My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys chords by Willie Nelson
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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I grew up a- dreamin' of bein' a cowboy
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And lovin' the cowboy ways
Pursuin' the life of my high-ridin' heroes
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I burned up my childhood days
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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
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from the ladies then leave them
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With the words of a sad country song
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Chorus 1
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My heroes
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have always been cowboys
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And they still are, it seems
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Sadly, in search of, but one step in back of
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Themselves and their slow-movin' dreams
Verse 2
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Cowboys are special
with their own brand of misery
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From being alone too long
You can die from the cold
in the arms of a nightmare
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Knowin' well that your best days are gone
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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
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and old worn-out memories
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But no one and no place to stay
Chorus 2
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My heroes
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have always been cowboys
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And they still are, it seems
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Sadly, in search of, but one step in back of
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Themselves
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and their slow-movin' dreams
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Sadly, in search of, but one step in back of
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Themselves and their slow-movin' dreams
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
Willie Nelson
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