Biography:
Paul Davis (April 21, 1948 – April 22, 2008) was an American singer, best known for his radio hits and solo career which started worldwide in 1970. His career encompassed soul, country and pop music, and he wrote many memorable country music hits.
Davis was a member of a local group called the "Six Soul Survivors" around 1966 and later in another group called the "Endless Chain." In 1968 he was a writer for Malaco Records, based at Jackson, MS.
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C/G
Traveling with the rodeo
C7 Dm7
It's the only life I'll ever know
G
It started in New Mexico
G7 C/G
Must have been a thousand years ago
C/G
I used to be the best they say
C7 Dm7
At riding young wild horses for my pay
G
But now I'm much too old it seems
G7 C/G
I only ride wild horses in my dreams
They used to tell me
[Chorus:]
Dm7 G
Ride em, cowboy
Dm7 G
Don't let em throw you down
Dm7 G
You can't make no money
G7 C/G
If you hit the ground
Dm7 G
They said, ride em cowboy
Dm7 G
Don't let em throw you down
G7 C/G
You're the toughest cowboy in town
Dm7 G C/G
I used to be a traveling cowboy
Dm7 G C/G
But now there's no place left to go
E7 Am
What am I supposed to do
D7 G7
Seems I'm left out in the cold
[Chorus:]
C/G
Old Midnight was a champion
C7 Dm7
He's the only bronc I couldn't ride
G
But now I hear old Midnight's blind
G7 C/G
And rides the little children for a dime
C/G
Ladies used to hang around
C7 Dm7
I must have been a hero in their eyes
G
My silver spurs are rusty now
G7 C/G
Lord, I wish I'd tried to settle down
They used to tell me
[Chorus:]
Traveling with the rodeo
It's the only life I'll ever know
Traveling with the rodeo
C7 Dm7
It's the only life I'll ever know
G
It started in New Mexico
G7 C/G
Must have been a thousand years ago
C/G
I used to be the best they say
C7 Dm7
At riding young wild horses for my pay
G
But now I'm much too old it seems
G7 C/G
I only ride wild horses in my dreams
They used to tell me
[Chorus:]
Dm7 G
Ride em, cowboy
Dm7 G
Don't let em throw you down
Dm7 G
You can't make no money
G7 C/G
If you hit the ground
Dm7 G
They said, ride em cowboy
Dm7 G
Don't let em throw you down
G7 C/G
You're the toughest cowboy in town
Dm7 G C/G
I used to be a traveling cowboy
Dm7 G C/G
But now there's no place left to go
E7 Am
What am I supposed to do
D7 G7
Seems I'm left out in the cold
[Chorus:]
C/G
Old Midnight was a champion
C7 Dm7
He's the only bronc I couldn't ride
G
But now I hear old Midnight's blind
G7 C/G
And rides the little children for a dime
C/G
Ladies used to hang around
C7 Dm7
I must have been a hero in their eyes
G
My silver spurs are rusty now
G7 C/G
Lord, I wish I'd tried to settle down
They used to tell me
[Chorus:]
Traveling with the rodeo
It's the only life I'll ever know
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