for a one night stand 
Gm7                           FBefore (133211@1)you kiss me you should know 
Bb (x1333x@1)  C (x32010@1)       FPapa (133211@1)was a rodeo

BRIDGE

( F)| (133211@1)F/E| (xx2211@1)Dm| (xx0231@1)Dm7 | Bb (x1333x@1) | C- (x32010@1)Dsus4- (xx0233@1)C| (x32010@1)
F (133211@1)         F/E (xx2211@1)           Dm (xx0231@1)       Dm7
The light reflecting off the mirror ball 
Bb (x1333x@1)         Bb/A              Gm7    Clooks (x32010@1)like a thousand swirling eyes 
F (133211@1)         F/E (xx2211@1)           Dm (xx0231@1)       Dm7
They make me think I shouldn't be here at all 
Bb (x1333x@1)         Bb/A              Gm7    CYou (x32010@1)know, every minute someone dies 
Dm (xx0231@1)         Dm7          Bb (x1333x@1)     Bb/A
What are we doing in this dive bar 
Gm7                      C (x32010@1)      Dsus4 (xx0233@1)CHow (x32010@1)can you live in a place like this 
Dm (xx0231@1)         Dm7          Bb (x1333x@1)     Bb/A
Why don't you just get into my car 
Gm7                      C (x32010@1)      Dsus4 (xx0233@1)Cand (x32010@1)I'll take you away I'll take that kiss now, but

CHORUS

BRIDGE (X2)
( F)| (133211@1)F/E| (xx2211@1)Dm| (xx0231@1)Dm7 | Bb (x1333x@1) | C- (x32010@1)Dsus4- (xx0233@1)C| (x32010@1)
VERSE (2)
Dm (xx0231@1)         Dm7          Bb (x1333x@1)     Bb/A
And now it's 55 years later 
Gm7                      C (x32010@1)      Dsus4 (xx0233@1)CWe've (x32010@1)had the romance of the century 
Dm (xx0231@1)         Dm7          Bb (x1333x@1)     Bb/A
After all these years wrestling gators 
Gm7                      C (x32010@1)      Dsus4 (xx0233@1)CI (x32010@1)still feel like crying when I think of what you said to me

CHORUS

Bb (x1333x@1)  C (x32010@1)       F (133211@1)F/E (xx2211@1)Papa was a rodeo

OUTRO

Dm7       C (x32010@1)             Bb (x1333x@1)       C (x32010@1)   FWhat (133211@1)a coincidence, your Papa was a rodeo too.

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