the magnetic fields - papa was rodeo

VERSE (1)

G G/F# Em7 D
I like your twisted point of view, Mike
C C/B Am7 D
I like your questioning eyebrows
G G/F# Em7 D
You've made it pretty clear what you like
C C/B Am7 D
It's only fair to tell you now


Em Em7 C C/B
that I leave early in the morning
Am7 D Dsus D
and I won't be back till next year
Em Em7 C C/B
I see that kiss-me pucker forming
Am7 D Dsus D
but maybe you should plug it with a beer, cause


G G/F# Em7 G
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 G
Before you kiss me you should know
C D G
Papa was a rodeo


BRIDGE

G | G/F# | Em7 | D | C | C/B | D- Dsus - D |


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

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#
…Papa was a rodeo


OUTRO

Em7 D C D G
What a coincidence, your Papa was a rodeo too.