::Verse #1::
          F (133211@1)             C (x32010@1)         Bb (x1333x@1)        CWell (x32010@1)a note said: "You've had time to think about it.
     F (133211@1)             C (x32010@1)         Bb (x1333x@1)      CLooks (x32010@1)like to me you're feelin' kinda crowded.
F (133211@1)                        C (x32010@1)         Bb (x1333x@1)        CYou're (x32010@1)not looking for anything permanent here,
        F (133211@1)        C (x32010@1)            Bb (x1333x@1)        Cso (x32010@1)my Rodeo is packed and it's in 'goodbye gear.' "

F C Bb C x2

::Verse #2::
 F (133211@1)       C (x32010@1)         Bb (x1333x@1)        CSo (x32010@1)I shot down to the Longhorn Diner,
 F (133211@1)         C (x32010@1)                 Bb (x1333x@1)        Cher (x32010@1)sister works there and she'd know where to find her.
 F (133211@1)                   C (x32010@1)         Bb (x1333x@1)        CShe (x32010@1)said, "You did not hear this from me,
 F (133211@1)                               C (x32010@1)         Bb (x1333x@1)        Call (x32010@1)I'll say is momma's got that place out in Monterrey."

::Chorus::
G (320003@1)C (x32010@1)   D (xx0232@1)        G (320003@1)         G (320003@1)        C (x32010@1)        D (xx0232@1)     GOh, (320003@1)how fast can I go, I gotta catch that little, red Rodeo.
G (320003@1)                   C (x32010@1)            D (xx0232@1)       GShe (320003@1)drove off with my heart, I gotta let her know.
G (320003@1)       C (x32010@1)          D (xx0232@1)         GNeed (320003@1)the girl in that little, red Rodeo.
             Emin (022032@1)    D (xx0232@1)       CTexas (x32010@1)plates, candy-apple red Rodeo.

::Verse #3::
 F (133211@1)             C (x32010@1)         Bb (x1333x@1)        CTwo (x32010@1)towns back I showed your photograph
 F (133211@1)             C (x32010@1)         Bb (x1333x@1)        Cand (x32010@1)the gas-station man just started to laugh.
 F (133211@1)             C (x32010@1)                  Bb (x1333x@1)        C"She (x32010@1)said I might see you in this old bucket o' rust,
 F (133211@1)                      C (x32010@1)                Bb (x1333x@1)        Cand (x32010@1)said 'Good luck boy.' Just follow that cloud o' dust."

::Repeat Chorus::

::Instrumental Solo::
G C D G x4

::Bridge::
Amin (x02413@1)            G/B (143121@7)      CMaybe (x32010@1)I was straddlin' the fence just like she said...
Bb (x1333x@1)          F (133211@1)          CIt (x32010@1)took her leaving just to get it through my head.

::Verse #4::
 F (133211@1)             C (x32010@1)         Bb (x1333x@1)        CShe's (x32010@1)the one and only, it's over that's it.
 F (133211@1)             C (x32010@1)         Bb (x1333x@1)        CI'm (x32010@1)commited, I'm in love, and I'm desperate.
 F (133211@1)             C (x32010@1)         Bb (x1333x@1)        CShe's (x32010@1)a good ways gone, but I'm closin' the gap,
 F (133211@1)             C (x32010@1)         Bb (x1333x@1)        Cif (x32010@1)I have to I'll chase her clear across the map.


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