Radiohead – Rhinestone Cowboy (Guitar)

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Yep, Radiohead covered this back in 1994. Thom altered the lyrics in various ways regularly so I included two. C - x32010 Cadd4 - x33010 [Intro] C Cadd4 C Cadd4 [Verse 1]
          C                            Cadd4 C                        Cadd4 C
I've been walkin' these streets so long,     singin' the same old song

                             F                  G       C G
I know every crack in these dirty sidewalks of Broadway

      F                                                                                  C  Cadd4 C
Where hustle's the name of the game, and nice guys get washed away like the snow and the rain
[Pre-Chorus]
               G                           F             C
There's been a load of compromisin' on the road to my horizon

    F                      D7/F#                 G
But I'm gonna be where the lights are shinin' on me!
[Chorus]
       F    G     C     F C                              Cmaj            G
Like a rhinestone cowboy      Riding out on a horse in a star-spangled rodeo

       F    G     C     F C                                  Cmaj                G
Like a rhinestone cowboy      Getting cards and letters from people I don't even know

                           F    C Dm C G F G F Em Dm F G
And offers comin' over the phone....
[Verse 2]
         C                     Cadd4 C                               Cadd4 C
Well I really don't mind the rain    And a smile can hide all the pain

                                       F                        G       C G
But you're down when you're ridin' the train that's takin' the long way

      F                                                                                 C  Cadd4 C
And I dream of the things I'll do, with a subway token and a dollar tucked inside my shoe
[Pre-Chorus]
               G                           F             C
There's been a load of compromisin' on the road to my horizon

    F                      D7/F#                 G
But I'm gonna be where the lights are shinin' on me!
[Chorus]
       F    G     C     F C                              Cmaj            G
Like a rhinestone cowboy      Riding out on a horse in a star-spangled rodeo

       F    G     C     F C                                  Cmaj                G
Like a rhinestone cowboy      Getting cards and letters from people I don't even know

                           F     C Dm C G F G F Em Dm
And offers comin' over the phone....

       F    G     C     F C                              Cmaj            G
Like a rhinestone cowboy      Riding out on a horse in a star-spangled rodeo

       F    G     C     F C                                  Cmaj                G
Like a rhinestone cowboy      Getting cards and letters from people I don't even know

                           F     C Dm C G F G F Em Dm     C
And offers comin' over the phone....
Alternatve lyrics for some of their live versions in 1994: [Verse 1]
            C                            Cadd4 C                        Cadd4 C
I've been walkin' these streets so long,     singin' the same old song

                               F                  G       C G
I know every crack and crevice out here in Broadway

        F                                                                                  C  Cadd4 C
Where hustle's the name of the game, and white boys get washed away like the snow and the rain
[Pre-Chorus]
            G                           F             C
Took me years of compromisin' on the road to my horizon

    F                      D7/F#                 G
But I'm wanna be where the lights are shinin' on me!
[Chorus]
       F    G     C     F C                              Cmaj            G
Like a rhinestone cowboy      Riding out on a horse in a star-spangled rodeo

       F    G     C     F C                                  Cmaj                G
Like a rhinestone cowboy      Getting cards and letters from people I don't even know

                           F    C Dm C G F G F Em Dm F G
And offers comin' over the phone....
[Verse 2]
         C                     Cadd4 C                               Cadd4 C
Well I really don't mind the rain    And a smile can hide all the pain

                                    F                    G       C G
But you're walking these streets so long out here in broadway

      F                                                                               C  Cadd4 C
And I dream of the things I'll do, with a subway token and a dollar tucked into my shoe
[Pre-Chorus]
               G                      F             C
It took me years of compromisin' to get to my horizon

    F                      D7/F#                 G
But I want to be where the lights are shinin' on me!
[Chorus]
       F    G     C     F C                              Cmaj            G
Like a rhinestone cowboy      Riding out on a horse in a star-spangled rodeo

       F    G     C     F C                                  Cmaj                G
Like a rhinestone cowboy      Getting cards and letters from people I don't even know

                           F     C Dm C G F G F Em Dm
And offers comin' over the phone....

       F    G     C     F C                              Cmaj            G
Like a rhinestone cowboy      Riding out on a horse in a star-spangled rodeo

       F    G     C     F C                                  Cmaj                G
Like a rhinestone cowboy      Getting cards and letters from people I don't even know

                           F     C Dm C G F G F Em Dm     C
And offers comin' over the phone....