Chords for John Barrowman-Rhinestone Cowboy

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Thank you very much.
Well, _ my partner Scott has been with him for about 16 odd years now and _
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_ _ Scott's been part of our family for that whole time [G] and when we first introduced him to my mom and dad and
You know, I've got my sister who is just like me, but only she wears dresses
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_ _ _ um my brother who is very much a sportsman and And
Scott was introduced who likes to read books and _ _
at Christmas we would have a lot of parties as as a family and
get together and I would dance with the kids and the nieces and nephews and
Get them up and really have a really really wonderful time and Scott would
_ read his book _ _ and
One year nothing wrong with reading books.
Don't get me wrong
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When you're in the barman household and everyone's jumping around like mental men
You have to join in so Scott one year.
I said Scott, you know, really you've got to think of something that you can do
So I said why don't you go downstairs and you know do something come up and sing this song
so he went downstairs and about five minutes passed and he came back upstairs and
_ _ A pair of chaps hot pants no shirt on and a cowboy hat.
I said get them
There's a change _ _ _
It's the first time you're doing anything for the family.
What you come up looking like that for
Anyway, he went downstairs put his shirt on came back up with a cowboy hat and the chaps on and this has become Scott's favorite
Song so I'm gonna sing it for him _ tonight
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_ _ _ _ _ _ Walking these streets too long
_ _ _ Singing the same old song _ I know where the crack in these dirt
_ [G] Sidewalks of broken
_ _ Where _ _ [F] hustles the name of the game _ and nice guys get washed away like the snow and [C] the rain
_ _ _ _ There's [G] been a lot of
_ compromising on [F] the road
_ [C] Rising _ _ [F] but I'm gonna be where [D] the lights are shining [G] on me
_ _ _ [F] Like a [C] rhinestone _
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[C] _ _ [Am] _ _ Like [G] _ _
_ _ _ a [C] rhinestone cowboy
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Well, _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[F] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] I really don't mind the rain
_ _ Smile and hide all the pain
_ If you're down when you've taken the train, that's taken [G] the long way
_ _ _ And [F] I'll dream of the things I do
_ With the subway token and a dollar tucked inside [C] my shoes
_ _ _ There'll [G] be a lot of
_ Compromising on [F] the road to my [C] horizon
_ [F] But I'm gonna be [D] where the lights are shining [G] on me
_ _ _ Like a rhinestone [C] cowboy
Cowboy _ _ _ riding out _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [G] _ like a [C] rhinestone cowboy
_ _ _ _ _ Getting cards and letters from people I don't even [F] know
_ _ _ Coming over the [C] phone
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_ _ _ _ _ Like a [G#] rhinestone _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ Cowboy
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_ _ Getting cards and letters from people _ _ _ [F#] I [D#m] _ _
[G#] _ don't even know
[F#] Like a _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ rhinestone cowboy
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