Chords for Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys - Strum Guitar Cover Lesson with Chords/Lyrics
Tempo:
77.725 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
G
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
Cowboys ain't easy to love and they're [G] harder to hold.
[A] They'd rather give you a song than [D] diamonds and gold.
Lone star belt buckles and old man [G] Levi.
Each night begins a new day.
[A] You don't understand him and he don't doubt ya.
He'll probably just [D] ride away.
Mamas don't let your babies grow [G] up to be cowboys.
[A] Don't let them pick guitars or drive an old truck.
Let them be doctors and [D] lawyers as such.
Mamas don't let your babies grow [G] up to be cowboys.
[A] They'll never stay home and they're always alone.
Even with [D] someone they love.
[E] Cowboys like smoky old pool [Em] rooms and [A] clear mouth homes.
[B] Little horn puppies and children and [E] girls of the night.
Them that don't know him won't like him and [A] them that do
sometimes won't know how to take it.
[B] Ain't wrong he's just different but it's right.
Don't let him do [F#m] things to make you [E] think that he's right.
Mamas don't let your babies grow [A] up to be cowboys.
[B] Don't let them pick guitars or drive an old truck.
Let them be doctors [E] and lawyers as such.
Mamas don't let your babies [D#] grow up [A] to be cowboys.
[Em] [B] They'll never stay home and they're always alone.
Even with [E] someone they love.
[F] [Gm] Don't [D] forget to
Cowboys ain't easy to love and they're [G] harder to hold.
[A] They'd rather give you a song than [D] diamonds and gold.
Lone star belt buckles and old man [G] Levi.
Each night begins a new day.
[A] You don't understand him and he don't doubt ya.
He'll probably just [D] ride away.
Mamas don't let your babies grow [G] up to be cowboys.
[A] Don't let them pick guitars or drive an old truck.
Let them be doctors and [D] lawyers as such.
Mamas don't let your babies grow [G] up to be cowboys.
[A] They'll never stay home and they're always alone.
Even with [D] someone they love.
[E] Cowboys like smoky old pool [Em] rooms and [A] clear mouth homes.
[B] Little horn puppies and children and [E] girls of the night.
Them that don't know him won't like him and [A] them that do
sometimes won't know how to take it.
[B] Ain't wrong he's just different but it's right.
Don't let him do [F#m] things to make you [E] think that he's right.
Mamas don't let your babies grow [A] up to be cowboys.
[B] Don't let them pick guitars or drive an old truck.
Let them be doctors [E] and lawyers as such.
Mamas don't let your babies [D#] grow up [A] to be cowboys.
[Em] [B] They'll never stay home and they're always alone.
Even with [E] someone they love.
[F] [Gm] Don't [D] forget to
Key:
A
D
E
G
B
A
D
E
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
Cowboys ain't easy to love and they're [G] harder to hold. _
_ _ [A] They'd rather give you a song than [D] diamonds and gold.
_ _ _ Lone star belt buckles and old man [G] Levi.
Each night begins a new day.
[A] You don't understand him and he don't doubt ya.
He'll probably just [D] ride away.
_ _ _ Mamas don't let your babies grow [G] up to be cowboys.
_ _ [A] Don't let them pick guitars or drive an old truck.
Let them be doctors and [D] lawyers as such.
Mamas don't let your babies grow [G] up to be cowboys. _
_ [A] They'll never stay home and they're always alone.
Even with [D] someone they love.
_ _ [E] Cowboys like smoky old pool [Em] rooms and [A] clear mouth homes. _ _ _
[B] Little horn puppies and children and [E] girls of the night. _
_ _ Them that don't know him won't like him and [A] them that do
sometimes won't know how to take it.
[B] Ain't wrong he's just different but it's right.
Don't let him do [F#m] things to make you [E] think that he's right. _ _ _
Mamas don't let your babies grow [A] up to be cowboys. _
_ [B] Don't let them pick guitars or drive an old truck.
Let them be doctors [E] and lawyers as such.
Mamas don't let your babies [D#] grow up [A] to be cowboys.
_ _ [Em] [B] They'll never stay home and they're always alone.
Even with [E] someone they love.
_ _ _ _ [F] [Gm] Don't [D] forget to
Cowboys ain't easy to love and they're [G] harder to hold. _
_ _ [A] They'd rather give you a song than [D] diamonds and gold.
_ _ _ Lone star belt buckles and old man [G] Levi.
Each night begins a new day.
[A] You don't understand him and he don't doubt ya.
He'll probably just [D] ride away.
_ _ _ Mamas don't let your babies grow [G] up to be cowboys.
_ _ [A] Don't let them pick guitars or drive an old truck.
Let them be doctors and [D] lawyers as such.
Mamas don't let your babies grow [G] up to be cowboys. _
_ [A] They'll never stay home and they're always alone.
Even with [D] someone they love.
_ _ [E] Cowboys like smoky old pool [Em] rooms and [A] clear mouth homes. _ _ _
[B] Little horn puppies and children and [E] girls of the night. _
_ _ Them that don't know him won't like him and [A] them that do
sometimes won't know how to take it.
[B] Ain't wrong he's just different but it's right.
Don't let him do [F#m] things to make you [E] think that he's right. _ _ _
Mamas don't let your babies grow [A] up to be cowboys. _
_ [B] Don't let them pick guitars or drive an old truck.
Let them be doctors [E] and lawyers as such.
Mamas don't let your babies [D#] grow up [A] to be cowboys.
_ _ [Em] [B] They'll never stay home and they're always alone.
Even with [E] someone they love.
_ _ _ _ [F] [Gm] Don't [D] forget to