My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (Willie Nelson) w/ lyrics Chords

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_ I grew up a dream _ of being a cowboy _ [G] and _ loving the cowboy [D] ways _ _ _
_ _ Pursuing the life of my high riding heroes
I [E] _ _ burned up my [A] childhood days _ _
_ [D] _ I learned all the rules of a modern day drifter _
_ [G] Don't you hold on to nothing [D] too long _ _
_ [G] Just take what you need [D] from the ladies [G] that leave them
[D] With the words [A] of a sad [D] country song _ _
_ [G] My heroes have always [D] been cowboys
And _
_ [E] _ _ they still are [A] it [D] seems
[A] _ _
_ [G] _ _ Sadness or joy
[D] And one step [G] in back are [D] themselves
[A] And their slow [D] moving _ dreams _ _
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_ _ Cowboys are special
With _ their own brand of misery
[G] From being alone [D] too long _ _ _
You're to die from the cold _
In the arms of a mad man
[E] Knowing well that your best [A] days are gone
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_ Picking up hookers _ instead of my pen
[G] I let the words of my youth [D] fade away
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Old worn out saddles
[D] And old worn [G] out memories
[D] But no one [A] and no place [D] to stay
My _ [G] _
heroes have always been [D] cowboys
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And they still [A] are it seems
_ _ [G] _ Sadness or joy
[D] And one [G] step in back are [D] themselves
[A] And their slow [D] moving _ dreams _
_ [G] _ Sadness or joy
[D] And one step [G] in back are [D] themselves
[A] And their slow [G] moving _ dreams _ _
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