Verse: E7 His Eyes are cold and restless E7 His wounds have almost healed A E7 And she’d give half of Texas A E7 Just to change the way he feels She knows his love’s in Tulsa A And she knows he’s gonna go E7 Well, it ain’t no woman, flesh and blood B7 It’s that damned old rodeo Chorus: E7 Well, it’s bulls and blood It’s dust and mud A E7 It’s the roar of a Sunday crowd It’s the white in his knuckles The gold in his buckle B7 D He’ll win the next go round E7 It’s boots and chaps It’s cowboy hats A E7 It’s spurs and latigo It’s the ropes and the reins And the joy and the pain B7 And they call the thing rodeo E7 G A E7 G A Verse: E7 She does her best to hold him A E7 When his loves comes to call A E7 But his need for it controls him A E7 And her back’s against the wall And it’s “so long girl, I’ll see you”: A When it’s time for him to go E7 You know the woman wants her cowboy B7 Like he wants his rodeo Chorus: E7 Well, it’s bulls and blood It’s dust and mud A E7 It’s the roar of a Sunday crowd It’s the white in his knuckles The gold in his buckle B7 D G He’ll win the next go round E7 It’s boots and chaps It’s cowboy hats A E7 It’s spurs and latigo It’s the ropes and the reins And the joy and the pain B7 And they call the thing rodeo E7 G A E7 G A Verse: E7 It’ll drive a cowboy crazy A E7 It’ll drive a man insane A E7 And he’ll sell off everything he owns A E7 Just to pay to play her game And a broken home and some broken bones A Is all he’ll have to show E7 For all the years that he spent chasin’ B7 This dream they call rodeo Chorus: E7 Well, it’s bulls and blood It’s dust and mud A E7 It’s the roar of a Sunday crowd It’s the white in his knuckles The gold in his buckle B7 D G He’ll win the next go round E7 It’s boots and chaps It’s cowboy hats A E7 It’s spurs and latigo It’s the ropes and the reins And the joy and the pain B7 And they call the thing rodeo E7 It’s the broncs and the blood It’s the steers and the mud B7 E7 And they call the thing rodeo
