Chords for Ed Bruce - Mamas, don´t let your babies grow up to be cowboys

_ _ _ _ _ Mamas, don't let your babies grow up [F] to be cowboys.
_ _ [G] Don't let them pick guitars and drive them on trucks.
Make them be doctors and lawyers [C] and such.
Mamas, don't let your babies grow [F] up to be cowboys.
_ [G] They'll never stay home when they're always alone.
Even with [C] someone they love.
_ [A] [C] A cowboy ain't easy to love.
[F] And he's harder to [C] hold.
_ _ [G] He'd rather give you a song than silver [C] or gold.
_ Button-wise or buckles, it's all faded records.
[F] Each night begins a new day.
If you [D] can't understand him, he don't die young.
[G] Well, you probably just rather [C] watch.
_ _ Mamas, don't let your babies grow [F] up to be cowboys.
_ [G] Don't let them pick guitars and drive them on trucks.
Make them be doctors and lawyers and such.
[C] Mamas, don't let your babies grow up [F] to be cowboys.
_ [G] They'll never stay home when they're always alone.
Even with [C] someone they love.
_ [A] _ [C] Cowboys love smoky old pool rooms, clear [F] mountain mornings.
_ _ [G] Little warm puppies and children, [C] girls of the night.
Them _ that don't know him won't like him.
Them that do sometimes [F] won't know how to take him.
Hell, he [G] ain't wrong, he's just different.
His pride won't let him do things to make you [C] think he's right.
_ _ Mamas, don't let your babies grow [F] up to be cowboys.
_ [G] Don't let them pick guitars and drive them on trucks.
Make them be doctors and lawyers and such.
[C] Mamas, don't let your babies grow [F] up to be cowboys.
_ [G] They'll never stay home when they're always alone.
Even [C] with someone they love.
_ _ [C] Mamas, don't let your babies grow [F] up to be cowboys.
_ [Gm] [G] Don't let them pick guitars and drive them on trucks.
Make them be doctors and lawyers and such.
[Bm] [C] Mamas, don't let your babies [F] grow up to be cowboys.
_ [G] They'll never stay home when they're always alone.
Even [C] with someone they love. _ _ _ _ _