Key: D
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1. I grew up dreaming of being a cowboy
2. Cowboys are special with their own brand of misery
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1. And loving the cowboy ways.
2. From being alone too long.
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1. Pursuing the life of my high riding heroes
2. You could die from the cold in the arms of a nightmare
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1. I burned up my childhood days.
2. Knowing well that your best days are gone
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1. I learned all the rules of a moder day drifter
2. Picking up hookers instead of my pen
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D
1. DonÕt you hold on to nothing too long
2. I let the words of my youth fade away.
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1. Just take what you need from the ladies and leave them
2. Old worn out saddles and old worm out memories
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1. With the words of a sad country song.
2. With no one and no place to stay.
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D
My heroes have always been cowboys
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And they still are it seems
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G
Sadly in search of and one step in back of
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Themselves and their slow moving dreams.
This song is in 3/4 time. It sounds best if you hit the bass note of the
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D
chords