Willie Nelson – Key of C
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys ---------------------------------- performed by Willie Nelson [Verse] D 1. I grew up dreaming of being a cowboy 2. Cowboys are special with their own brand of misery G D 1. And loving the cowboy ways 2. From being alone too long D 1. Pursuing the life of my high riding heroes 2. You could die from the cold in the arms of a nightman E7 A7 1. I burned up my childhood days 2. Knowing well that your best days are gone D 1. I learned all the rules of a modern day drifter 2. Picking up hookers instead of my pen G D 1. Don't you hold on to nothing too long 2. I let the words of my youth fade away G D G 1. Just take what you need from the ladies and leave them 2. Old worn out saddles and old worn out memories D A7 D 1. With the words of a sad country song 2. With no one and no place to stay [Chorus] G D My heroes have always been cowboys E7 A7 And they still are it seems G D G Sadly in search of and one step in back of D A7 D Themselves and their slow moving 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.
