Willie Nelson

^D Mama don't let your babies grow up to be c ^G owboys
don't ^A let them pick guitars and drive in old trucks
make 'em be doctors and l ^A7 awyers and s ^D uch
^D Mama don't let your babies grow up to be c ^G owboys
they'll ^A never stay home and they're always alone
even with someon ^A7 e they l ^D ove
^D Cowboys ain't easy to love and they're harder to h ^G old
and ^A they'd rather give you a s ^A7 ong than diamonds or g ^D old
^D Lone Star belt buckles and old faded Levis and e ^D7 ach night
begins a new d ^G ay
and if ^A you don't understand him and he don't die young
he'll prob ^A7 ably just ride a ^D way
Repeat choru
^D Mama don't let your babies grow up to be c ^G owboys
don't ^A let them pick guitars and drive in old trucks
make 'em be doctors and l ^A7 awyers and s ^D uch
^D Mama don't let your babies grow up to be c ^G owboys
they'll ^A never stay home and they're always alone
even with someon ^A7 e they l ^D ove
(keychange)
^E A cowboy loves smokey old p ^E7 ool rooms and clear mountain m ^A ornings
^B little warm puppi ^B7 es and children and girls of the n ^E ight
^E Them that don't know him won't like him and them that do sometimes
won't k ^E7 now how to take h ^A im
he's ^B not wrong he's just different and his pride won't let him
do things to ^B7 make you think he's ri ^E ght
Repeat chorus ad infinitum or something :-)
^E Mama don't let your babies grow up to be c ^A owboys
don't ^B let them pick guitars and drive in old trucks
make 'em be doctors and l ^B7 awyers and s ^E uch
^E Mama don't let your babies grow up to be c ^A owboys
they'll ^B never stay home and they're always alone
even with someon ^B7 e they l ^E ove