• Song:

    Papa Was A Rodeo

  • Artist:

    Magnetic Fields

  • Album:

    69 Love Songs

VERSE (1)

F5           F5             D5         D5
I like your twisted point of view, Mike  
A#5           A#5              G5    C5
I like your questioning eyebrows 
F5              F5              D5       D5
You've made it pretty clear what you like 
A#5         A#5              G5    C5
It's only fair to tell you now  
D5           D5          A#5       A#5
that I leave early in the morning 
G5                      C5        D5  C5
and I won't be back till next year  
D5         D5            A#5      A#5
I see that kiss-me pucker forming  
G5                                 C5     D5  C5
but maybe you should plug it with a beer, cause 


CHORUS

F5          F5    D5                      D5          
Papa was a rodeo - Mama was a rock'n'roll band                
        F5               F5         A#5                    C5            
I could play guitar and rope a steer before I learned to stand  
F5                      F5         A#5                     F5
Home was anywhere with diesel gas - Love was a trucker's hand  
F5                  F5              A#5         A#5      
Never stuck around long enough for a one night stand 
G5                           F5
Before you kiss me you should know 
A#5    C5         F5
Papa was a rodeo 


BRIDGE

( F5 ) F5  D5  D5  A#5    C5 - D5 - C5  


F5           F5             D5         D5
The light reflecting off the mirror ball 
A#5           A#5              G5    C5
looks like a thousand swirling eyes 
F5           F5             D5         D5
They make me think I shouldn't be here at all 
A#5           A#5              G5    C5
You know, every minute someone dies 
D5           D5          A#5       A#5
What are we doing in this dive bar 
G5                      C5        D5  C5
How can you live in a place like this 
D5           D5          A#5       A#5
Why don't you just get into my car 
G5                      C5        D5  C5
and I'll take you away I'll take that kiss now, but 


CHORUS


BRIDGE (X2)
( F5 ) F5  D5  D5  A#5    C5 - D5 - C5  

VERSE (2)
D5           D5          A#5       A#5
And now it's 55 years later 
G5                      C5        D5  C5
We've had the romance of the century 
D5           D5          A#5       A#5
After all these years wrestling gators 
G5                      C5        D5  C5
I still feel like crying when I think of what you said to me 


CHORUS

 A#5    C5         F5  F5
?Papa was a rodeo 


OUTRO

D5       C5               A#5         C5     F5
What a coincidence, your Papa was a rodeo too.
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