Some Call Me The Space Cowboy

The joker steve miller band tune down one whole step or transpose 2 to play in the original key of f.

Some call me the space cowboy. It is one of two steve miller band songs that feature the nonce word pompatus the song topped the us billboard hot 100 in early 1974. Follow me on instagram if yo. The band features steve miller on guitar and lead vocals and is known for a string of mainly mid 1970s hit singles that continue to be staples of the classic rock radio format.

Some call me the gangster of love. Lyrics to the joker by steve miller band. Some people call me maurice cause i speak of the pompatus of love.

Some people call me the space cowboy yeah some call me the gangster of love some people call me maurice cause i speak of the pompitous of love people talk about me baby say i m doin you wrong doin you wrong well don t you worry baby don t worry cause i m right here right here right here right here at home cause i m a picker i m a grinner i m a lover. Some people call me the space cowboy yeah some call me the gangster of love some people call me maurice cause i speak of the pompatus of love. Intro g c d c x2 g verse g c d c g some people call me the space cowboy yeah g c.

I check out discuss and react to steve miller s the joker. More than 16 years later in september 1990 it reached number one in the uk singles chart for two weeks after being used in great deal a hugh johnson directed television. A song that came out in 1973 but didn t hit number one until 1990.

Steve miller born 5 october 1943 is a blues and rock and roll guitarist and performer. First line of the lyrics is a reference to the song space cowboy from the brave new world album. Some people call me the space cowboy yeah some call me the gangster of love some people call me maurice cause i speak of the pompitous of love people talk about me baby say i m doin you wrong doin you wrong well don t you worry baby don t worry cause i m right here right here right here right here at home cause i m a picker i m a grinner i m a lover.

Taken from the 1973 album the joker which topped the us billboard hot 100 in 1974.