Intro:
verse 1
Dm Dm7 G C G Am
I was never one for singing what I really feel
F Dm G Am
Except tonight I'm bringin' everything I know is real
C G G7 Bb
Stars they come and go They come fast they come slow
A A7 Dm F
They go like the last light of the sun all in a blaze
G F G G7
They always have a story
Am Am7 C Am F
But it gets lonely here when theres no one here to share
Dm F G7
We can shake it all away If you'll hear a story
verse 2
C G Bb Am
People lust for fame like athletes in a game
G7 Dm
We break our collar bones and come up swinging
Dm7
Some of us are down some are crowned
F G
some are lost an never found
G7 C G
Those thats seen it all
Bb Am7 Dm
they live their lives in sad cafes an music halls
Dm7 G G7
They always have a story
verse 3
Dm7 C
Some make it when they're young
G Bb Am7
Before the world has done it's dirty job
Dm F
Later on someone will say you've had your day
G C G
Now you must make way
verse 4
G7 C G
Some make it when they're old
Bb Am Dm F
Perhaps they have a soul they're not afraid to bare
G G7
Or perhaps there's nothin' there
Verse 5
C G Bb
Stars they come and go They come fast they come slow
A A7 Dm F
They go like the last light of the sun all in a blaze
G Am G G7
And all they see is glory
Verse 6
Am Am7 C
So if you don't lose patientce with my fumblin' around
F
I'll come up singin' for you
G C G Am7 Dm
Even when I'm down I'll come up singing
G
singing
G7 C G
singing
F G C F C
Like a Rhinestone cowboy
Cmaj7 C G C G
riding out on a horse in a star-spankled rodeo
F G C F C
Just like a Rhinestone cowboy
Cmaj7 Am Am7 G
Getting cards and letters from people I don't even know
Dm G F Em Dm F Em Dm G
Lord an offers comin' over the phone
F Em Dm F G
Verse 7
C F C
I've been walkin' these streets so long singin' the same ole songs
G
I know every crack in these dirty sidewalks of Broadway
F
Where hustles the name of the game
C F C
And nice guys get washed away like the snow an the rain
G F C
Theres been a load of compromisin' on this road to my horizion
F D G
But I'm gonna be where the lights are shinin' on me
F G C F C
Like a Rhinestone cowboy
Cmaj7 C G C G
Riding out on a horse in a star-spankled rodeo
F G C F C
Like a Rhinestone cowboy
Cmaj7 C G
Getting cards and letters from people I don't even know
G7 F Em Dm F Em Dm G
Lord an offers comin' over the phone
F Em Dm F G
Verse 8
C
Well I really don't mind the rain and a smile can hide all the pain
G C G
But your down when you're ridin' the train thats taking the long way
F
And I dream of the things I'll do with a subway token an a dollar tucked
Am7 C G C
inside my shoe
G F C
There'll be a load of compromisin' Lord on that road to my horizion
F D G C G
But I wanna' be where them lights are shinin' on me
F G C F C
Like a Rhinestone cowboy
Cmaj7 C G C G
riding out on a horse in a star-spankled rodeo
F G C F C
Just like a Rhinestone cowboy
Cmaj7 C G
Getting cards and letters from people I don't even know
F Em Dm F Em Dm G
Lord an offers comin' over the phone
F Em Dm
outro
F G C F C
Like a Rhinestone cowboy