Tuning: E A D G B E

[Verse 1]

^DCowboys ain't easy to love And they're harder to h^Gold Th^Aey'd rather give you a song Than diamonds or go^Dld

L^Donestar belt buckles And old faded levis And e^Gach night begins a new day If you d^Aon't understand him

And he don't die young

He'll prob'ly just ride aw^Day [Chorus] Ma^Dmas, don't let your babies Grow up to be cow^Gboys Don't l^Aet 'em pick guitars

Or drive them old trucks

L^Aet 'em be doctors And lawyers and su^Dch Ma^Dmas don't let your babies Grow up to be cow^Gboys Cause they'll ne^Aver stay home

And they're always alone

Even with someone they lo^Dve [Verse 2] Cow^Dboys like smoky old pool rooms And clear mountain mor^Gnings Li^Attle warm puppies and children And girls of the ni^Dght Th^Dem that don't know him

Won't like him and them that do

Som^Getimes won't know how to take him He ain't w^Arong, he's just different

But his pride won't let him

Do things to make you think he's ri^Dght [Chorus] Ma^Dmas, don't let your babies Grow up to be cow^Gboys Don't l^Aet 'em pick guitars

Or drive them old trucks

L^Aet 'em be doctors And lawyers and su^Dch Ma^Dmas don't let your babies Grow up to be cow^Gboys Cause they'll ne^Aver stay home

And they're always alone

Even with someone they lo^Dve [Outro] Cause they'll ^Anever stay home

And they're always alone

Even with someone they lo^Dve

Waylon Jennings - Mammas dont let your babies grow up to be cowboys