My Heros Have Always Been Cowboys chords - Willie Nelson Chords

My Heros Have Always Been Cowboys chords

            A true classic

     C
1. I grew up dreaming of being a cowboy
2. Cowboys are special with their own brand of misery

       F                 C
1. And loving the cowboy ways.
2. From being alone too long.

    C
1. Pursuing the life of my high riding heroes
2. You could die from the cold in the arms of a nightmare

     D7                                 G7
1. I   burned   up   my    childhood    days.
2. Knowing well that your best days are gone

     C
1. I learned all the rules of a moder day drifter
2. Picking up hookers instead of my pen

             F                      C
1. DonUt you hold on to nothing too long
2. I let the words of my youth fade away.

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        F                           C            F
1. Just take what you need from the ladies and   leave them
2.      Old worn out saddles and    old worm out memories

            C          G7          C
1. With the words of a sad country song.
2.     With no one and no place to stay.

CHORUS
   F                       C
My heroes have always been cowboys
D7                    G7
And they still are it seems
F                      C           F
Sadly in search of and one step in back of
    C                G7          C
Themselves and their slow moving dreams.

This song is in 3/4 time. It sounds best if you hit the bass note of the
chord on the first beat of each measure. You might want to put in some bass
runs like G-A-B-C between G and C chords where it sounds right.