Chords for Willie Nelson - Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys (Live at Farm Aid 25)
Tempo:
64 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
G
E
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
Mama, don't let them babies [G] grow up to be cowboys.
[A] Don't let them pick guitars and drive them old trucks.
Make them be doctors.
[D]
Mama, 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.
Cowboys ain't easy to love and they're [G] harder to hold.
[A]
They'd rather give you a saw than diamonds [D] and gold.
Longstar, Bell Puck, Wolves and old faded [G] Levi's.
And each night begins a new day.
[A] And if you don't understand him, he don't die young.
He'll probably just [D] ride away.
Mama, don't let them [G] babies grow up to be cowboys.
[A] Don't let them pick guitars and drive them old trucks.
Make them be doctors [D] and lawyers.
Mama, don't let them [G] babies grow 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 rooms [A] and clear mountain morning.
[B] Little warm puppies and children and girls [E] of the night.
Them that don't know him won't like him.
And them [A] that do sometimes won't know how to take him.
[B] He ain't wrong, he's just different.
But his pride won't let him do things to [E] make you think he's right.
[A] [B] Don't let them pick guitars and drive them old trucks.
[B] Make them be doctors [E] and lawyers.
Don't let them babies grow up to [A] be cowboys.
[B] They'll never stay home and they're always alone.
Even with someone [E] they love.
[N]
Mama, don't let them babies [G] grow up to be cowboys.
[A] Don't let them pick guitars and drive them old trucks.
Make them be doctors.
[D]
Mama, 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.
Cowboys ain't easy to love and they're [G] harder to hold.
[A]
They'd rather give you a saw than diamonds [D] and gold.
Longstar, Bell Puck, Wolves and old faded [G] Levi's.
And each night begins a new day.
[A] And if you don't understand him, he don't die young.
He'll probably just [D] ride away.
Mama, don't let them [G] babies grow up to be cowboys.
[A] Don't let them pick guitars and drive them old trucks.
Make them be doctors [D] and lawyers.
Mama, don't let them [G] babies grow 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 rooms [A] and clear mountain morning.
[B] Little warm puppies and children and girls [E] of the night.
Them that don't know him won't like him.
And them [A] that do sometimes won't know how to take him.
[B] He ain't wrong, he's just different.
But his pride won't let him do things to [E] make you think he's right.
[A] [B] Don't let them pick guitars and drive them old trucks.
[B] Make them be doctors [E] and lawyers.
Don't let them babies grow up to [A] be cowboys.
[B] They'll never stay home and they're always alone.
Even with someone [E] they love.
[N]
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_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
Mama, don't let them babies [G] grow up to be cowboys.
_ [A] Don't let them pick guitars and drive them old trucks.
Make them be doctors.
[D] _ _
Mama, 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. _
Cowboys ain't easy to love and they're [G] harder to hold.
_ _ [A]
They'd rather give you a saw than diamonds [D] and gold.
_ _ Longstar, Bell Puck, Wolves and old faded [G] Levi's.
And each night begins a new day.
[A] And if you don't understand him, he don't die young.
He'll probably just [D] ride away. _ _
Mama, don't let them [G] babies grow up to be cowboys.
_ [A] Don't let them pick guitars and drive them old trucks.
Make them be doctors [D] and lawyers. _
Mama, don't let them [G] babies grow 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 rooms [A] and clear mountain morning.
_ [B] Little warm puppies and children and girls [E] of the night.
_ _ Them that don't know him won't like him.
And them [A] that do sometimes won't know how to take him.
[B] He ain't wrong, he's just different.
But his pride won't let him do things to [E] make you think he's right. _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] Don't let them pick guitars and drive them old trucks.
[B] Make them be doctors [E] and lawyers.
Don't let them babies grow up to [A] be cowboys.
[B] They'll never stay home and they're always alone.
Even with someone [E] they love. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
Mama, don't let them babies [G] grow up to be cowboys.
_ [A] Don't let them pick guitars and drive them old trucks.
Make them be doctors.
[D] _ _
Mama, 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. _
Cowboys ain't easy to love and they're [G] harder to hold.
_ _ [A]
They'd rather give you a saw than diamonds [D] and gold.
_ _ Longstar, Bell Puck, Wolves and old faded [G] Levi's.
And each night begins a new day.
[A] And if you don't understand him, he don't die young.
He'll probably just [D] ride away. _ _
Mama, don't let them [G] babies grow up to be cowboys.
_ [A] Don't let them pick guitars and drive them old trucks.
Make them be doctors [D] and lawyers. _
Mama, don't let them [G] babies grow 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 rooms [A] and clear mountain morning.
_ [B] Little warm puppies and children and girls [E] of the night.
_ _ Them that don't know him won't like him.
And them [A] that do sometimes won't know how to take him.
[B] He ain't wrong, he's just different.
But his pride won't let him do things to [E] make you think he's right. _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] Don't let them pick guitars and drive them old trucks.
[B] Make them be doctors [E] and lawyers.
Don't let them babies grow up to [A] be cowboys.
[B] They'll never stay home and they're always alone.
Even with someone [E] they love. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _