I have taken into account the orchestral movement on this interpretation with some of
the chords (Gsus4 Cmaj7) plus as you are playing the C at the start of verse, hit the
1st and 3rd fret on the top e(whilst still strumming) in time with 'so long' on the
first verse etc. Its a good adaption for solo acoustic guitar and goes down very well
C
I've been walking these streets so long
Singing the same old song
                                             G  (Gsus4 G)
I know every crack in the dirty sidewalks of Broadway
            F
Where hustle is the name of the game
    Dm                   F                           C
And nice guys get washed away like the snow and the rain
                G
There's been a load of compromising
            F               C
On the road to my horizon
    F                      Dm                    G   (Dm G)
But I'm gonna be where the lights are shining on me
       F     G    C       (F C)
Like a rhinestone cowboy
C                           Cmaj7             G (C G)
Riding out on a horse in a star spangled rodeo
       F    G     C       (F C)
Like a rhinestone cowboy
C                             Cmaj7                G
Getting cards & letters from people I don't even know
G                           F     *
And offers coming over the phone
  C
I really don't mind the rain
and smiles can hide all the pain
                                                            G
You're down while taking the train that's taking the long way
   F
And I dream of things I'll do
       Dm                 F                    C
With a subway token and a dollar tucked inside my shoe
G
There'll been a load of compromising
            F               C
On the road to my horizon
    F                      Dm                    G   (Dm G)
But I'm gonna be where the lights are shining on me
       F     G    C       (F C)
Like a rhinestone cowboy
C                           Cmaj7             G (C G)
Riding out on a horse in a star spangled rodeo
       F    G     C       (F C)
Like a rhinestone cowboy
C                             Cmaj7                G
Getting cards & letters from people I don't even know
G                           F     *
And offers coming over the phone
       F     G    C       (F C)
Like a rhinestone cowboy
C                           Cmaj7             G (C G)
Riding out on a horse in a star spangled rodeo
       F    G     C       (F C)
Like a rhinestone cowboy
C                             Cmaj7                G
Getting cards & letters from people I don't even know
G                           F     *
And offers coming over the phone
Gsus4
E 3
B 1
G 0
D 0
A 0
E 3
Cmaj7
E 0
B 0
G 0
D 2
A 3
E 0