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Key: D
πΈ Intro:
D D/A D D/A
πΈ Verse 1:
D D/A D Dsus2/A
I grew up dreamin of bein a cowboy
G G6sus2 D D/A
And lovin the cowboy ways
D D/A D6 D6sus2/A
Pursuin the life of my high-ridin heroes
E E/B A Asus2
I burned up my childhood days
πΈ Verse 2:
D D/A D Dsus2/A G
I learned all the rules of a modern day drifter
don't you hold on to
G6sus2 D D/A
nothin too long
G G6sus2 D6sus2 G D/A A6
Just take what you need, from the ladies that leave them with the words of a sad
D D/E D/F#
country song
πΈ Chorus 1:
G G6sus2 D Dsus2/A
My heroes have always been cowboys
E E/B A Asus2
And they still are it seems
G G6sus2 D6sus2 G D/A A6
Sadly in search of, and one step in back of them-selves and their slow movin
D D/A D D/A
dreams
πΈ Verse 3:
D D/A D Dsus2/A
Cowboys are special
with their own brand of misery
G G6sus2 D D/A
From bein a-lone too long
D D/A D6 D6sus2/A
You can die from the cold in the arms of a nightmare
E E/B A Asus2
Knowin well that your best days are gone
πΈ Verse 4:
D D/A D Dsus2/A G G6sus2 D D/A
Pickin up hookers in-stead of my pen, I let the words of my youth fade a-way
G G6sus2 D6sus2 G D/A A6 D
Old worn-out saddles
and old worn-out memories, but no one and no place to stay
D/E D/F#
πΈ Chorus 2:
G G6sus2 D Dsus2/A
My heroes have always been cowboys
E E/B A A6/B
And they still are it seems
G G6sus2 D6sus2 G D/A A6
Sadly in search of, and one step in back of them-selves and their slow movin
D D/E D/F#
dreams
G G6sus2 D6sus2 G D/A A6
Sadly in search of, and one step in back of them-selves and their slow movin
G G/D
dreams
πΈ Outro:
G G6sus2 D
Song History
Published: February 26, 2026
Last Updated: February 26, 2026