Lonesome Rodeo Cowboy
George Strait
The Texas Ambassador to the World - George Strait From the "Livin’ It Up" Album Written by: Clay Baker Transcribed by: Eric Scoretz Intro: I own () this horse and saddle And () that ole Cadillac() This broken down horse trailer And the () clothes that are on my back () I () know that it ain’t a hell of a () lot. But it’s all that I can show() For () 17 yrs () makin my livin’ () ridin the rodeo(). My () wife left me 5 yrs ago In () one of them rodeo towns() I c-ain’t say that I blame her much She just () wanted to settle down.(G) Oh God ()how I miss that woman() And it hurt so to see her go.() But if () I was smart I woulda () stuck by her But I’m () hooked on this rodeo.() Now I’m just a () Lonesome (C)Cowboy I’m a little bit over the hill.() I shoulda () quit this thing a long () time ago But I ()guess I never will() So I ()keep on movin from (s/s..??) ()hopin to change my luck.(C) My () good ole days are all a ()memory But I ()just can’t give it ()up. Instrumental- There was a time I used to do alright And ()bring home my share a dough() But now I’m losin out to the younger boys I guess I () must be gettin slow.() If () there’s one thing you () learn from this You gotta make it on your own(). Cause when () your on top you got a ()million friends But when your ()down Buddy your all alone(). Now I’m just a () Lonesome () Cowboy I’m a little bit over the hill() I should ()quit this thing a long ()time ago But I ()guess I never will.() So I ()keep on moving from (s/s??) (G)hopin to change my luck.(D) My ()good ole days are all a memory But I just() c-ain’t give it up.() My () good ole days are all a ()memory but I just ()c-ain’t give it up(). Ending: (s/s??)- I ain’t sure whether its "shore to shore" or "show to show". The album never came with lyrics. This is the best rodeo song since "Amarillo By Mornin"