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Rodeo Wind

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Jerry Jeff Walker
[Verse 1] 
CEven as she sleeps, she fFeels his restless turning
CAs he struggles with an old dream all night lGong
And wChen she awakes, she tFurns to reassure him
She Cwhispers to a shadows aGnd finds him gone
[Verse 2]
CWay out in the barn a sFingle lamp is burning
She fCaintly hears a radio play a sad old cowboy sGong
She wCatches as he works, with his rFiggins and his saddle
A sCudden chill runs through her in the sGtill of the not quite Cdawn
[Chorus]
She's losing hFim, to the rodeo wCind
That blows through his Gsoul, when the summer bCegins
When the winter sFnow falls, he'll come back aCgain
FBut his heart always dCrifts, Gon the rodeo wCind
[Verse 3]
COne sure way to lose him
Is to Ftry and make him stay
He cCan't explain he don't even know Ghimself
But the Cforce that drew her to him
Has just Fgotta break away
And the Csound of the road and the rolling wheel
Is the Gonly thing that hCelps
[Chorus]
She's losing hFim, to the rodeo wCind
That blows through his Gsoul, when the summer bCegins
When the winter sFnow falls, he'll come back aCgain
FBut his heart always dCrifts, Gon the rodeo wCind
[Bridge]
AmNow it all makes sGense, those signs she's been sFeeing all alonCg
AmShe feels like sGuch a fool, Fa woman ought to kCnow
FJust the other day, she saw him Csittin' out on the Fsouth fence
Throwing stones at Cprairie dogs, Gand staring down the Croad
[Chorus]
She's losing hFim, to the rodeo wCind
That blows through his Gsoul, when the summer bCegins
When the winter sFnow falls, he'll come back aCgain
FBut his heart always dCrifts, Gon the rodeo wCind

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Rodeo Wind

by Jerry Jeff Walker

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Jerry Jeff Walker

[Verse 1]

C F

Even as she sleeps, she feels his restless turning

C G

As he struggles with an old dream all night long

C F

And when she awakes, she turns to reassure him

C G

She whispers to a shadows and finds him gone

[Verse 2]

C F

Way out in the barn a single lamp is burning

C G

She faintly hears a radio play a sad old cowboy song

C F

She watches as he works, with his riggins and his saddle

C G C

A sudden chill runs through her in the still of the not quite dawn

[Chorus]

F C

She's losing him, to the rodeo wind

G C

That blows through his soul, when the summer begins

F C

When the winter snow falls, he'll come back again

F C G C

But his heart always drifts, on the rodeo wind

[Verse 3]

One sure way to lose him

Is to try and make him stay

C G

He can't explain he don't even know himself

But the force that drew her to him

Has just gotta break away

And the sound of the road and the rolling wheel

G C

Is the only thing that helps

[Chorus]

F C

She's losing him, to the rodeo wind

G C

That blows through his soul, when the summer begins

F C

When the winter snow falls, he'll come back again

F C G C

But his heart always drifts, on the rodeo wind

[Bridge]

Am G F C

Now it all makes sense, those signs she's been seeing all along

Am G F C

She feels like such a fool, a woman ought to know

F C F

Just the other day, she saw him sittin' out on the south fence

C G C

Throwing stones at prairie dogs, and staring down the road

[Chorus]

F C

She's losing him, to the rodeo wind

G C

That blows through his soul, when the summer begins

F C

When the winter snow falls, he'll come back again

F C G C

But his heart always drifts, on the rodeo wind

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