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Mammas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys chords by
Lukas Nelson
Lukas Nelson
Shooter Jennings
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Key: C major•
Intro 1
C
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Verse 1

C
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Cowboys ain't easy to love
F
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And they're harder to hold
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They'd rather give you a song
C
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Then diamonds or gold

Lonestar belt buckles and old faded Levi's
F
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And each night begins a new day
G
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If you don't understand him

And he don't die young
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He'll probably just ride away
Verse 2

Mamas, don't let your babies grow
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Dm
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up to be cowboys
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Don't let 'em pick guitars

and drive them old trucks

Let 'em be doctors and lawyers
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and such

Mamas, don't let your babies
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grow up to be cowboys
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'Cause they'll never stay home

and they're always alone
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Even with someone they love
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Interlude 1
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Cowboys like
Verse 3

smokey old pool rooms
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And clear mountain mornings
A
A

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Little warm puppies and children
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and girls of the night
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Them that don't know him

don't like him
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And them that do sometimes don't
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know how to take him
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He ain't wrong, he's just different

But his pride won't let him

Do things to make you think
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he's right
Verse 4
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Mamas, don't let your babies grow
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up to be cowboys
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Don't let 'em pick guitars and

drive them old trucks

Make 'em be doctors and
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lawyers and such

Mamas, don't let your babies grow
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up to be cowboys
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A

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'Cause they'll never stay home

and they're always alone
D
D

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Even with someone they love
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • C

  • F

  • Am

  • Dm

  • G

  • D

  • A

  • Em

  • Bm

    2

  • F#m

    2

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Mammas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys by Lukas Nelson, Shooter Jennings is C major.

The primary chords used in Mammas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys are C, F, Am, Dm, G, D.

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Yes, this version uses open chords like C, F, Am, Dm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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