Magnetic Fields
Papa Was a Rodeo
69 Love Songs
[VERSE 1]
F F/E Dm Dm7
I like your twisted point of view, Mike
A# A#/A Gm7 C
I like your questioning eyebrows
F F/E Dm Dm7
You've made it pretty clear what you like
A# A#/A Gm7 C
It's only fair to tell you now
Dm Dm7 A# A#/A
that I leave early in the morning
Gm7 C Csus C
and I won't be back till next year
Dm Dm7 A# A#/A
I see that kiss-me pucker forming
Gm7 C Csus C
but maybe you should plug it with a beer, cause
[CHORUS 1]
F F/E Dm Dm7
Papa was a rodeo - Mama was a rock'n'roll band
F F/E A# C
I could play guitar and rope a steer before I learned to stand
F F/E A# F
Home was anywhere with diesel gas - Love was a trucker's hand
F F/E A# A#/A
Never stuck around long enough for a one night stand
Gm7 F
Before you kiss me you should know
A# C F
Papa was a rodeo
[BRIDGE]
F F/E Dm Dm7 A# C Csus C
[VERSE 2]
F F/E Dm Dm7
The light reflecting off the mirror ball
A# A#/A Gm7 C
looks like a thousand swirling eyes
F F/E Dm Dm7
They make me think I shouldn't be here at all
A# A#/A Gm7 C
You know, every minute someone dies
Dm Dm7 A# A#/A
What are we doing in this dive bar
Gm7 C Csus C
How can you live in a place like this
Dm Dm7 A# A#/A
Why don't you just get into my car
Gm7 C Csus C
and I'll take you away I'll take that kiss now, but
[CHORUS 2]
F F/E Dm Dm7
Papa was a rodeo - Mama was a rock'n'roll band
F F/E A# C
I could play guitar and rope a steer before I learned to stand
F F/E A# F
Home was anywhere with diesel gas - Love was a trucker's hand
F F/E A# A#/A
Never stuck around long enough for a one night stand
Gm7 F
Before you kiss me you should know
A# C F
Papa was a rodeo
[BRIDGE 2]
F F/E Dm Dm7 A# C Csus C X2
[VERSE 3]
Dm Dm7 A# A#/A
And now it's 55 years later
Gm7 C Csus C
We've had the romance of the century
Dm Dm7 A# A#/A
After all these years wrestling gators
Gm7 C Csus C
I still feel like crying when I think of what you said to me
[CHORUS 3]
F F/E Dm Dm7
Papa was a rodeo - Mama was a rock'n'roll band
F F/E A# C
I could play guitar and rope a steer before I learned to stand
F F/E A# F
Home was anywhere with diesel gas - Love was a trucker's hand
F F/E A# A#/A
Never stuck around long enough for a one night stand
Gm7 F
Before you kiss me you should know
A# C F F/E
Papa was a rodeo
[OUTRO]
Dm7 C A# C F
What a coincidence, your Papa was a rodeo too.
