Mamas Dont Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys - Chris LeDoux
Tuning: Standard, E A D G B E
[Chorus]
Mamas don’t le
t your babies
grow up to be
cowboys
Don’t let ‘em
pick guitars a
nd drive them
old trucks
Make ‘em be do
ctors and lawy
ers and such
Mamas don’t le
t your babies
grow up to be
cowboys
‘Cause they’ll
never stay ho
me and they’re
always alone
Even with some
one they love
[Verse 1]
A cowboy ain’t
easy to love
and he’s harde
r to hold
It means more
to him to give
you a song th
an silver or g
old
Big trophy buc
kles and salt-
faded Levi’s a
nd each night
begins a new d
ay
If you can’t u
nderstand him
and he don’t d
ie young
He’ll probably
just ride awa
y
[Chorus]
Mamas don’t le
t your babies
grow up to be
cowboys
Don’t let ‘em
pick guitars a
nd drive them
old trucks
Make ‘em be do
ctors and lawy
ers and such
Mamas don’t le
t your babies
grow up to be
cowboys
‘Cause they’ll
never stay ho
me and they’re
always alone
Even with some
one they love
[Verse 2]
A cowboy loves
smoky old poo
l rooms and cl
ear mountain m
ornings
Little warm pu
ppies and chil
dren and girls
of the night
Them that don’
t know him won
’t like him an
d them that do
Sometimes won’
t know how to
take him
He’s not wrong
, he’s just di
fferent,
and his pride
won’t let him
do things to m
ake you think
he’s right
[Chorus]
Mamas don’t le
t your babies
grow up to be
cowboys
Don’t let ‘em
pick guitars a
nd drive them
old trucks
Make ‘em be do
ctors and lawy
ers and such
Mamas don’t le
t your babies
grow up to be
cowboys
‘Cause they’ll
never stay ho
me and they’re
always alone
Even with some
one they love