Rhinestone Cowboy Glen Campbell
RHINESTONE COWBOY
I have taken into account the orchestral movement on this interpretation with some of
the chords (Gsus4 Cmaj7) plus as you are playing the C at the start of verse, hit the
1st and 3rd fret on the top e(whilst still strumming) in time with 'so long' on the
first verse etc. Its a good adaption for solo acoustic guitar and goes down very well
when I play it at a gig. (Nice on a 12 string!)
Ive put the riff at the end of the chorus and the two chords beginners might have a
problem with at the bottom. As the original just fades out Ive come up with A--2--
added to the riff on the chorus end then finish on a C. See what you think
Enjoy!!
RHINESTONE COWBOY
VERSE 1
[C]I've been walking these streets so long
Singing the same old song
I know every crack in the dirty sidewalks of [G]Bro[(Gsus4]adway[G)]
Where hustle[F] is the name of the game
And [Dm]nice guys get washed [F]away like the snow and the r[C]ain
There's been a l[G]oad of compromising
On the road [F]to my horizon[C]
But [F]I'm gonna be where the [Dm]lights are shining on [G]me[(Dm] [G)]
Chorus
Like a [F]rhines[G]tone [C]cowboy[(F] [C)]
[C]Riding out on a horse in a s[Cmaj7]tar spangled rodeo[G] [(C] [G)]
Like a [F]rhine[G]stone [C]cowboy[(F] [C)]
[C]Getting cards & letters from p[Cmaj7]eople I don't even kno[G]w
G F *
And offers coming over the phone
VERSE 2
I [C]really don't mind the rain
and smiles can hide all the pain
You're down while taking the train that's taking the long wa[G]y
And[F] I dream of things I'll do
With a [Dm]subway token and a [F]dollar tucked inside [C]my shoe
[G]There'll been a load of compromising
On the road [F]to my horizon[C]
But [F]I'm gonna be where the [Dm]lights are shining on [G]me[(Dm] [G)]
Chorus
Like a [F]rhines[G]tone [C]cowboy[(F] [C)]
[C]Riding out on a horse in a s[Cmaj7]tar spangled rodeo[G] [(C] [G)]
Like a [F]rhine[G]stone [C]cowboy[(F] [C)]
[C]Getting cards & letters from p[Cmaj7]eople I don't even kno[G]w
G F *
And offers coming over the phone
Repeat Chorus
* Riff
e---------------------------| B---------------------------| G---------------------------| Dâ??3â??2â??0---------------------| Aâ??-------3-2-0--------------| E---------------3-1-0---1-3-|
[Gsus4]
[E] [3]
[B]G [1]0
D 0
A 0
[E] [3]
[Cmaj7]
E 0
B 0
G 0
[D] [2]
[A]E [3]0
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