Chords for Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys
Tempo:
94.4 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
C
A
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G]
[C#] Mamas, [G] don't let your babies grow up to [C] be cowboys
[D] Don't let them pick guitars and drive mo' trucks
Make them be doctors and [G] lawyers and such
Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to [C] be cowboys
[D] They'll never stay home and they're always alone
[D] Even with someone [G] they love
[C#]
[Cm] [G] Cowboys ain't easy to love and they're harder to hold
[C] And [D] they'd rather give you a song
But time, mama, time, oh, oh, [G]
oh
Lost our belt buckles and old faded Levi
[C] And each night begins a new day
And if you [D] don't understand him and he don't die young
He'll probably just [G] ride away
So mamas, don't let your babies grow up to [C] be cowboys
[D] Don't let them pick guitars and drive them old trucks
Make them be doctors and lawyers [G] and such
Mamas, don't let your babies grow [Dm] up to [C] be [G] cowboys
[C] They'll
[D] never stay home and they're always alone
Even with someone [G] they love
[A] Cowboys like smoky old pool rooms and clear mountain [D] mornings
[E] Little warm puppies, children and girls [A] of the night
Them that don't know him won't like him
But them that [D] do sometimes won't know how to take him
[E] He ain't wrong, he's just different
But his pride won't let him do things to [B] make you [A] think he's right
So mamas, don't let your babies grow up to [D] be cowboys
[E] Don't let them pick guitars and drive them old trucks
Make them be doctors and lawyers [A] and such
Mamas, don't let your cowboys grow [Em] up to [D] be babies
[E] They'll never stay home and they're always alone
Even with someone [A] they love
[E] They'll never stay home and they're always alone
Even with someone they [A] love
[N]
[C#] Mamas, [G] don't let your babies grow up to [C] be cowboys
[D] Don't let them pick guitars and drive mo' trucks
Make them be doctors and [G] lawyers and such
Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to [C] be cowboys
[D] They'll never stay home and they're always alone
[D] Even with someone [G] they love
[C#]
[Cm] [G] Cowboys ain't easy to love and they're harder to hold
[C] And [D] they'd rather give you a song
But time, mama, time, oh, oh, [G]
oh
Lost our belt buckles and old faded Levi
[C] And each night begins a new day
And if you [D] don't understand him and he don't die young
He'll probably just [G] ride away
So mamas, don't let your babies grow up to [C] be cowboys
[D] Don't let them pick guitars and drive them old trucks
Make them be doctors and lawyers [G] and such
Mamas, don't let your babies grow [Dm] up to [C] be [G] cowboys
[C] They'll
[D] never stay home and they're always alone
Even with someone [G] they love
[A] Cowboys like smoky old pool rooms and clear mountain [D] mornings
[E] Little warm puppies, children and girls [A] of the night
Them that don't know him won't like him
But them that [D] do sometimes won't know how to take him
[E] He ain't wrong, he's just different
But his pride won't let him do things to [B] make you [A] think he's right
So mamas, don't let your babies grow up to [D] be cowboys
[E] Don't let them pick guitars and drive them old trucks
Make them be doctors and lawyers [A] and such
Mamas, don't let your cowboys grow [Em] up to [D] be babies
[E] They'll never stay home and they're always alone
Even with someone [A] they love
[E] They'll never stay home and they're always alone
Even with someone they [A] love
[N]
Key:
D
G
C
A
E
D
G
C
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_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ Mamas, [G] don't let your babies grow up to [C] be cowboys
_ _ _ _ [D] Don't let them pick guitars and drive mo' trucks
Make them be doctors and [G] lawyers and such _ _
Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to [C] be cowboys _ _ _ _
[D] They'll never stay home and they're always alone
[D] Even with someone [G] they love
[C#] _
[Cm] _ [G] _ _ _ _ Cowboys ain't easy to love and they're harder to hold
[C] And _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] they'd rather give you a song
But time, mama, time, oh, oh, [G]
oh
_ _ _ _ _ Lost our belt buckles and old faded Levi
_ [C] And each night begins a new day
And _ if you [D] don't understand him and he don't die young _
He'll probably just [G] ride away _ _
_ _ _ _ So mamas, don't let your babies grow up to [C] be cowboys
_ _ _ _ [D] Don't let them pick guitars and drive them old trucks
Make them be doctors and lawyers [G] and such _ _
Mamas, don't let your babies grow [Dm] up to [C] be [G] cowboys
[C] They'll _ _ _
[D] never stay home and they're always alone
Even with someone [G] they love _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Cowboys like smoky old pool rooms and clear mountain [D] mornings _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] Little warm puppies, children and girls [A] of the night _
_ _ _ _ _ Them that don't know him won't like him
But them that [D] do sometimes won't know how to take him
_ [E] He ain't wrong, he's just different
But his pride won't let him do things to [B] make you [A] think he's right
So _ _ _ _ mamas, don't let your babies grow up to [D] be cowboys _ _ _
_ [E] Don't let them pick guitars and drive them old trucks
Make them be doctors and lawyers [A] and such
_ Mamas, _ don't let your cowboys grow [Em] up to [D] be babies _
_ _ _ _ [E] They'll never stay home and they're always alone
Even with someone [A] they love _ _ _ _
_ [E] They'll never stay home and they're always alone
_ Even with someone they [A] love _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ Mamas, [G] don't let your babies grow up to [C] be cowboys
_ _ _ _ [D] Don't let them pick guitars and drive mo' trucks
Make them be doctors and [G] lawyers and such _ _
Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to [C] be cowboys _ _ _ _
[D] They'll never stay home and they're always alone
[D] Even with someone [G] they love
[C#] _
[Cm] _ [G] _ _ _ _ Cowboys ain't easy to love and they're harder to hold
[C] And _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] they'd rather give you a song
But time, mama, time, oh, oh, [G]
oh
_ _ _ _ _ Lost our belt buckles and old faded Levi
_ [C] And each night begins a new day
And _ if you [D] don't understand him and he don't die young _
He'll probably just [G] ride away _ _
_ _ _ _ So mamas, don't let your babies grow up to [C] be cowboys
_ _ _ _ [D] Don't let them pick guitars and drive them old trucks
Make them be doctors and lawyers [G] and such _ _
Mamas, don't let your babies grow [Dm] up to [C] be [G] cowboys
[C] They'll _ _ _
[D] never stay home and they're always alone
Even with someone [G] they love _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Cowboys like smoky old pool rooms and clear mountain [D] mornings _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] Little warm puppies, children and girls [A] of the night _
_ _ _ _ _ Them that don't know him won't like him
But them that [D] do sometimes won't know how to take him
_ [E] He ain't wrong, he's just different
But his pride won't let him do things to [B] make you [A] think he's right
So _ _ _ _ mamas, don't let your babies grow up to [D] be cowboys _ _ _
_ [E] Don't let them pick guitars and drive them old trucks
Make them be doctors and lawyers [A] and such
_ Mamas, _ don't let your cowboys grow [Em] up to [D] be babies _
_ _ _ _ [E] They'll never stay home and they're always alone
Even with someone [A] they love _ _ _ _
_ [E] They'll never stay home and they're always alone
_ Even with someone they [A] love _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _