Magnetic Fields - Papa was a rodeo
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Magnetic Fields
Papa Was a Rodeo
69 Love Songs
VERSE (1)
FI like your F/Etwisted point ofDm view, MikeDm7
A# A#/A Gm7 C
I like your questioning eyebrows
FYou've made it F/Epretty clear whatDm you likeDm7
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
Gm7and I won't be back till Cnext yearDsus C
Dm Dm7 A# A#/A
I see that kiss-me pucker forming
Gm7but maybe you should plug it with a Cbeer, Dsuscause C
CHORUS
FPapa was a F/Erodeo -Dm Mama was a rock'n'roll Dm7band
I could Fplay guitar and F/Erope a steerA# before I learned to sCtand
FHome was anywhere with F/Ediesel gas -A# Love was a trucker's hFand
F F/E A# A#/A
Never stuck around long enough for a one night stand
Gm7Before you kiss me you should Fknow
A#Papa wCas a rodeoF
BRIDGE
( F )| F/E | Dm | Dm7 | A# | C - Dsus - C |
FThe light reF/Eflecting off theDm mirror balDm7l
A# A#/A Gm7 C
looks like a thousand swirling eyes
FThey make meF/E think I shouldnDm't be here Dm7at 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
Gm7How can you live in a plaCce like tDsushis C
Dm Dm7 A# A#/A
Why don't you just get into my car
Gm7and I'll take you away I'Cll take tDsushat kiCss now, but
CHORUS
BRIDGE (X2)
( F )| F/E | Dm | Dm7 | A# | C - Dsus - C |
VERSE (2)
Dm Dm7 A# A#/A
And now it's 55 years later
Gm7We've had the romance of Cthe centuDsusry C
Dm Dm7 A# A#/A
After all these years wrestling gators
Gm7I still feel like crying Cwhen I thDsusink ofC what you said to me
CHORUS
?A#??PapaC was a rodFeo F/E
OUTRO
Dm7What a coiCncidence, your PA#apa was a rCodeo tFoo.