Papa Was a Rodeo The Magnetic Fields
Magnetic Fields
Papa Was a Rodeo
69 Love Songs
The linked chord diagrams are a little funky, I wouldn't trust them. I think
you'll get the idea though.
VERSE (1)
G G/f# Em Em7
I like your twisted point of view, Mike
[C]I like your [C/B]questioning eyebr[Am7]ows [D]
G G/f# Em Em7
You've made it pretty clear what you like
[C]It's only [C/B]fair to tell you [Am7]now [D]
VERSE (2)
[Em]that I leave [Em7]early in the [C]morning [C/B]
[Am7]and I won't be back till [D]next year[Dsus4] [D]
[Em]I see that [Em7]kiss-me pucker [C]forming[C/B]
[Am7]but maybe you should plug it with a [D]beer, [Dsus4]cause [D]
CHORUS
G G/f# Em Em7
Papa was a rodeo - Mama was a rock'n'roll band
G G/f# C D
I could play guitar and rope a steer before I learned to stand
G G/f# C G
Home was anywhere with diesel gas - Love was a trucker's hand
G G/f# C C/B
Never stuck around long enough for a one night stand
[Am7]Before you kiss me you should [G]know
[C]Papa [D]was a rode[G]o
BRIDGE
( G )| G/f# | Em | Em7 | C | D - Dsus4 - D |
VERSE (1)
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
VERSE(2)
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
BRIDGE (X2)
VERSE (2)
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
C D G G/f#
â?¦Papa was a rodeo
OUTRO
[Em7]What a coi[D]ncidence, your P[C]apa was a [D]rodeo [G]too.
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