Chords for Black Lips - Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys (Ed Bruce cover)
Tempo:
81.85 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
B
D
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Here we go.
One, two, three, four, five, six.
One, two, three, four, [D] five, six.
Cowboys ain't easy to love, and they're [G] harder to hold.
[A] They'd rather give you a song than diamonds [D] or gold.
Oh, and star-belled buckles and old faded [G] Levi's,
and each night begins a new day.
If you [A] don't understand him and he don't die young,
he'll probably just [D] ride away.
Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to [G] be cowboys.
[A] Don't let them pick guitars or drive them old trucks.
Let them be doctors and lawyers and [D] such.
Mamas, don't let your babies grow [G] up to be cowboys.
[A] Cause they'll never stay home and they're always alone,
even with [D] someone they love.
[E] Cowboys like smoky old pools and clear [A] mountain mornings.
[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 make you think [E] he's right.
Mamas, don't let your babies grow [A] up to be [Am] cowboys.
[B] Don't let them pick guitars or drive them old trucks.
Let them [Bm] be doctors and lawyers [E] and such.
Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to [A] be cowboys.
[B] Cause they'll never stay home and they're always alone,
even with someone [E] they love.
Mamas, don't let your babies grow [A] up to be cowboys.
[B] Don't let them pick guitars or drive them old trucks.
Let them be doctors and lawyers [E] and such.
Mamas, don't [B] let your babies grow up to [A] be cowboys.
[B] Cause they'll never stay home and they're always alone,
even with someone [E] they love.
One, two, three, four, five, six.
One, two, three, four, [D] five, six.
Cowboys ain't easy to love, and they're [G] harder to hold.
[A] They'd rather give you a song than diamonds [D] or gold.
Oh, and star-belled buckles and old faded [G] Levi's,
and each night begins a new day.
If you [A] don't understand him and he don't die young,
he'll probably just [D] ride away.
Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to [G] be cowboys.
[A] Don't let them pick guitars or drive them old trucks.
Let them be doctors and lawyers and [D] such.
Mamas, don't let your babies grow [G] up to be cowboys.
[A] Cause they'll never stay home and they're always alone,
even with [D] someone they love.
[E] Cowboys like smoky old pools and clear [A] mountain mornings.
[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 make you think [E] he's right.
Mamas, don't let your babies grow [A] up to be [Am] cowboys.
[B] Don't let them pick guitars or drive them old trucks.
Let them [Bm] be doctors and lawyers [E] and such.
Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to [A] be cowboys.
[B] Cause they'll never stay home and they're always alone,
even with someone [E] they love.
Mamas, don't let your babies grow [A] up to be cowboys.
[B] Don't let them pick guitars or drive them old trucks.
Let them be doctors and lawyers [E] and such.
Mamas, don't [B] let your babies grow up to [A] be cowboys.
[B] Cause they'll never stay home and they're always alone,
even with someone [E] they love.
Key:
A
E
B
D
G
A
E
B
Here we go.
One, two, three, four, five, six.
One, two, three, four, [D] five, six.
_ _ _ _ _ Cowboys ain't easy to love, and they're [G] harder to hold. _ _
_ [A] They'd rather give you a song than diamonds [D] or gold.
_ _ _ Oh, and star-belled buckles and old faded [G] Levi's,
and each night begins a new day.
If you [A] don't understand him and he don't die young,
he'll probably just [D] ride away.
_ _ _ _ Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to [G] be cowboys. _ _ _
[A] Don't let them pick guitars or drive them old trucks.
Let them be doctors and lawyers and [D] such.
_ Mamas, don't let your babies grow [G] up to be cowboys. _ _
[A] Cause they'll never stay home and they're always alone,
even with [D] someone they love.
_ _ _ _ [E] Cowboys like smoky old pools and clear [A] mountain mornings. _ _ _
[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 make you think [E] he's right.
_ _ _ Mamas, don't let your babies grow [A] up to be [Am] cowboys.
_ _ [B] Don't let them pick guitars or drive them old trucks.
Let them [Bm] be doctors and lawyers [E] and such.
Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to [A] be cowboys.
_ _ [B] Cause they'll never stay home and they're always alone,
even with someone [E] they love.
_ _ _ Mamas, don't let your babies grow [A] up to be cowboys.
_ _ [B] Don't let them pick guitars or drive them old trucks.
Let them be doctors and lawyers [E] and such.
Mamas, don't [B] let your babies grow up to [A] be cowboys.
_ _ [B] Cause they'll never stay home and they're always alone,
even with someone [E] they love. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
One, two, three, four, five, six.
One, two, three, four, [D] five, six.
_ _ _ _ _ Cowboys ain't easy to love, and they're [G] harder to hold. _ _
_ [A] They'd rather give you a song than diamonds [D] or gold.
_ _ _ Oh, and star-belled buckles and old faded [G] Levi's,
and each night begins a new day.
If you [A] don't understand him and he don't die young,
he'll probably just [D] ride away.
_ _ _ _ Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to [G] be cowboys. _ _ _
[A] Don't let them pick guitars or drive them old trucks.
Let them be doctors and lawyers and [D] such.
_ Mamas, don't let your babies grow [G] up to be cowboys. _ _
[A] Cause they'll never stay home and they're always alone,
even with [D] someone they love.
_ _ _ _ [E] Cowboys like smoky old pools and clear [A] mountain mornings. _ _ _
[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 make you think [E] he's right.
_ _ _ Mamas, don't let your babies grow [A] up to be [Am] cowboys.
_ _ [B] Don't let them pick guitars or drive them old trucks.
Let them [Bm] be doctors and lawyers [E] and such.
Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to [A] be cowboys.
_ _ [B] Cause they'll never stay home and they're always alone,
even with someone [E] they love.
_ _ _ Mamas, don't let your babies grow [A] up to be cowboys.
_ _ [B] Don't let them pick guitars or drive them old trucks.
Let them be doctors and lawyers [E] and such.
Mamas, don't [B] let your babies grow up to [A] be cowboys.
_ _ [B] Cause they'll never stay home and they're always alone,
even with someone [E] they love. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _