Key of D, with no capo to play along with the youtube video. 
In 3/4 time 




D 
I grew up dreaming of being a cowboy 
G                 D 
Loving the cowboy ways 
  
Pursuing the life of my high riding heroes 
  E7                     A7 
I burned up my childhood days 


  D 
I learned all the rules of the modern day drifter 
          G                     D 
Don't you hold onto nothing too long 
     G                           D 
Just take what you need from the ladies 
     G              D          A7          D 
Then leave them the words of a sad country song 


    G                       D 
My heroes have always been cowboys 
E7                    A7 
And they still are it seems 
G                   D               G 
Sadly in search of  but one step in back of 
    D                A7          D 
Themselves and their slow moving dreams 

  
  
Cowboys are special with their own brand of misery 
     G               D 
From being alone too long 
    G                                        D 
You could die from the cold in the arms of a nightmare 
        E7                      A7 
Knowing well your best days are gone 


  
D 
Picking up hookers instead of my pen 
      G                          D 
I let the words of my years fade away 
    G                    D 
Old worn out saddles old worn out 
   G          D          A7          D 
Memories with no one and no place to stay 



    G                       D 
My heroes have always been cowboys 
E7                    A7 
And they still are it seems 
G                   D               G 
Sadly in search of  but one step in back of 
    D                A7          D 
Themselves and their slow moving dreams---- 

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