i>Intro: D  

Verse:1  
D                                       G  
Well it really has been nice bein' with ya  
    A          A7               D  
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  


[Refrão]
 
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  
            A                 A7            D  
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  
        A          A7      D  
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  


[Refrão]
 
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  

Instrumental: D   

Verse:4  
D                                      G  
When your down and your really feelin' sorry  
         A        A7            D  
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  


[Refrão]
 
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  


[Refrão]
 
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