A (x02220@1)                             As4A     As4I've (x02230@1)been walking these streets so  long
A (x02220@1)              As4A       As4Singing (x02230@1)the same old song
  A (x02220@1)              As4 (x02230@1)    A (x02220@1)             As4E        Es4 (022200@1)E (022100@1)Es4I (022200@1)know every crack in these dirty sidewalks of  Broadway
      D (xx0232@1)                   Ds4D      Ds4Where (xx0233@1)hustle is the name of the game
    D (xx0232@1)                  Ds4D              Ds4 (xx0233@1)        A (x02220@1)   As4 (x02230@1) A (x02220@1) As4And (x02230@1)nice guys get washed a-  way / Like the snow and the rain
               E (022100@1)        Es4E       Es4There's (022200@1)been a load of compro-mising
       D (xx0232@1)        Ds4 (xx0233@1)AOn (x02220@1)the road to my ho-  rizon
    D (xx0232@1)                    B (x2444x@1)                   E/D (020100@1) E (022100@1)   (tacet)
And I'm gonna be where the lights are shining on me

       D (xx0232@1)  E (022100@1)   A (x02220@1)     As4 (x02230@1) ALike (x02220@1)a Rhinestone Cowboy
       Amaj7 (x02120@1)             A6 (x04xxx@1)          Bm (x24432@1)    ERiding (022100@1)out on a horse in a star spangled rodeo
       D (xx0232@1)  E (022100@1)   A (x02220@1)     As4 (x02230@1) ALike (x02220@1)a Rhinestone cowboy
        Amaj7 (x02120@1)                A6 (x04xxx@1)                BmGetting (x24432@1)cards and letters from people I don't even know
    Bm (x24432@1)                    D (xx0232@1)     E (022100@1)     DE
And waffles coming over the phone

A (x02220@1)                 As4A     As4I (x02230@1)really don't mind the rain
    A (x02220@1)                 As4A     As4And (x02230@1)smiles can hide all the pain
     A (x02220@1)                          As4A       As4But (x02230@1)you're down and you're riding the train
                  E (022100@1)      Es4 (022200@1)E (022100@1)Es4That's (022200@1)taking the long way
      D (xx0232@1)                 Ds4 (xx0233@1)D (xx0232@1)    Ds4And (xx0233@1)I dream of the things I'll do
       D (xx0232@1)          Ds4 (xx0233@1) D (xx0232@1)           Ds4 (xx0233@1)     A (x02220@1)   As4 (x02230@1) A (x02220@1) As4With (x02230@1)a subway token and a dollar tucked inside my shoe
              E (022100@1)        Es4E       Es4There'll (022200@1)be a load of compro-mising
       D (xx0232@1)        Ds4 (xx0233@1)AOn (x02220@1)the road to my ho-  rizon
    D (xx0232@1)                    B (x2444x@1)                   E/D (020100@1) E (022100@1)    (tacet)
And I'm gonna be where the lights are shining on me

       D (xx0232@1)  E (022100@1)   A (x02220@1)     As4 (x02230@1) ALike (x02220@1)a Rhinestone Cowboy
       Amaj7 (x02120@1)             A6 (x04xxx@1)          Bm (x24432@1)    ERiding (022100@1)out on a horse in a star spangled rodeo
       D (xx0232@1)  E (022100@1)   A (x02220@1)     As4 (x02230@1) ALike (x02220@1)a Rhinestone cowboy
        Amaj7 (x02120@1)                A6 (x04xxx@1)                BmGetting (x24432@1)cards and letters from people I don't even know
    Bm (x24432@1)                    D (xx0232@1)     EAnd (022100@1)waffles coming over the phone

[Repeat chorus, extra tacet bit on the 2nd Rhinestone]