Its As Close To Heaven As This Old Cowboy Gets chords

[D][Verse 1]
With [G]cigarette in [A]hand, Looking[G] to the morning [A]sky
Gazing [D]over the [F#m]ridge with a g[Em]leam in his [A]eye
In his [G]boots he stands [A]tall A man of [D]love and [F#m]pride
To the [G]end of the [A]world He'll [G]stand [A]by your [D]side
[CHORUS]
[D]It's as close to [G]heaven as this [A]old cowboy [D]gets
It's as [G]close to h[A]eaven as [G]this old [A]cowboy [D]gets

[VERSE 2]
He's [G]been a father to [A]many Not a [G]child of his [A]own
And [D]only they [F#m]know the l[Em]ove that he'[A]s shown
It brin[G]gs back the [A]memories of [D]war and [F#m]strife
B[G]rings back the m[A]emories of [G]love[A] and[D] life

[CHORUS]
[D]It's as close to [G]heaven as this [A]old cowboy [D]gets
It's as [G]close to h[A]eaven as [G]this old [A]cowboy [D]gets

[INSTRUMENTAL] [G] [A] [D]

[BRIDGE]
The [G]look in his [A]eyes, [F#m]The smile on his [D]face
Touch of[G] his hands[A] , in the w[G]ide [A]open [D]space

[OUTRO]
It's as [D]close to [G]heaven as this [A]old cowboy [D]gets
He's a m[G]an you can[A] trust A [G]man of the [A]West
It's as [D]close to [G]heaven as this [A]old cowboy [D]gets
An[G] American [A]legend One of[G] Ameri[A]ca's BE[D]ST

[CHORUS]
[D]It's as close to [G]heaven as this [A]old cowboy [D]gets
It's as [G]close to h[A]eaven as this old cowboy[D] g[A]ets