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PAPA WAS A RODEO - Bright Eyes
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A Bright Eyes cover for "Score! 20 Years of Merge Records: The Covers!".
The Original is by The Magnetic Fields. I believe in the key of C.
Tuning: Standard
X|-Cadd9--C------Em-----F-------G-------Am------Dm------Dsus4-|
e|-3------0------0------1-------3-------0-------1-------3-----|
B|-3------1------0------1-------3-------1-------3-------3-----|
G|-0------0------0------2-------0-------2-------2-------1-----|
D|-2------2------2------3-------0-------2-------0-------0-----|
A|-3------3------2------3-------2-------0-------X-------X-----|
E|-X------X------0------1-------3-------0-------X-------X-----|
Intro - Cadd9 and C
Verse 1 -
I like your twisted point of view, Mike
I like your questioning eyebrows
You've made it pretty clear what you like
It's only fair to tell you now
that I leave early in the morning
and I won't be back till next year
I see that kiss-me pucker forming
but maybe you should plug it with a beer, 'cause
Chorus -
Papa was a rodeo
Mama was a rock'n'roll band
I could play guitar and rope a steer
before I learned to stand
Home was anywhere with diesel gas
Love was a trucker's hand
Never stuck around long enough
for a one-night stand.
Before you kiss me you should know
Papa was a rodeo
Verse 2 -
The light reflecting off the mirror ball
looks like a thousand swirling eyes
They make me think I shouldn't be here at all
You know, every minute someone dies
What are we doing in this dive bar?
How can you live in a place like this?
Why don't you just get into my car
And I'll take you away
I'll take that kiss now, but
Chorus -
Papa was a rodeo
Mama was a rock'n'roll band
I could play guitar and rope a steer
before I learned to stand
Home was anywhere with diesel gas
Love was a trucker's hand
Never stuck around long enough
for a one-night stand
Before you kiss me you should know
Papa was a rodeo
Bridge -
And now it's 55 years later
We've had the romance of the century
After all these years wrestling gators
I still feel like crying
When I think of what you said to me:
Chorus -
"Papa was a rodeo
Mama was a rock'n'roll band
I could play guitar and rope a steer
before I learned to stand
Home was anywhere with diesel gas
Love was a trucker's hand
Never stuck around long enough
for a one-night stand
Before you kiss me you should know
Papa was a rodeo,"
What a coincidence
Your papa was a rodeo, too
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