Mammas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys chords by
Waylon Jennings

1978Country9.9K views

Key: D major•

Verse 1

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D

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D

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D

D

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Cowboys ain't easy to love

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G

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and they're harder to hold

A

A

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They'd rather give you a song

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than diamonds or gold

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D

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Lonestar belt buckles and old faded Levi's

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G

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and each night begins a new day

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If you don't understand him

and he don't die young

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D

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He'll probably just ride away

Chorus 1

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Mamas' don't let your babies

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grow up to be cowboys

A

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Don't let 'em pick guitars

or drive them old trucks

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D

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Let 'em be doctors and lawyers and such

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D

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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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D

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Even with someone they love

Verse 2

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E

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Cowboys like smokey old pool rooms

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A

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and clear mountain mornin's

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B

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Little warm puppies

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and children and girls of the night

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E

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Them that don't know him won't like him

And them that do

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A

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sometimes won't know how to take him

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B

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He ain't wrong he's just different

But his pride won't let him do things

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E

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to make you think he's right

Chorus 2

E

E

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Mamas' don't let your babies

A

A

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grow up to be cowboys

B

B

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Don't let 'em pick guitars

or drive them old trucks

E

E

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Let 'em be doctors and lawyers and such

E

E

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Mamas' don't let your babies

A

A

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grow up to be cowboys

B

B

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'Cause they'll never stay home

and they're always alone

E

E

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Even with someone they love

Chorus 3

E

E

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Mamas' don't let your babies

A

A

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grow up to be cowboys

B

B

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Don't let 'em pick guitars

or drive them old trucks

E

E

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Let 'em be doctors and lawyers and such

[Fade out]

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