Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys bass tab by Willie Nelson

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
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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
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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
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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
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Chorus:
   D                     D                          G G
  Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------999----------------------------999--------------------------------222----------222-|
E|------------7-7-7--------------------------7-7-7-------------------------------0-0-0-------0-0-0-----|