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 nightmare 
 
     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 moder day drifter 
2. Picking up hookers instead of my pen 
 
             G                      D 
1. DonÕt 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 worm 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.