[Intro] Em G C C Em G C [Verse 1] G C Hey Mama, I’m so glad you called G I just finished a load of wash and C I’ve been feeling a little lost G C Yeah mama, I’ve been on a couple dates G But my phone still hasn’t rang C D And I’ve been racking my brain Em7 Wondering if I came on a little strong D G If I’m too short if I’m too tall G Mama don’t sugarcoat it C D Tell me what’s wrong again [Chorus] Em D G C Why--y--y do all the cowboys G ride away Em D G C To fi-i-ind them another D heart to break Em7 It’s in their nature, D I can’t change them C G Things get good so they ride off Am7 G In a cloud of dust as another C sunset fades G Am7 So, tell me mama why all D Em G C the cowboys ride away
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[Verse 2] G C Hey mama, did you ever have to wonder G If the one you’re thinking of C is thinking of another D Am7 G With one boot in and one C boot out the door Am7 G One day he swears he’ll stay C D The next he’s saddling up his horse [Chorus] Em D G So, why-y-y do all C G the cowboys ride away Em D G C To fi-i-ind them another D heart to break Em7 It’s in their nature, D I can’t change them C G Things get good so they ride off Am7 G In a cloud of dust as another C sunset fades G Am7 So, tell me mama why all D C the cowboys ride away
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[Solo] | G | G | C | C | D | D [Bridge] C Some of us need their space to roam Em7 Than to have and not to hold C And I keep on letting G D go hoping one day I’ll know [Chorus] Em D G C Why-y-y do all the cowboys G ride away Em D G C To fi-i-ind them yet another D heart to break Em7 D And I’m left in pieces wondering C G How much more my heart can take Am7 G In a cloud of dust as another C sunset fades G Am7 So, tell me mama why all D Em7 the cowboys ride away D C D Tell me mama why all the cowboys Em G C D Em7 G C ride away
