1. I D grew up dreaming of being a cowboy
2. Cowboys are special with their own brand of misery
1. And G loving the cowboy D ways.
2. From being alone too long.
1. P D ursuing the life of my high riding heroes
2. You could die from the cold in the arms of a nightmare
1. I E7 burned up my childhood A7 days.
2. Knowing well that your best days are gone
1. I D learned all the rules of a moder day drifter
2. Picking up hookers instead of my pen
1. Don't you G hold on to nothing too D long
2. I let the words of my youth fade away.
1. Just G take what you need from the D ladies and G leave them
2. Old worn out saddles and old worm out memories
1. With the D words of a A7 sad country D song.
2. With no one and no place to stay.
CHORUS
My G heroes have always been D cowboys
E7 And they still are it A7 seems
G Sadly in search of and D one step in G back of
Them D selves and their A7 slow moving D 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 A-B-C#-D between A and D chords where it sounds right.
Greg Vaughn
cowpie@olga.net
Willie Nelson
