Bass tabs
Tuning: Standard (E A D G) Intro: G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------777-------------------777-------------| A|-------------------------------5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse 1: D D G G Cowboys ain't easy to love and they're harder to hold G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------777-------------------777-------------------------------------------| A|-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-----------------------------555------------555--| E|---------------------------------------------------3-3-3--------3-3-3--------| A A D D They'd rather give you a song than diamonds or gold G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------777-----------------777| A|-------777--------------------777--------------5-5-5---------------5-5-5-----| E|-5-5-5------------------5-5-5------------------------------------------------| D D G G Lonestar belt buckles and old faded levis and each night begins a new day G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------777-------------------777-------------------------------------------| A|-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-----------------------------555------------555--| E|---------------------------------------------------3-3-3--------3-3-3--------| A A A D D If you don't understand him, an' he don't die young, he'll prob'ly just ride away G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------777-----------777| A|-------777--------------------777------------777-----5-5-5---------5-5-5-----| E|-5-5-5------------------5-5-5---------5-5 -5---------------------------------| Chorus: D D G G Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------777-------------------777-------------------------------------------| A|-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-----------------------------555------------555--| E|---------------------------------------------------3-3-3--------3-3-3--------| A A A (A) D D Don't let 'em pick guitars or drive them old trucks. Let 'em be doctors and lawyers and such. G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------777------------777| A|-------777--------------------777----------------------777------------------------5-5-5----------5-5-5-----| E|-5-5-5------------------5-5-5--------------------5-5-5-----------------------------------------------------|
D D G G Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------777-------------------777----------------------------------------------| A|-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-----------------------------555------------555-----| E|---------------------------------------------------3-3-3--------3-3-3-----------| A A D D 'Cause they'll never stay home and they're always alone. Even with someone they love G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------777-----------------777---| A|-------777--------------------777--------------5-5-5---------------5-5-5--------| E|-5-5-5------------------5-5-5---------------------------------------------------| Verse 2: E E A A Cowboys like smokey old pool rooms and clear mountain mornings G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------222-------------------222-----------------------------777-----------777--| E|-0-0-0-----------------0-0-0---------------------------5-5-5-------5-5-5--------| B7 B7 E E Little warm puppies and children and girls of the night G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------999---------------------999-----------------------222----------222-------| E|-7-7-7-------------------7-7-7---------------------0-0-0-------0-0-0------------| E E Them that don't know him won't like him and them that do G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------222---------------------------222----------------------------------------| E|-0-0-0-------------------------0-0-0--------------------------------------------| A A B7 Sometimes won't know how to take him. He ain't wrong, he's just different G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------777------------------------777------------------999----------------------| E|-5-5-5----------------------5-5-5----------------7-7-7--------------------------| B7 B7 E E but his pride won't let him. Do things to make you think he's right G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------999---------------------999-----------------------222----------222-------| E|-7-7-7-------------------7-7-7---------------------0-0-0-------0-0-0------------| Chorus: E E A A Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------222-----------------222-------------------777----------777---------------| E|-0-0-0----------------0-0-0----------------5-5-5--------5-5-5-------------------| B7 B7 B7 (B7) E Don't let 'em pick guitars or drive them old trucks. Let 'em be doctors and lawyers and such G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------999--------------------999--------------------999----------------------------------222-| E|-------7-7-7------------------7-7-7------------------7-7-7-------------------------------0-0-0-----| E E A A Mamas don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------222-----------------222-------------------777----------777---------------| E|-0-0-0----------------0-0-0----------------5-5-5--------5-5-5-------------------| B7 B7 E E 'Cause they'll never stay home and they're always alone. Even with someone they love G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------999----------------------------999--------------------------------222----------222-| E|------------7-7-7--------------------------7-7-7-------------------------------0-0-0-------0-0-0-----|
