Key: D
Introduction: D
D G
Well it really has been nice bein' with ya
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But I'm afraid that I've got to leave
D G
As you know I'm a rodeo cowboy
A D
There's a rodeo down in Mesquite
D C D G
That's the life of a rodeo cowboy
Em A
Breakin' broncs or getting' broke
A C D G
That's the life of a rodeo cowboy
A D
And that's the only life I know
Verse:2
D G
On the day you think your day is gonna be the big one
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And I'll be walkin' away with all that they own
D G
But then your lyin' hurtin' hearin' someone sayin'
A D
Ah give him a hand that's all that cowboy is taking home
Verse:3
D G
Hot beer and cold stale hamburgers
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Makes a meal sorta hard to enjoy
D G
And it kinda makes you think of your momma's chicken
A D
Ah but that's the life of a rodeo cowboy
D C D G
That's the life of a rodeo cowboy
Em A
Breakin' broncs or getting' broke
A C D G
That's the life of a rodeo cowboy
A D
And that's the only life I know
D
Verse:4
D G
When your down and your really feelin' sorry
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Well you go for a drink in some bar
D G
Then someone points at you and you hear him whisper
A D
Hey over there stands a rodeo star
D C D G
That's the life of a rodeo cowboy
Em A
Breakin' broncs or getting' broke
A C D G
That's the life of a rodeo cowboy
A D
And that's the only life I know
D C D G
That's the life of a rodeo cowboy
Em A
Breakin' broncs or getting' broke
A C D G
That's the life of a rodeo cowboy
A D
And that's the only life I know