G                                    Am
Who was once a bull hooking son of a gun                   
    D                                            G
Now who keeps a pint hid out behind chute number one 
                                                      Am
Who was ridin high till a pretty girl rode him to the ground 
    D                                              G
Any kid knows where to find me I'm Bandy the rodeo clown 
G                                                    Am                
In the ridin and the ropin I was closin in on number on     
       D
Now in dreams at night I ride on that silver saddle I never 
G
won. Since she left me the whiskey takes me to the rodeo 
Am                 D
grounds, Where the cowboys think I'm handy I'm Bandy the 
      G
rodeo clown. 
 
(Chorus) 
 

C 
I could ride em all                                             
D                                   G
The bulls and the broncs knew I was boss  
        A7
But the ride that woman took me on broke a whole lot more  
                       D
Than this old cowboy's bones. 
          G
While the tears on my makeup melts my painted smile into a 
Am          D
frown.  The crowd thinks I'm a dandy I'm Bandy the rodeo 
G
clown 
 
 
(Repeat chorus and last verse to end)