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PAPA WAS A RODEO - Bright Eyes 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 -
CI like your Emtwisted point of Fview, MikeG CI like your Emquestioning FeyebrowsG C Em You've maFde it prGetty clear what you like CIt's only Emfair to tell you Fnow G Amthat I leave early in the Dmmorning Amand I won't be back till next Dmyear AmI see that kiss-me pucker Dmforming Ambut maybe you should plug it with a Dmbeer, Dsus4'cause
Chorus -
CPapa was a Grodeo FMama was a Grock'n'roll band CI could play guitar Gand rope a steer Fbefore I learned to Gstand CHome was anywhere with Gdiesel gas FLove was a trucker's Ghand CNever stuck around Glong enough Ffor a one-night standG. AmBefore you kiss me you should Dmknow AmPapa was a rodeo Cadd9
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 -
CAnd now it's Em55 years later FWe've had the romance of Gthe century CAfter all these years Emwrestling gators FI still feel like crying GWhen 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 Any queries please PM....