Key: D
Introduction: D
D G
Cowboys ain' t easy to love and they' re harder to hold
A7 D
They' d rather give you a song than diamonds or gold
D G
Lonestar belt buckles and old faded Levi' s and each night begins a new day
A7
If you don' t understand him and he don' t die young
D
He' ll probably just ride away
D G
Mammas don' t let your babies grow up to be cowboys
A7
Don' t let ' em pick guitars and drive them old trucks
D
Let ' em be doctors and lawyers and such
D G
Mammas don' t let your babies grow up to be cowboys
A7
They' ll never stay home and they' re always alone
D
Even with someone they love
E A
Cowboys like smokey ol' pool rooms and clear mountain mornings
B7 E
Little warm puppies, and children, and girls of the night
E A
Them that don' t know him won' t like him and them that do sometimes won' t know how to take him
B7
He ain' t wrong, he' s just different but his pride won' t let him
E
Do the things to make you think he' s right
E A
Mammas don' t let your babies grow up to be cowboys
B7
Don' t let ' em pick guitars and drive them old trucks
E
Let ' em be doctors and lawyers and such
E A
Mammas don' t let your babies grow up to be cowboys
B7
They' ll never stay home and they' re always alone
E
Even with someone they love