Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys — Piano Lead Sheet

"Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys" lead sheet with chords, melody, and lyrics. Play the melody while following chord symbols above. Perfect for sing-along or accompaniment. Key of G, 150 BPM.

Tip: Start at 50% speed to get comfortable with the fingering, then work your way up to full tempo.

Lyrics

(G)Mam mas don’t let your ba bies grow (G7)up to be (C)cow boys. Don’t (D7)let ’em pick gui tars and drive them old trucks. Make ’em be doc tors and law yers and (G)such. Mam mas don’t let your ba bies grow (G7)up to be (C)cow boys ’cause they’ll (D7)nev er stay home and they’re al ways a lone, e ven with some one they (G)love. A (G)cow boy ain’t eas y to (G7)love and he’s hard er to (C)hold, morn ings, and it means (D7)more to him to give you a song chil dren than sil ver or (G)gold. (G)Bud wei ser buck les and (G7)soft fad ed Le vis and (C)each night be gins a new day. take him. He’s If not you (D7)can’t un der stand him and he don’t die young, let him he’ll prob a bly just ride a (G)way. (G)Mam mas don’t let your ba bies grow (G7)up to be (C)cow boys. Don’t (D7)let ’em pick gui tars and drive them old trucks. Make ’em be doc tors and law yers and (G)such. Mam mas don’t let your ba bies grow (G7)up to be (C)cow boys ’cause they’ll (D7)nev er stay home and they’re al ways a lone, e ven with some one they (G)love. A (G)cow boy loves smok y old (G7)pool rooms and clear moun tain (C)hold, morn ings, and it means (D7)lit tle warm to pup pies and song chil dren and girls of the (G)night. (G)Them that don’t know him won’t (G7)like him and them that do (C)some times won’t know how to day. take him. He’s If not you (D7)wrong, he’s just dif f’rent, and his pride won’t young, let him do things to make you think he’s (G)right.

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Song Details

Category
Pop
Key
G
Tempo
150 BPM
Difficulty
easy

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