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[C]Cowboys ain't easy to love 
and they're harder to [F]hold
[G]They'd rather give you a song 
than diamonds or [C]gold
[C]Lonestar belt buckles and old 
faded Levi's and [F]each night 
begins a new day
If you [G]don't understand him 
and he don't die young
He'll [G7]probably just ride a-[C]way 
 
[C]Mammas don't let your babies 
grow up to be [F]cowboys
Don't [G]let 'em pick guitars a
nd drive them old trucks
Let 'em be doctors and 
lawyers and [C]such
[C]Mammas don't let your babies 
grow up to be [F]cowboys
They'll [G]never stay home 
and they're always alone
[G7]Even with someone they [C]love 

[D]Cowboys like smokey ol' pool 
rooms and clear mountain [G]mornings
[A]Little warm puppies, and children, 
and girls of the [D]night
[D]Them that don't know him won't 
like him and them that do 
[G]sometimes won't know how to take him
He ain't [A7]wrong, he's just different 
but his pride won't let him
Do the things to make you [A]think he's [D]right
 
[D]Mammas don't let your babies grow up to be [G]cowboys
Don't [A]let 'em pick guitars and drive them old trucks
Let 'em be doctors and lawyers and [D]such
[D]Mammas don't let your babies grow up to be [G]cowboys
They'll [A7]never stay home and they're always alone
Even with [A]someone they [D]love

[D]Mammas don't let your babies grow up to be [G]cowboys
They'll [A7]never stay home and they're always alone
Even with [A]someone they [D]love