Intro: C-F/C G/B-F/C
C /G -C /G-C /G- C
I've been walkin' these streets so long, singin' the same old song
/G-C G
I know every crack in these dirty sidewalks of Broadway
F
Where hustle's the name of the game
C F/C-C
And nice guys get washed away like the snow and the rain
G F C
There's been a load of compromisin', Lord on the road to my horizon
F D/F# G
But I'm gonna be where the lights are shinin' on me
NC C - G/D - C F/C-C CM7 C6 G
Like a rhinestone cowboy, riding out on a horse in a star-spangled rodeo
C - G/D - C F/C-C CM7 C6 G
Like a rhinestone cowboy, getting cards and letters from people I don't even know
F - C/E - Dm - C=G/B=F/A=G - F - Em - Dm - C - G/B -
And offers comin' over the phone
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C /G -C /G - C /G - C
Well, I really don't mind the rain, and a smile can hide all the pain
/G - C G
But you're down when you're ridin' the train that's takin' the long way
F
And I dream of the things I'll do
C F/C-C
With a subway token and a dollar tucked inside my shoe
G F C
There's be a load of compromisin', Lord on the road to my horizon
F D/F# G
But I'm gonna be where the lights are shinin' on me
NC C - G/D - C F/C-C CM7 C6 G
Like a rhinestone cowboy, riding out on a horse in a star-spangled rodeo
C - G/D - C F/C-C CM7 C6 G
Like a rhinestone cowboy, getting cards and letters from people I don't even know
F - C/E - Dm - C=G/B=F/A=G - F - Em - Dm - C -
And offers comin' over the phone
G/B - C - G/D - C F/C-C CM7 C6 G
Like a rhinestone cowboy, riding out on a horse in a star-spangled rodeo
C - G/D - C F/C-C
Like a rhinestone cowboy