Caylee Hammack
Cavaco chords Easy level Easy
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Intro: D  D  D  D  D  D  D 



 D                                              G 
Cowboys are easy to love, but they're real hard to hold 
              A                                                          D 
They got the wild in their veins, take your heart by the reins, then let go 
 D                                 G 
Lonestar belt buckles, 501 Levi's look good on old barstools 
              A 
When they're buying you drinks, sure makes you think 
                              D 
They ain't playing you for a fool 



 D                                             G 
Mammas, don't let your babies grow up to love cowboys 
               A 
Don't let 'em fall for the guitars and old pickup trucks 
                                      D 
Let 'em love doctors and lawyers and such 

 D                                             G 
Mammas, don't let your babies grow up to love cowboys 
              A 
Yeah, 'cause they'll call you crying when he goes off riding 
                       D 
Into that red setting sun 


Break 
 C                                     F 
Cowboys like wide open spaces, racing the wind 
         G                                                 C 
You can try, but he won't tie his horse to a white picket fence 
 C                                                      F 
Take it from me, like the whiskey they drink when they leave 
           C     Dm 
It's sure gonna burn 
                 G 
It's sure gonna hurt 
                           G7 
It's just the way they're born, yeah 

     F             C         Dm 
So, don't say that I didn't warn ya 



 C                                             F 
Mammas, don't let your babies grow up to love cowboys 
               G 
Don't let 'em fall for the guitars and old pickup trucks 
                                      C 
Let 'em love doctors and lawyers and such 

 C                                             F 
Mammas, don't let your babies grow up to love cowboys 
              G 
Yeah, 'cause they'll call you crying when he goes off riding 
                       C 
Into that red setting sun 


Instrumental/Solo 
C    C7 

F        C        Dm 
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         G    G    G    C    C 
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 D                                             G 
Mammas, don't let your babies grow up to love cowboys 
               A7 
Don't let 'em fall for the guitars and old pickup trucks 
 A            A7                      D 
Let 'em love doctors and lawyers and such 

 D                                             G 
Mammas, don't let your babies grow up to love cowboys 


              A                                        A7 
Yeah, 'cause they'll call you crying when he goes off riding 
                       D 
Into that red setting sun 

       A 
Yeah, they'll call you crying when he goes off riding 
A7                     D 
Into that red setting sun 


Outro:
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