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Rhinestone Cowboy

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Rhinestone Cowboy chords *
 C    F2x
I've been Cwalkin' these streets Fso Clong
Singin' the same Fold Csong
I know every crack in these Fdirty Csidewalks of GBroadway
Where Fhustle's the name of Fsus4the   Fgame
                     Fsus4                           F      C    C   F\ C  
And nice guys get washed away like the snow and the rain
There's been a Gload of compromisin'
On the Froad to my horCizon
But FI'm gonna be where the D7lights are Fshinin' on Gme
           F       G        C   F\ C  
Like a rhinestone cowboy
Riding out on a horse in a Cmaj7star-spangled FrodeGo
           F       G        C   F\ C  
Like a rhinestone cowboy
Getting cards and letters from Cmaj7people I don't Feven Gknow
And offers comin' Fover the Cphone
(Hit this 3 on the D string upon the word "phone")
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-3-2-0-------------0-----|
A|-------3-2-0-------------|
E|-------------3-1-0---1-3-|
Well, I Creally don't mind Fthe Crain
And a smile can hide all Fthe Cpain
But you're down when you're ridin' Fthe Ctrain that's takin' the Glong way
And I Fdream of the things Fsus4I'll  Fdo
                                                      C    C   F\ C  
With a subway token and a dollar tucked inside my shoe
There's be a Gload of compromisin'
On the Froad to my horCizon
But FI'm gonna be where the D7lights are Fshinin' on Gme
           F       G        C   F\ C  
Like a rhinestone cowboy
Riding out on a horse in a Cmaj7star-spangled FrodeGo
           F       G        C   F\ C  
Like a rhinestone cowboy
Getting cards and letters from Cmaj7people I don't Feven Gknow
And offers comin' Fover the Cphone
(Hit this 3 on the D string upon the word "phone")
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-3-2-0-------------0-----|
A|-------3-2-0-------------|
E|-------------3-1-0---1-3-|
           F       G        C   F\ C  
Like a rhinestone cowboy
Riding out on a horse in a Cmaj7star-spangled FrodeGo
           F       G        C   F\ C  
Like a rhinestone cowboy
Getting cards and letters from Cmaj7people I don't Feven Gknow . . .
* Alternates:
Capo III
     C= A  
     F= D  
     G= E  
 Fsus4= Dsus4  
    D7= B7  
 Cmaj7= Amaj7  
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
     C= E  
     F= A  
     G= B  
 Fsus4= Asus4  
    D7= F#7  
 Cmaj7= Emaj7  

All chords in this song (16)

The story behind the song

"Rhinestone Cowboy" tells the story of an aspiring country singer who dreams of making it big, even after facing countless setbacks. It's about the struggle for survival and the determination to succeed when the chips are down, accepting that there'll be "a load of compromisin'" along the way. Glen Campbell, who released the song in 1975 as the title track from his album Rhinestone Cowboy, strongly identified with this theme, having walked the streets and seen nice guys "washed away like the snow and the rain." It's a song that captures the enduring hope of a performer riding out on a horse in a "star-spangled rodeo," ready to shine.

AI-written from these sources:Rhinestone Cowboy — Wikipedia ↗Glen Campbell — Wikipedia ↗

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Rhinestone Cowboy

by Glen Campbell

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fsus4

Cmaj7

Dsus4

Amaj7

Asus4

F#7

Emaj7

Rhinestone Cowboy chords *

C F

C F C

I've been walkin' these streets so long

F C

Singin' the same old song

F C G

I know every crack in these dirty sidewalks of Broadway

F Fsus4 F

Where hustle's the name of the game

Fsus4 F C C F C

And nice guys get washed away like the snow and the rain

There's been a load of compromisin'

F C

On the road to my horizon

F D7 F G

But I'm gonna be where the lights are shinin' on me

F G C F C

Like a rhinestone cowboy

Cmaj7 F G

Riding out on a horse in a star-spangled rodeo

F G C F C

Like a rhinestone cowboy

Cmaj7 F G

Getting cards and letters from people I don't even know

F C

And offers comin' over the phone

(Hit this 3 on the D string upon the word "phone")

e|-------------------------|

B|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|

D|-3-2-0-------------0-----|

A|-------3-2-0-------------|

E|-------------3-1-0---1-3-|

C F C

Well, I really don't mind the rain

F C

And a smile can hide all the pain

F C G

But you're down when you're ridin' the train that's takin' the long way

F Fsus4 F

And I dream of the things I'll do

C C F C

With a subway token and a dollar tucked inside my shoe

There's be a load of compromisin'

F C

On the road to my horizon

F D7 F G

But I'm gonna be where the lights are shinin' on me

F G C F C

Like a rhinestone cowboy

Cmaj7 F G

Riding out on a horse in a star-spangled rodeo

F G C F C

Like a rhinestone cowboy

Cmaj7 F G

Getting cards and letters from people I don't even know

F C

And offers comin' over the phone

(Hit this 3 on the D string upon the word "phone")

e|-------------------------|

B|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|

D|-3-2-0-------------0-----|

A|-------3-2-0-------------|

E|-------------3-1-0---1-3-|

F G C F C

Like a rhinestone cowboy

Cmaj7 F G

Riding out on a horse in a star-spangled rodeo

F G C F C

Like a rhinestone cowboy

Cmaj7 F G

Getting cards and letters from people I don't even know . . .

* Alternates:

Capo III

C A

F D

G E

Fsus4 Dsus4

D7 B7

Cmaj7 Amaj7

Open (These chords are not in the original key)

C E

F A

G B

Fsus4 Asus4

D7 F#7

Cmaj7 Emaj7

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