My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys Chords by Waylon Jennings
Tempo:
113.65 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
I grew up a-dreamin' of bein' a cowboy, [G] lovin' the [D] cowboy,
Pursuin' the life of my high-ridin' heroes, [E] I burned up my [A] childhood days,
[D] I learned all the rules of the modern-day drifter,
[G] Don't you hold on to nothin' [D] too long, [G] just take what you need [D] from the ladies,
[G] Then leave them [D] with the words [A] of a sad [D] country song,
My [G] heroes have always [D] been cowboys,
[E] and they still [A] are at sea,
[G] Sadly in search of [D] one [G] steppin' back of [D] themselves [A] and their slow [D]-movin' dreams,
Cowboys are special with their own brand of misery,
[G] From bein' alone too [D] long, you could die from the cold,
In the arms of a nightmare, [E] knowin' well your best [A] days are gone,
[D] Deckin' up hookers instead of my pen, I [G] let the words of my [D] youth fade away,
[G] No worn-out saddles, [D] no worn [G]-out memories, [D] but no one had [A] no [D] place to stay,
My [G] heroes have always [D] been cowboys,
[E] and they still [A] are at sea,
[G] Sadly in search of [D] one [G] steppin' back [D] of themselves [A] and their slow [G]-movin' dreams,
[D]
I grew up a-dreamin' of bein' a cowboy, [G] lovin' the [D] cowboy,
Pursuin' the life of my high-ridin' heroes, [E] I burned up my [A] childhood days,
[D] I learned all the rules of the modern-day drifter,
[G] Don't you hold on to nothin' [D] too long, [G] just take what you need [D] from the ladies,
[G] Then leave them [D] with the words [A] of a sad [D] country song,
My [G] heroes have always [D] been cowboys,
[E] and they still [A] are at sea,
[G] Sadly in search of [D] one [G] steppin' back of [D] themselves [A] and their slow [D]-movin' dreams,
Cowboys are special with their own brand of misery,
[G] From bein' alone too [D] long, you could die from the cold,
In the arms of a nightmare, [E] knowin' well your best [A] days are gone,
[D] Deckin' up hookers instead of my pen, I [G] let the words of my [D] youth fade away,
[G] No worn-out saddles, [D] no worn [G]-out memories, [D] but no one had [A] no [D] place to stay,
My [G] heroes have always [D] been cowboys,
[E] and they still [A] are at sea,
[G] Sadly in search of [D] one [G] steppin' back [D] of themselves [A] and their slow [G]-movin' dreams,
[D]
Key:
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G
A
E
D
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A
E
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
I grew up a-dreamin' of _ bein' a cowboy, [G] lovin' the _ [D] cowboy, _ _ _ _
_ Pursuin' the life of my high-ridin' heroes, [E] I burned up my _ [A] childhood days, _ _ _
[D] I learned all the rules of the modern-day drifter,
[G] Don't you hold on to nothin' [D] too long, _ _ _ [G] just take what you need [D] from the ladies,
[G] Then leave them [D] with the words [A] of a sad [D] country song,
_ My _ [G] heroes have always [D] been _ cowboys, _
_ [E] _ and they still [A] are at sea, _ _ _
_ [G] Sadly in search of [D] one [G] steppin' back of [D] themselves [A] and their slow [D]-movin' dreams, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ Cowboys are special with their own brand of misery,
[G] From bein' alone too [D] long, _ _ you could die from the cold,
In the arms of a nightmare, [E] knowin' well your best [A] days are gone, _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ Deckin' up hookers instead of my pen, I [G] let the words of my [D] youth fade away, _ _
_ [G] No worn-out saddles, [D] no worn [G]-out memories, [D] but no one had [A] no [D] place to stay,
My _ [G] _ heroes have always [D] been _ cowboys, _
_ [E] _ _ and they still [A] are at sea, _ _ _
_ [G] Sadly in search of [D] one [G] steppin' back [D] of themselves [A] and their slow [G]-movin' dreams, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
I grew up a-dreamin' of _ bein' a cowboy, [G] lovin' the _ [D] cowboy, _ _ _ _
_ Pursuin' the life of my high-ridin' heroes, [E] I burned up my _ [A] childhood days, _ _ _
[D] I learned all the rules of the modern-day drifter,
[G] Don't you hold on to nothin' [D] too long, _ _ _ [G] just take what you need [D] from the ladies,
[G] Then leave them [D] with the words [A] of a sad [D] country song,
_ My _ [G] heroes have always [D] been _ cowboys, _
_ [E] _ and they still [A] are at sea, _ _ _
_ [G] Sadly in search of [D] one [G] steppin' back of [D] themselves [A] and their slow [D]-movin' dreams, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ Cowboys are special with their own brand of misery,
[G] From bein' alone too [D] long, _ _ you could die from the cold,
In the arms of a nightmare, [E] knowin' well your best [A] days are gone, _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ Deckin' up hookers instead of my pen, I [G] let the words of my [D] youth fade away, _ _
_ [G] No worn-out saddles, [D] no worn [G]-out memories, [D] but no one had [A] no [D] place to stay,
My _ [G] _ heroes have always [D] been _ cowboys, _
_ [E] _ _ and they still [A] are at sea, _ _ _
_ [G] Sadly in search of [D] one [G] steppin' back [D] of themselves [A] and their slow [G]-movin' dreams, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
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