Papa Was A Rodeo chords by Kelly Hogan, The Pine Valley Cosmonauts

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Verse 1
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I  like your twisted
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point of view, Mike
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I like your questioning
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You've made it pretty
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clear what you like
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But it's only fair to tell you now
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But I leave early in the morning
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And I won't be
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back till next  year
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I   see that kiss me buckered for me
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But maybe  you should
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plug it with a beer
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Papa was a rodeo,
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mama was a rock and roll band
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I could play guitar and rope and steer,
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for I loved to stand
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Home was anywhere with diesel gas,
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love was a trucker's hand
I never stuck around
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long enough for a one night stand
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Before you kiss me, you should know
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Papa was a rodeo
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The light reflecting off the mirror ball
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Looks  like a thousand swirling eyes
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It makes me think I should
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n't be here at all,
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you know,
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every minute someone dies.
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What are we doing in this dive bar?
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How can you live in a place like this?
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Why don't you just get into my car
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and I'll take you away,
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I'll take that kiss now
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Papa was a rodeo,
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Mama was a rock and roll band
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I could play guitar and rope     and steer,
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for I  learned to stand
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Home was anywhere with diesel gas,
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love was a trucker's hand
I never stuck around
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long enough for a one -night stand
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Before you kiss me you should know
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Papa was a rodeo
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And now it's fifty -five years later
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We've had the
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romance of the century
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After all these years wrestling gators
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I still feel like crying
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when I think of what you said to me
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Papa was a rodeo
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Mama was a rock and roll band
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I could play guitar and rope and steer
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Before I  learned to stand
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Home was anywhere with diesel gas
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Love was a trucker's
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Never stuck around
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long enough for a one -night stand
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Before you kiss me, you should know
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Papa was a rodeo
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What a coincidence you are
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Papa was a rodeo, too you