Misc Your Songs - Tony lee - its as close to heaven as this old cowboy gets

^D[Verse 1] With ^Gcigarette in ^Ahand, Looking^G to the morning ^Asky Gazing ^Dover the ^F#mridge with a g^Emleam in his ^Aeye In his ^Gboots he stands ^Atall A man of ^Dlove and ^F#mpride To the ^Gend of the ^Aworld He'll ^Gstand ^Aby your ^Dside [Chorus] ^DIt's as close to ^Gheaven as this ^Aold cowboy ^Dgets It's as ^Gclose to h^Aeaven as ^Gthis old ^Acowboy ^Dgets

He's ^Gbeen a father to ^Amany Not a ^Gchild of his ^Aown And ^Donly they ^F#mknow the l^Emove that he'^As shown It brin^Ggs back the ^Amemories of ^Dwar and ^F#mstrife B^Grings back the m^Aemories of ^Glove^A and^D life

^DIt's as close to ^Gheaven as this ^Aold cowboy ^Dgets It's as ^Gclose to h^Aeaven as ^Gthis old ^Acowboy ^Dgets

The ^Glook in his ^Aeyes, ^F#mThe smile on his ^Dface Touch of^G his hands^A, in the w^Gide ^Aopen ^Dspace

It's as ^Dclose to ^Gheaven as this ^Aold cowboy ^Dgets He's a m^Gan you can^A trust A ^Gman of the ^AWest It's as ^Dclose to ^Gheaven as this ^Aold cowboy ^Dgets An^G American ^Alegend One of^G Ameri^Aca's BE^DST

^DIt's as close to ^Gheaven as this ^Aold cowboy ^Dgets It's as ^Gclose to h^Aeaven as this old cowboy^D g^Aets