Standard (EADGBE)

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 I've been walkin' these streets so long

Singin' the same old song

 I know every crack in these dirty sidewalks of Broadway

 Where hustle's the name of the game

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

 There's been a load of compromisin'

 On the road to my horizon

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

 Like a rhinestone cowboy

 Riding out on a horse in a star-spangled rodeo

 Like a rhinestone cowboy

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

 And offers comin' over the phone

 Well, I really don't mind the rain

And a smile can hide all the pain

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

 And I dream of the things I'll do

 With a subway token and a dollar tucked inside my shoe

 There's be a load of compromisin'

 On the road to my horizon

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

 Like a rhinestone cowboy

 Riding out on a horse in a star-spangled rodeo

 Like a rhinestone cowboy

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

 And offers comin' over the phone

 Like a rhinestone cowboy

 Riding out on a horse in a star-spangled rodeo

 Like a rhinestone cowboy

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