Chords for Willie Nelson - Mama's Don't Let Your Babies

[F#m] Mama, don't let your babies grow up [G] to be cowboys. _ _
[A] Don't let them pick guitars and drive them home.
Make them be doctors and [D] lawyers and such.
Mama, don't let your babies grow up to [G] be cowboys.
_ [A] They'll never stay home and they're always alone.
Even with someone [D] they love. _
[A] [D] Cowboys ain't easy to love and they're [G] harder to hold. _
[A] And they'd rather give you a song than [D] diamonds and keys. _ _
Long star bell buckles and old faded [G] Levi's.
Each night begins a new day.
[A] And if you don't understand him and he don't die young.
He'll probably just [D] ride away. _ _
Mama, don't let your babies grow [G] up to be cowboys. _
[A] Don't let them pick guitars and drive them home.
Make them be doctors [D] and lawyers and such.
Mama, don't let your babies grow up [G] to be cowboys. _
[A] They'll never stay home and they're always alone.
Even with [D] someone they love. _
_ [E] Cowboys like smoky old pool rooms, [A] clear mountain mornings. _
[B] Little warm puppies and children [E] and girls at night. _
And them that don't know him won't like him.
And them that [A] do sometimes won't know how to take it.
He [B] ain't wrong, he's just different.
But his pride won't let him do the things to make you [E] think he's right. _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[B] Don't let them pick guitars and drive them home.
Make them be doctors and lawyers [E] and _ such.
Mama, don't let your babies grow [A] up to be cowboys. _
[B] They'll never stay home and they're always alone.
Even [E] with someone they love. _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Don't _
[B] let them pick guitars and drive them home.
Make them be doctors and [E] lawyers and such.
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