Capo 1st fret

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

I like your twisted point of view, Mike.

I like your questioning eyebrows,

You've made it pretty clear what you like,

It's only fair to tell you now.

That I leave early in the morning,

And I won't be back till next year.

I see that kiss-me pucker forming,

  But maybe you should plug it with a beer, cause,

Papa was a rodeo - Mama was a rock'n'roll band,

 I could play guitar and rope a steer before I learned to stand.

 Home was anywhere with diesel gas - Love was a trucker's hand.

Never stuck around long enough for a one night stand.

 Before you kiss me you should know,

Papa was a rodeo.

The light reflecting off the mirror ball,

Looks like a thousand swirling eyes.

They make me think I shouldn't be here at all,

  You know, every minute someone dies.

What are we doing in this dive bar,

How can you live in a place like this?

Why don't you just get into my car,

  And I'll take you away I'll take that kiss now, but,

Papa was a rodeo - Mama was a rock'n'roll band,

 I could play guitar and rope a steer before I learned to stand.

 Home was anywhere with diesel gas - Love was a trucker's hand.

Never stuck around long enough for a one night stand.

 Before you kiss me you should know,

Papa was a rodeo.

And now it's 55 years later.

We've had the romance of the century,

After all these years wrestling gators,

  I still feel like crying when I think of what you said to me.

Papa was a rodeo - Mama was a rock'n'roll band,

 I could play guitar and rope a steer before I learned to stand.

 Home was anywhere with diesel gas - Love was a trucker's hand.

Never stuck around long enough for a one night stand.

 Before you kiss me you should know,

Papa was a rodeo.

What a coincidence, your Papa was a rodeo too.