{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":837221,"song":"Papa Was A Rodeo","artist":"The Magnetic Fields","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11599218-papa-was-a-rodeo-chords-by-the-magnetic-fields/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/837221?type=chord","rating":5,"votes":129,"content":"Magnetic Fields\r\nPapa Was a Rodeo\r\n69 Love Songs\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]           [ch]G/F#[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nI like your twisted point of view, Mike  [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]C/B[/ch]              [ch]Am7[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI like your questioning eyebrows [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]              [ch]G/F#[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nYou've made it pretty clear what you like [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]         [ch]C/B[/ch]              [ch]Am7[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt's only fair to tell you now  [/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]Em7[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]C/B[/ch]\r\nthat I leave early in the morning [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]Dsus[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand I won't be back till next year  [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]Em7[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]C/B[/ch]\r\nI see that kiss-me pucker forming  [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]                                 [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Dsus[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nbut maybe you should plug it with a beer, cause [/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]          [ch]G/F#[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]          \r\nPapa was a rodeo - Mama was a rock'n'roll band                [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]G/F#[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]            \r\nI could play guitar and rope a steer before I learned to stand  [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]G/F#[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHome was anywhere with diesel gas - Love was a trucker's hand  [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]G/F#[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]     \r\nNever stuck around long enough for a one night stand [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBefore you kiss me you should know [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nPapa was a rodeo [/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]G/F#[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dsus[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]           [ch]G/F#[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nThe light reflecting off the mirror ball [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]C/B[/ch]              [ch]Am7[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nlooks like a thousand swirling eyes [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]              [ch]G/F#[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nThey make me think I shouldn't be here at all [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]         [ch]C/B[/ch]              [ch]Am7[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou know, every minute someone dies [/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]Em7[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]C/B[/ch]\r\nWhat are we doing in this dive bar [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Dsus[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHow can you live in a place like this [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]            [ch]Em7[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]C/B[/ch]\r\nWhy don't you just get into my car [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]                                    [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]Dsus[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand I'll take you away I'll take that kiss now, but [/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]          [ch]G/F#[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]          \r\nPapa was a rodeo - Mama was a rock'n'roll band                [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]G/F#[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]            \r\nI could play guitar and rope a steer before I learned to stand  [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]G/F#[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHome was anywhere with diesel gas - Love was a trucker's hand  [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]G/F#[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]     \r\nNever stuck around long enough for a one night stand [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBefore you kiss me you should know [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nPapa was a rodeo [/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]G/F#[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dsus[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]   x2\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]Em7[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]C/B[/ch]\r\nAnd now it's 55 years later [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]Dsus[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe've had the romance of the century [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]Em7[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]C/B[/ch]\r\nAfter all these years wrestling gators [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]                                    [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]Dsus[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI still feel like crying when I think of what you said to me [/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]          [ch]G/F#[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]          \r\nPapa was a rodeo - Mama was a rock'n'roll band                [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]G/F#[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]            \r\nI could play guitar and rope a steer before I learned to stand  [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]G/F#[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHome was anywhere with diesel gas - Love was a trucker's hand  [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]G/F#[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]     \r\nNever stuck around long enough for a one night stand [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBefore you kiss me you should know [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nPapa was a rodeo [/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab][ch]Em7[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhat a coincidence, your Papa was a rodeo too.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]G/F#[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dsus[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]","plain_text":"Magnetic Fields\nPapa Was a Rodeo\n69 Love Songs\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\nG G/F# Em Em7 C D Dsus D\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\nG G/F# Em Em7 C D Dsus D   x2\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\n\n\nG G/F# Em Em7 C D Dsus D","chords":["G","G/F#","Em","Em7","C","C/B","Am7","D","Dsus"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,0,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"Em7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,0,3,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,3,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}