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Verse 1 : For a change I headed south across the border
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          For the pesos and a different horse to ride
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          I'd be back to make the rodeo in Waco
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          But that was long before I saw them dark brown eyes

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Verse 2 : Oh her long black hair and English bad and broken
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          Her body said the words she couldn't find
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          As I hung on every word she left unspoken
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          Oh the question started leaning on my mind

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Refrain : Rodeo__o or Mexico, they both can keep a cowboy satisfied
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          Rodeo__o or Mexico, the only way I know how to decide
                            ( D )
          Is just get on and ride

Fill :    | D - - - | G - Bm - | A - - - | A - - - |

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Verse 3 : We danced all night beneath that sheet of cotton
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          And you just don't tell a girl like that goodbye
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          But the cowboy life ain't easiliy forgotten
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          Though lying there I couldn' help but wonder why

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Refrain : Rodeo__o or Mexico, they both can keep a cowboy satisfied
              D  G     D            C         G             A
          Rodeo__o or Mexico, the only way I know how to decide
                            ( D )
          Is just get on and ride

Fill :    | D - - - | G - Bm - | A - - - | A - - - | Let me only ride
          | D - - - | G - Bm - | A - - - | A - - - | Let's ride

Solo :    | Bm - - - | G - - - | D - - - | A - - - |
          | Bm - - - | G - - - | D - - - | A - - - | G! D/G! G!

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Verse 4 : Well the morning found the answer dawning on me
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          As I woke up to the sharp end of a knife
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          Well he was screaming at the woman hanging on me
                   G                              A
          Does anybody know the Spanish word for wife?

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Refrain : Rodeo__o or Mexico, they both can keep a cowboy satisfied
              D  G     D            C         G             A
          Rodeo__o or Mexico, the only way I know how to decide
                            ( D )
          Is just get on and ride

Fill :    | D - - - | G - Bm - | A - - - | A - - - | Crawl all up and ride
          | D - - - | G - Bm - | A - - - | A - - - | -> Repeat and fade out