Chords for Mama Don't Let Your Cowboys Grow Up To be Babies-Tony Joe White, Waylon Jennings
Tempo:
138.85 bpm
Chords used:
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G
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Mama don't let your cowboys grow up to be brave, baby.
Teach them to hold their liquor while [B] they're young.
[E] Raise them on chicken, fried steaks, [A] and milk, baby.
[E] He's gonna make [B] you proud that he's [E] your son.
[A] Tell him ain't nothing wrong with a little [E] old wild streak.
And it's alright to go howling [B] at the moon.
[E] He needs to go out dancing, [A] stomp his feet.
Everybody [E] knows that you [B] cussed a man when he quit too [E] soon.
I said mama don't [N] let your cowboys grow up to be brave, baby.
Let him have those [B] good times before he's old.
[E] If he wants to chase those wild, [A] wild ladies.
[E] But you can't [Bb] have no [B] roots till you sow [E] your oats.
[A] He may want to ride across the [E] border.
Lay down his last dollar on [B] Lady Luck.
[E] If somebody says that you're sure I'll raise [A] the wild one.
Tell him [E] ain't nothing wrong with dipping [B] snuff and driving [E] a truck.
Yeah, mama [Em] don't let your cowboys grow up to be brave, baby.
[Bb] [E]
Teach them to hold their liquor while they're [Abm] young.
[E] Raise them on chicken fried steak.
[A] He's [Em] [E] gonna make [B] you proud that [E] he's your son.
[G] [E] Oh, mama don't let your cowboys grow up to be brave, baby.
Let him have those good times while he's [B] young.
[E]
[G] [A]
[E] [Bm]
[E]
She's a mama's boy.
[Abm]
[E] [G]
[E]
[Ab]
Teach them to hold their liquor while [B] they're young.
[E] Raise them on chicken, fried steaks, [A] and milk, baby.
[E] He's gonna make [B] you proud that he's [E] your son.
[A] Tell him ain't nothing wrong with a little [E] old wild streak.
And it's alright to go howling [B] at the moon.
[E] He needs to go out dancing, [A] stomp his feet.
Everybody [E] knows that you [B] cussed a man when he quit too [E] soon.
I said mama don't [N] let your cowboys grow up to be brave, baby.
Let him have those [B] good times before he's old.
[E] If he wants to chase those wild, [A] wild ladies.
[E] But you can't [Bb] have no [B] roots till you sow [E] your oats.
[A] He may want to ride across the [E] border.
Lay down his last dollar on [B] Lady Luck.
[E] If somebody says that you're sure I'll raise [A] the wild one.
Tell him [E] ain't nothing wrong with dipping [B] snuff and driving [E] a truck.
Yeah, mama [Em] don't let your cowboys grow up to be brave, baby.
[Bb] [E]
Teach them to hold their liquor while they're [Abm] young.
[E] Raise them on chicken fried steak.
[A] He's [Em] [E] gonna make [B] you proud that [E] he's your son.
[G] [E] Oh, mama don't let your cowboys grow up to be brave, baby.
Let him have those good times while he's [B] young.
[E]
[G] [A]
[E] [Bm]
[E]
She's a mama's boy.
[Abm]
[E] [G]
[E]
[Ab]
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_ _ Mama don't let your cowboys grow up to be brave, _ baby. _
_ Teach them to hold their liquor while [B] they're young. _ _ _
_ _ [E] Raise them on chicken, fried steaks, [A] and milk, baby. _ _ _
_ _ [E] He's gonna make [B] you proud that he's [E] your son. _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] Tell him ain't nothing wrong with a little [E] old wild _ streak.
_ And it's alright to go howling [B] at the moon. _ _ _ _
_ [E] He needs to go out dancing, _ _ [A] stomp his feet. _ _
Everybody [E] knows that you [B] cussed a man when he quit too [E] soon. _ _ _ _
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I said mama don't [N] let your cowboys grow up to be brave, baby. _ _ _ _
_ _ Let him have those [B] good times before he's old. _ _ _
_ _ [E] If he wants to chase those wild, [A] wild ladies. _ _ _
_ [E] But you can't [Bb] have no [B] roots till you sow [E] your oats. _ _ _ _
_ [A] He may want to ride across the [E] _ border. _ _ _
_ Lay down his last dollar on [B] Lady Luck. _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] If somebody says that you're sure I'll raise [A] the wild one. _ _ _
Tell him [E] ain't nothing wrong with dipping [B] snuff and driving [E] a truck. _ _ _ _
Yeah, mama [Em] don't let your cowboys grow up to be brave, baby.
_ _ [Bb] _ [E] _
Teach them to hold their liquor while they're [Abm] young. _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] Raise them on chicken fried steak.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ He's _ [Em] _ _ [E] gonna make [B] you proud that [E] he's your son. _ _ _
_ [G] _ [E] Oh, mama don't let your cowboys grow up to be brave, baby. _ _ _
_ _ Let him have those good times while he's [B] young. _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ She's a mama's boy. _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] _
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_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Mama don't let your cowboys grow up to be brave, _ baby. _
_ Teach them to hold their liquor while [B] they're young. _ _ _
_ _ [E] Raise them on chicken, fried steaks, [A] and milk, baby. _ _ _
_ _ [E] He's gonna make [B] you proud that he's [E] your son. _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] Tell him ain't nothing wrong with a little [E] old wild _ streak.
_ And it's alright to go howling [B] at the moon. _ _ _ _
_ [E] He needs to go out dancing, _ _ [A] stomp his feet. _ _
Everybody [E] knows that you [B] cussed a man when he quit too [E] soon. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I said mama don't [N] let your cowboys grow up to be brave, baby. _ _ _ _
_ _ Let him have those [B] good times before he's old. _ _ _
_ _ [E] If he wants to chase those wild, [A] wild ladies. _ _ _
_ [E] But you can't [Bb] have no [B] roots till you sow [E] your oats. _ _ _ _
_ [A] He may want to ride across the [E] _ border. _ _ _
_ Lay down his last dollar on [B] Lady Luck. _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] If somebody says that you're sure I'll raise [A] the wild one. _ _ _
Tell him [E] ain't nothing wrong with dipping [B] snuff and driving [E] a truck. _ _ _ _
Yeah, mama [Em] don't let your cowboys grow up to be brave, baby.
_ _ [Bb] _ [E] _
Teach them to hold their liquor while they're [Abm] young. _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] Raise them on chicken fried steak.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ He's _ [Em] _ _ [E] gonna make [B] you proud that [E] he's your son. _ _ _
_ [G] _ [E] Oh, mama don't let your cowboys grow up to be brave, baby. _ _ _
_ _ Let him have those good times while he's [B] young. _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
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_ _ She's a mama's boy. _ _
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