Cm Bb Ab Bb Cm Bb Ab Bb "There must be some kind of way out of here," said the joker to the thief, Cm Bb Ab Bb Cm Bb Ab Bb "There's too much confusion, I can't get no relief. Cm Bb Ab Bb Cm Bb Ab Bb Businessmen, they drink my wine, plowmen dig my earth, Cm Bb Ab Bb Cm Bb Ab Bb None will level on the line nobody offered his word."
[Verse 2] Cm Bb Ab Bb Cm Bb Ab Bb "No reason to get excited," the thief, he kindly spoke, Cm Bb Ab Bb Cm Bb Ab Bb "There are many here among us who feel that life is but a joke. Cm Bb Ab Bb Cm Bb Ab Bb But you and I, we've been through that, and this is not our fate, Cm Bb Ab Bb Cm Bb Ab Bb So let us not talk falsely now, the hour is getting late."
[Verse 3] Cm Bb Ab Bb Cm Bb Ab Bb All along the watchtower, princes kept the view Cm Bb Ab Bb Cm Bb Ab Bb While all the women came and went, barefoot servants, too. Cm Bb Ab Bb Cm Bb Ab Bb Outside in the cold distance a wildcat did growl, Cm Bb Ab Bb Cm Bb Ab Bb Two riders were approaching, and the wind began to howl. Yeah, Yeah.
[Chords used] Ab Bb Cm e|-4---6---8--| B|-4---6---8--| G|-5---7---8--| D|-6---8---10-| A|-6---8---10-| E|-4---6---8--|
"There must be some way out of here," said the joker to the thief, "There's too much confusion, I can't get no relief.
Businessmen, they drink my wine, plowmen dig my earth, None of them along the line know what any of it is worth."
"No reason to get excited," the thief, he kindly spoke, "There are many here among us who feel that life is but a joke.
But you and I, we've been through that, and this is not our fate, So let us not talk falsely now, the hour is getting late."
All along the watchtower, princes kept the view While all the women came and went, barefoot servants, too. Outside in the distance a wildcat did growl, Two riders were approaching, the wind began to howl.
[Verse 1 - Light drums] I've been [C]walkin' these streets [C/G]so -[C]long,[C/G] singin' the same [C/G]old [C]song [C/G][C] I know every crack in these dirty sidewalks of [G]Broadway [Gsus4][G] Where [F]hustle's the name of the game And nice guys get washed away like the snow and the [C] rain [F/C][C] There's been a [G]load of compromisin', Lord on the [F]road to my ho[C]rizon (just bass drum) But [F]I'm gonna be where the [D/F#]lights are shinin' on [G]me [Gsus4][G]
[Chorus - DRUMS IN] Like a [C]rhine[G/D]stone [C]cowboy, [F/C][C] riding [Cmaj7]out on a horse in a [C6-x35555]star-spangled rode[G]o [Gsus4][G] Like a [C]rhine[G/D]stone [C]cowboy, [F/C][C] getting [Cmaj7]cards and letters from [C6]people I don't even [G]know And offers comin' over the phone
[Verse 2] Well, I [C]really don't mind [C/G]the [C]rain, [C/G]and a [C]smile can hide [C/G]all the [C]pain But [C/G]you're [C]down when you're ridin' the train that's takin' the [G]long way And I [F]dream of the things I'll do With a subway token and a dollar tucked inside my [C]shoe [F/C][C]
There'll be a [G]load of compromisin', Lord on the [F]road to my ho[C]rizon But [F]I'm gonna be where the [D/F#]lights are shinin' on [G]me [Gsus4][G]
[Chorus] Like a [C]rhine[G/D]stone [C]cowboy, [F/C][C] riding [Cmaj7]out on a horse in a [C6]star-spangled rode[G]o [Gsus4][G] Like a [C]rhine[G/D]stone [C]cowboy, [F/C][C] getting [Cmaj7]cards and letters from [C6]people I don't even [G]know And offers comin' over the phone
[Strings bit] [F][C/E][Dm][C][G/B][F/A] [G][F][Em][Dm] (like a rhine..)
[Chorus] Like a [C]rhine[G/D]stone [C]cowboy, [F/C][C] riding [Cmaj7]out on a horse in a [C6]star-spangled rode[G]o [Gsus4][G] Like a [C]rhine[G/D]stone [C]cowboy, [F/C][C] getting [Cmaj7]cards and letters from [C6]people I don't even [G]know
