G C/G | D/G C/G | G C/G | D/G C/G ||
[Verse 1]
G G G G
I've been walkin' these streets so long, singin' the same old song,
G G D D
I know every crack in these dirty sidewalks of Broadway.
C C C C
Where hustle's the name of the game and nice guys get washed away
G G
like the snow and the rain.
[Pre-Chorus]
D D C G
There's been a load of compromisin' on the road to my horizon
C A C/D D*
but I'm gonna be where the lights are shinin' on me.
[Chorus]
G C/G* G
Like a rhinestone cowboy,
G Gmaj7 C/D D
riding out on a horse in a star-spangled rodeo.
G C/G* G
Like a rhinestone cowboy,
G Gmaj7 C/D
getting cards and letters from people I don't even know
D C C D D
and offers comin' over the phone.
[Re-Intro]
G C/G | D/G C/G | G C/G | D/G C/G ||
[Verse 2]
G G G G
Well, I really don't mind the rain and a smile can hide all the pain,
G G D D
but you're down when you're ridin' the train that's takin' the long way.
C C C C
But I dream of the things I'll do with a subway token and a dollar
G G
tucked inside my shoe.
[Pre-Chorus]
D D C G
There's be a load of compromisin' on the road to my horizon
C A C/D D*
but I'm gonna be where the lights are shinin' on me.
[Chorus]
G C/G* G
Like a rhinestone cowboy,
G Gmaj7 C/D D
riding out on a horse in a star-spangled rodeo.
G C/G* G
Like a rhinestone cowboy,
G Gmaj7 C/D
getting cards and letters from people I don't even know
D C C D D
and offers comin' over the phone.
[End-Chorus] (Repeat and Fade Out)
G C/G* G
Like a rhinestone cowboy,
G Gmaj7 C/D D
riding out on a horse in a star-spangled rodeo.
