Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Verse 1: D G C D For a change I headed south across the border G C G D For the pesos and a different horse to ride D G C D I'd be back to make the rodeo in Waco G A But that was long before I saw them dark brown eyes Verse 2: D G C D Oh her long black hair and English bad and broken G C G D Her body said the words she couldn't find D G C D As I hung on every word she left unspoken G A Oh the question started leaning on my mind
Chorus: D G D Rodeo ooo or Mexico C G A They both can keep a cowboy satisfied D G D Rodeo ooo or Mexico C G A The only way I know how to decide D Is just get on and ride D G Bm A A Verse 3: D G C D We danced all night beneath that sheet of cotton G C G D And you just don't tell a girl like that goodbye D G C D But the cowboy life ain't easily forgotten G A Though lying there I couldn' help but wonder why Chorus: D G D Rodeo ooo or Mexico C G A They both can keep a cowboy satisfied D G D Rodeo ooo or Mexico C G A The only way I know how to decide D Is just get on and ride D G Bm A A 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 Verse 4: D G C D Well the morning found the answer dawning on me G C G D As I woke up to the sharp end of a knife D G C D Well he was screaming at the woman hanging on me G A Does anybody know the Spanish word for wife? Chorus: D G D Rodeo ooo or Mexico C G A They both can keep a cowboy satisfied D G D Rodeo ooo or Mexico C G A The only way I know how to decide D Is just get on and ride Outro: D G Bm A A