Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys - chords and lyrics

Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys

Written by Ed and Patsy Bruce   Recorded by many country singers

Moderate Country Waltz   3/4 timing

C                                                                    F

Mammas don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys

          G7

Don't let ‘em pick guitars and drive in old trucks

                                                            C

Make 'em be doctors and lawyers and such

                                                                       F

Mammas don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys

            G7

They'll never stay home and they're always alone

                                       C

Even with someone they love

                                                                           F

A cowboy ain't easy to love and he’s harder to hold

G7                                                              C

He'd rather give you a song than silver or gold

                                             

Budweiser buckles and old faded Levis

                F

And each night begins a new day

           G7

And if you can't understand him and he don't die young

                                      C

He'll probably just ride away

 

C                                                                    F

Mammas don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys

          G7

Don't let ‘em pick guitars and drive in old trucks

                                                            C

Make 'em be doctors and lawyers and such

                                                                       F

Mammas don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys

            G7

They'll never stay home and they're always alone

                                       C

Even with someone they love

                                                                                                F

A cowboy loves smokey old pool rooms and clear mountain mornings

G7                                                                         C

Little warm puppies and children and girls of the night

                                                       

Them that don't know him won't like him

                             F

And them that do sometimes won't know how to take him

                 G7

He's ain’t wrong he's just different and his pride won't let him

                                                    C

Do things to make you think he's right

C                                                                    F

Mammas don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys

          G7

Don't let ‘em pick guitars and drive in old trucks

                                                            C

Make 'em be doctors and lawyers and such

                                                                       F

Mammas don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys

            G7

They'll never stay home and they're always alone

                                       C

Even with someone they love

x

Perfect by Ed Sheeran - chord - lyrics - Key of C

 This is not in the original published key of A-flat, so the chords I use here won't work if you play along to that song.
These chords are in the key of C - something which suits my voice.

PERFECT by Ed Sheeran 

♪  =  63bpm    12/8 timing         Chords:    C   Am   F   G

Intro  C

C                               Am

I found a love - for me-e

                     F                                                G

Darling just dive right in, and follow my lead

                          C          Am

Well I found a gi-rl  - bea-utiful and sweet

             F                                                                         G

I never knew you were that someone waiting for me

                                                             C

Cause we were just kids when we fell - in - love

                        Am                                       F                           C  G

Not knowing what -  it - was, I will not give you up this ti - ime

                       C                                                   Am

Dar-ling just kiss – me - slow, your heart is all - I - own

                      F                                    G

And in your eyes you're hol - ding mi-ne

           Am    F                         C                 G                            Am

Baby, I'-m - dancing in the dark, with you between my arms

F                           C         G                           Am

Barefoot on the grass, listen-ing to our favorite song

                   F                              C                               G                           Am

When you said you looked a mess, I whispered under-neath my breath

                 F                            C                  G             C

But you - heard it, darling yo-u look – per-fect tonight

C                                                                  Am

Well I found a wo-man, stronger than anyone I know

                           F                                                                            G

She shares my dreams, I hope that someday - I'll share her home

                C                         Am

I found a lo-ve, to carry more than just my secrets

                F                                                G

To carry love,  carry children - of our own

                                                 C                                     Am

We are still kids, but we're so - in - love, fighting again-st - all - odds

                      F                          C   G

I know we'll be - alright this ti-i-me

                     C                                                      Am

Darling just hold - my - hand, be my girl, I'll be – your - man

                F                          G

I see my fu-ture in your  ey-es

            Am   F                        C                 G                            Am

Ba-by, I'm - dancing in the dark, with you between my arms

F                           C         G                           Am

Barefoot on the grass, liste-ning to our favorite song

              F                          C                            G

When I saw you in that dress, looking so beautiful

  Am          F                               C                 G               C

I don't de-serve this, darling yo-u look - perfect tonight

Solo     |  C   |  Am  |  F   |  G  |

            Am   F                        C                 G                            Am

Ba-by, I'm - dancing in the dark, with you between my arms

F                           C         G                           Am

Barefoot on the grass, listen-ing to our favorite song

            F                       C                           G                        Am

I have faith in what I see, now I know I have met an angel

    F                     C                G

In person, and sh-e looks perfect

  C                    F                              C                  G               C

No I don't de-serve this, darling yo-u look - perfect tonight

|  C   G   |  Am  G  |  C  |

Try A Little Kindness - Glen Campbell - chords lyrics

I was at a Country Music Club the other weekend and someone played this song in the key of D.
Then I remembered that many years ago I used to play this song myself, so decided I'd post it here on my SongBook. There's some good words of wisdom in this song, so well worth applying the effort...
And on that note, the chords have been typed in the right place, but when I publish the post, they don't quite fit in the exact space for some reason - but close enough. Just use your ear to guide you

Try A Little Kindness - Glen Campbell

D                                G                    D
If you see your brother standing by the road
                    A     G                            D
With a heavy load - from the seeds he's sowed
                                      G                D
And if you see your sister fallen by the way
                    A    G                                   D
Just stop and say - "You're going the wrong way"
                    A
You've got to try a little kindness
G                D
Show a little kindness
         G                          D               A
(Just) shine your light for everyone to see
                G
And if you try a little kindness
                 D                Bm
Then you'll overlook the blindness
          G                    A
Of the narrow minded people
            G         A          D
On their narrow minded streets
D              G                            D
Don't walk around the down and out
                      A     G               D
Lend a helping hand - instead of doubt
                                      G               D
And the kindness that you show every day
                      A   G              D
Will help someone - along the way
                    A
You've got to try a little kindness
G                D
Show a little kindness
         G                          D               A
(Just) shine your light for everyone to see
                G
And if you try a little kindness
                 D                Bm
Then you'll overlook the blindness
          G                    A
Of the narrow minded people
            G         A          D
On their narrow minded streets