My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys

My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys easy guitar chords by Willie Nelson

1980Country
Guitar
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  • Intro 1

    Verse 1
    grew 
    up 
    a- 
    dreamin' 
    of 
    bein' 
    cowboy 

    And 
    lovin' 
    the 
    cowboy 
    ways 

    Pursuin' 
    the 
    life 
    of 
    my 
    high-ridin' 
    he
    roes 

    burned 
    up 
    my 
    childhood 
    days 

    learned 
    all 
    the 
    rules 

    of 
    modern-day 
    drif
    ter 

    Don't 
    you 
    hold 
    on 
    to 
    nothin' 
    too 
    long 

    Just 
    take 
    what 
    you 
    need 

    from 
    the 
    ladies 
    then 
    leave 
    them 

    With 
    the 
    words 
    of 
    sad 
    country 
    song 

    Chorus 1
    My 
    heroes 

    have 
    always 
    been 
    cowboys 

    And 
    they 
    still 
    are, 
    it 
    seems 

    Sadly, 
    in 
    search 
    of, 
    but 
    one 
    step 
    in 
    back 
    of 

    Them
    selves 
    and 
    their 
    slow-movin' 
    dreams 

    Verse 2

    Cowboys 
    are 
    spe
    cial 

    with 
    their 
    own 
    brand 
    of 
    misery 

    From 
    being 
    alone 
    too 
    long 

    You 
    can 
    die 
    from 
    the 
    cold 

    in 
    the 
    arms 
    of 
    nightmare 

    Knowin' 
    well 
    that 
    your 
    best 
    days 
    are 
    gone 

    Pickin' 
    up 
    hook
    ers 
    in
    stead 
    of 
    my 
    pen 

    let 
    the 
    words 
    of 
    my 
    youth 
    fade 
    a
    way 

    Old 
    worn-out 
    saddles 

    and 
    old 
    worn-out 
    memories 

    But 
    no 
    one 
    and 
    no 
    place 
    to 
    stay 

    Chorus 2
    My 
    heroes 

    have 
    always 
    been 
    cowboys 

    And 
    they 
    still 
    are, 
    it 
    seems 

    Sadly, 
    in 
    search 
    of, 
    but 
    one 
    step 
    in 
    back 
    of 

    Them
    selves 

    and 
    their 
    slow-movin' 
    dreams 

    Sadly, 
    in 
    search 
    of, 
    but 
    one 
    step 
    in 
    back 
    of 

    Them
    selves 
    and 
    their 
    slow-movin' 
    dreams 

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