Willie Nelson – My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (Ukulele)

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[Verse 1]
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I grew up dreaming of being a cowboy

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And loving the cowboy ways.

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Pursuing the life of my high riding heroes

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I burned up my childhood days.

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I learned all the rules of a modern day drifter

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Don't you hold on to nothing too long

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Just take what you need from the ladies and leave them

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With the words of a sad country song
[Chorus]
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My heroes have always been cowboys

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And they still are it seems

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Sadly in search of and one step in back of

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Themselves and their slow moving dreams.
[Verse 2]
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Cowboys are special with their own brand of misery

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From being alone too long.

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You could die from the cold in the arms of a nightmare

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Knowing well that your best days are gone

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Picking up hookers instead of my pen

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I let the words of my youth fade away.

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Old worn out saddles and old worm out memories

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With no one and no place to stay.
[Chorus]
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My heroes have always been cowboys

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And they still are it seems

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Sadly in search of and one step in back of

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Themselves and their slow moving dreams.