RODEO OR MEXICO by GARTH BROOKS To be found on the CD : Scarecrow Written By Bryan Kennedy, Paul Kennerly and Garth Brooks Transcription by [email protected] Comments welcome Verse 1 : For a change I headed south across the border For the pesos and a different horse to ride I'd be back to make the rodeo in Waco But that was long before I saw them dark brown eyes Verse 2 : Oh her long black hair and English bad and broken Her body said the words she couldn't find As I hung on every word she left unspoken Oh the question started leaning on my mind Refrain : Rodeo__o or Mexico, they both can keep a cowboy satisfied Rodeo__o or Mexico, the only way I know how to decide ( ) Is just get on and ride Fill : | - - - | Verse 3 : We danced all night beneath that sheet of cotton And you just don't tell a girl like that goodbye But the cowboy life ain't easiliy forgotten Though lying there I couldn' help but wonder why Refrain : Rodeo__o or Mexico, they both can keep a cowboy satisfied Rodeo__o or Mexico, the only way I know how to decide ( ) Is just get on and ride Fill : | - - - | Let me only ride | - - - | Let's ride Solo : | - - - | | ! Verse 4 : Well the morning found the answer dawning on me As I woke up to the sharp end of a knife Well he was screaming at the woman hanging on me Does anybody know the Spanish word for wife? Refrain : Rodeo__o or Mexico, they both can keep a cowboy satisfied Rodeo__o or Mexico, the only way I know how to decide ( ) Is just get on and ride Fill : | - - - | Crawl all up and ride | - - - | -> Repeat and fade out Comments : Play the Chord at the end of the solo like a standard D-Chord, but put the thumb of your hand on the third fret of the thick E-String and play a in the bass with it.