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
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
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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
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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           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-----|