"Rodeo" Verse 1 Em Em His eyes are cold and restless A Em His wounds have almost healed A Em And she'd give half of Texas A Em Just to change the way he feels Em She knows his love's in Tulsa A And she knows he's gonna go Em Well it ain't no woman flesh and blood B It's that damned old rodeo Chorus Em Well it's bulls and blood Em It's dust and mud A Em It's the roar of a Sunday crowd Em It's the white in his knuckles Em The gold in the buckle B A He'll win the next go 'round Em It's boots and chaps Em It's cowboy hats A Em It's spurs and latigo Em It's the ropes and the reins Em And the joy and the pain B Em And they call the thing rodeo Verse 2 Em She does her best to hold him A Em When his love comes to call A Em But his need for it controls him A Em And her back's against the wall Em And it's So long girl I'll see you A When it's time for him to go Em You know the woman wants her cowboy B Em Like he wants his rodeo Chorus Em Well it's bulls and blood Em It's dust and mud A Em It's the roar of a Sunday crowd Em It's the white in his knuckles Em The gold in the buckle B A He'll win the next go 'round Em It's boots and chaps Em It's cowboy hats A Em It's spurs and latigo Em It's the ropes and the reins Em And the joy and the pain B Em And they call the thing rodeo Verse 3 Em It'll drive a cowboy crazy A Em It'll drive the man insane A Em And he'll sell off everything he owns A Em Just to pay to play the game Em Em And a broken home and some broken bones A/////// Is all he'll have to show Em For all the years that he spent chasin' B Em This dream they call rodeo Chorus Em Well it's bulls and blood Em It's dust and mud A Em It's the roar of a Sunday crowd Em It's the white in his knuckles Em The gold in the buckle B A He'll win the next go 'round Em It's boots and chaps Em It's cowboy hats A Em It's spurs and latigo Em It's the ropes and the reins Em And the joy and the pain B Em And they call the thing rodeo Ending It's the broncs and the blood It's the steers and the mud And they call the thing rodeo
