Willie Nelson – Key of C
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys ---------------------------------- performed by Willie Nelson{t:My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys} {artist: Willie Nelson} {key: D} [D] I [D] grew up dreaming of being a cowboy And [G] Loving the cowboy [D] ways [D] Pursuing the life of my high riding heroes I [E7] burned up my childhood [A7] days I [D] learned all the rules of the modern day drifter [G] Don't you hold onto nothing too [D] long Just [G] take what you need from the [D] ladies then [G] leave them With the [D] words of a [A7] sad country [D] song My he-[G]roes have always been [D] cowboys [E7] And they still are it [A7] seems [G] Sadly in search of [D] but one step in [G] back of Them-[D]selves and their [A7] slow moving [D] dreams [D] Cowboys are special with their own brand of misery From [G] being alone too [D] long You [G] could die from the cold in the arms of a [D] nightmare Knowing [E7] well your best days are [A7] gone [D] Picking up hookers instead of my pen I let [G] the words of my years fade a-[D]way Old [G] worn out saddles old [D] worn out mem-[G]ories With [D] no one and [A7] no place to [D] stay My he-[G]roes have always been [D] cowboys [E7] And they still are it [A7] seems [G] Sadly in search of [D] but one step in [G] back of Them-[D]selves and their [A7] slow moving [D] dreams [G] Sadly in search of [D] but one step in [G] back of Them-[D]selves and their [A7] slow moving [G] dreams [D]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.
