tab transcribed by Collins cr*poTime: 3/4 D / / 2 / / 3 / / 4 / / I grew up a-dreamin' of bein' a cowboy G D Lovin' the cowboy ways Pursuin' the life of my high-ridin' heroes E E7 A7 I burned up my childhood days D I learned all the rules of the modern-day drifter G D Don't you hold onto nothin' too long G D Just take what you need from the ladies G D A7 D Then leave them the words of a sad country song CHORUS: G D My heroes have always been cowboys E E7 A7 And they still are, it seems G D G Sadly in search of, but one step in back of D A7 D Themselves and their slow-movin' dreams Verse 2: Cowboys are special with their own brand of misery From bein' alone too long You could die from the cold in the arms of a nightmare Knowin' well your best days are gone Pickin' up hookers instead of my pen I let the words of my years fade away Old worn-out saddles, old worn-out memories With no one and no place to stay (chorus)