When The Rodeo Is Over Where Does The Cowboy Go Chords by Tanya Tucker

[Intro]

C   C

 
[Verse]

    C
He got down out of the cattle truck
        F        C
In the Amarillo night
 
    C
He looked up at the Texas sky
     Em
And thought of his last ride
 
      F               C
He'd trade all his tomorrows
           G                C
For eight seconds one more time
 
            C
He could'a made World Champion Cowboy
         G              C    C
Back in nineteen sixty nine
 
 
[Verse]

    C
He thanked the driver for the ride
        F               C
And he closed the semi door
 
     C
And limped across the parking lot
     Em
To another liquor store
 
    F             C
He held onto the bottle
       Dm              C
As he counted out his change
 
        C
And he felt like some old saddle bronc
            G             C
Who'd been turned out on the range
 
 
 
[Chorus]

          F
When the rodeo is over
       C              F
Where does the cowboy go?
       Dm
Never thought it'd be his last ride
          G
Till the last time he got throw'd
 
           F
When your heart can't take the losin'
          C                F
And your knees can't take the blows
 
          C
When the rodeo is over,
       G              F
Where does the cowboy go?
 
                      C    F   C   F
Where does the cowboy go?
 
 
[Break]

 Am
Whiskey on his breath
        Em
And the age in his eyes
       F                   C
He'll hitch a ride on the interstate
     Dm    C       G      G
And fade into the sunrise
 
 
[Verse]

        C
Now, Sedona, she's a vortex
           F                C
But she's sweeter than the coast
 
           C
He smokes cigarettes he can't afford
     Em
And whistles to a ghost
 
     F
His boots belong to memory
         C           F
And his spurs belong to rust
 
          C
He'll be picking up his turquoise
               G              C
And leave the buckles in the dust
 
 
[Chorus]

          F
When the rodeo is over
       C              F
Where does the cowboy go?
          Dm
He never thought it'd be his last ride
          G
Till the last time he got throw'd
 
           F
When your heart can't take the losin'
          C                F
And your knees can't take the blows
 
          C
When the rodeo is over
      G              Am
Where do the cowboys go?
 
 
[Outro]

          C
When the rodeo is over
       G             C
Where does the cowboy go?

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ℹ️ About This Song

On the 5th of May 2023, the track was released. The track was written by Billy Don Burns & Craig Dillingham.

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Chords Info

• Tuning: Standard(E A D G B E)
• Key: E
• Capo: 4th fret
• Chords: C, F, Em, G, Dm, Am
• BPM: 154
• Suggested Strumming:
• D= Down Stroke, U = Upstroke, N.C= No Chord

Guitar Chords	Ukulele Chords
C – x32010 F – 133211 Dm – xx0231 Em – 022000 G – 320003 Am – x02210	C – 0003 F – 2010 Dm – 2210 Em – 0402 G – 0232 Am – 2000

Track Info

• Song: When The Rodeo Is Over Where Does The Cowboy Go
• Artist: Tanya Tucker
• Written by Billy Don Burns & Craig Dillingham
• Produced by Shooter Jennings & Brandi Carlile
• Album: Sweet Western Sound
• Released Date: 5 May 2023