My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys chords by
Dave Grusin
Dave Grusin
Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson
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Key: D major•
Verse 1
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I grew up a- dreamin'
of bein' a cowboy
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And lovin' the
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cowboy ways
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Pursuin' the life of my high
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ridin' heroes
I burned up my childhood days
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Verse 2
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I learned all the rules of a modern day drifter
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Don't you hold on to nothin' too long
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Just take what you need from the ladies,
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then leave them
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With the words of a sad country song
Verse 3
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My heroes have always been
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cowboys
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And they still are, it seems
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Sadly, in search of and one
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step in back of
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Themselves and their slow
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movin' dreams
Verse 4
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Cowboys are special with
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their own brand of misery
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From being alone too long
You could die from the cold,
in the arms of a nightmare
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Knowin' well that your best
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days are gone
Verse 5
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Pickin' up hookers instead of my pen
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I let the words of my youth fade away
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Old worn out saddles and
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old worn out memories
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But no one and no place to stay
Verse 6
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My heroes have always
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been cowboys
And they still are, it seems
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Sadly, in search of an
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d one step in back of
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Themselves and their slow
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movin' dreams
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Sadly, in search of and one
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step in back of
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Themselves and their
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slow movin' dreams
Outro 1
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