Bandy The Rodeo Clown

recorded by Moe Bandy   
written by Lefty Frizzell
 
G                                    Am
Who was once a bull hooking son of a gun                  
    D7                                           G
Now who keeps a pint hid out behind chute number one
                                                       Am
Who was riding high till a pretty girl rode him to the ground
    D7                                             G
Any kid knows where to find me I'm Bandy the rodeo clown
                                                                  
                                                       Am
In the riding and the roping I was closing in on number one    
       D7                                                   G
Now in dreams at night I ride on that silver saddle I never won
                                                    Am
Since she left me the whiskey takes me to the rodeo grounds
          D7                                          G
Where the cowboys think I'm handy I'm Bandy the rodeo clown
 
C
I could ride 'em all                                            
D7                                  G
The bulls and the broncs knew I was boss 
        A7
But the ride that woman took me on broke a whole lot more 
                       D7
Than this old cowboy's bones
  
          G                                                Am
While the tears on my makeup melts my painted smile into a frown  
    D7                                            G
The crowd thinks I'm a dandy  I'm Bandy the rodeo clown
 
Repeat last two verses