G       C/G | D/G      C/G | G       C/G | D/G      C/G ||

[Verse 1]
          G                        G     G                    G
I've been walkin' these streets so long, singin' the same old song,
       G                    G                  D          D
I know every crack in these dirty sidewalks of Broadway.
      C                        C        C                     C
Where hustle's the name of the game and nice guys get washed away
                      G          G
like the snow and the rain.

[Pre-Chorus]
               D             D             C            G
There's been a load of compromisin' on the road to my horizon
    C                      A                     C/D            D*
but I'm gonna be where the lights are shinin' on me.

[Chorus]
                  G        C/G*  G
Like a rhinestone cowboy,
       G                   Gmaj7             C/D        D
riding out on a horse in a star-spangled rodeo.
                  G        C/G*  G
Like a rhinestone cowboy,
        G                      Gmaj7               C/D
getting cards and letters from people I don't even know
    D                      C       C       D       D
and offers comin' over the phone.

[Re-Intro]
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[Verse 2]
        G                     G          G                      G
Well, I really don't mind the rain and a smile can hide all the pain,
           G                           G                       D          D
but you're down when you're ridin' the train that's takin' the long way.
      C                        C         C                  C
But I dream of the things I'll do with a subway token and a dollar
                 G          G
tucked inside my shoe.

[Pre-Chorus]
             D             D             C            G
There's be a load of compromisin' on the road to my horizon
    C                      A                     C/D           D*
but I'm gonna be where the lights are shinin' on me.

[Chorus]
                  G        C/G*  G
Like a rhinestone cowboy,
       G                   Gmaj7             C/D        D
riding out on a horse in a star-spangled rodeo.
                  G        C/G*  G
Like a rhinestone cowboy,
        G                      Gmaj7               C/D
getting cards and letters from people I don't even know
    D                      C       C       D       D
and offers comin' over the phone.

[End-Chorus] (Repeat and Fade Out)
                  G        C/G*  G
Like a rhinestone cowboy,
       G                   Gmaj7             C/D        D
riding out on a horse in a star-spangled rodeo.