Intro: C-F/C G/B-F/C C /G -C /G-C /G- C I've been walkin' these streets so long, singin' the same old song /G-C G I know every crack in these dirty sidewalks of Broadway F Where hustle's the name of the game C F/C-C And nice guys get washed away like the snow and the rain G F C There's been a load of compromisin', Lord on the road to my horizon F D/F# G But I'm gonna be where the lights are shinin' on me NC C - G/D - C F/C-C CM7 C6 G Like a rhinestone cowboy, riding out on a horse in a star-spangled rodeo C - G/D - C F/C-C CM7 C6 G Like a rhinestone cowboy, getting cards and letters from people I don't even know F - C/E - Dm - C=G/B=F/A=G - F - Em - Dm - C - G/B - And offers comin' over the phone ? C /G -C /G - C /G - C Well, I really don't mind the rain, and a smile can hide all the pain /G - C G But you're down when you're ridin' the train that's takin' the long way F And I dream of the things I'll do C F/C-C With a subway token and a dollar tucked inside my shoe G F C There's be a load of compromisin', Lord on the road to my horizon F D/F# G But I'm gonna be where the lights are shinin' on me NC C - G/D - C F/C-C CM7 C6 G Like a rhinestone cowboy, riding out on a horse in a star-spangled rodeo C - G/D - C F/C-C CM7 C6 G Like a rhinestone cowboy, getting cards and letters from people I don't even know F - C/E - Dm - C=G/B=F/A=G - F - Em - Dm - C - And offers comin' over the phone G/B - C - G/D - C F/C-C CM7 C6 G Like a rhinestone cowboy, riding out on a horse in a star-spangled rodeo C - G/D - C F/C-C Like a rhinestone cowboy