Milk Cow Blues Chords by George Strait
Tempo:
100 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Gm
D
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G]
[B] [E]
[G] [A#] [B] [Em]
[D] [Gm]
[G] [Gm] [G]
[D] [G] Well, I woke up this morning, [D] look [F#] out [G] doors, I can tell my [B] milk cow, I can tell by the
way she lows.
[E] If you see [Gm] my milk cow, please [G] drive her on [Gm] home,
[Em] [G#] [Am] I ain't had no milk and butter [C]
ever
since [Gm] that cow been [E] gone.
[Fm] [D] [F#] [G] Well, you gotta treat me right, honey, day by day, [B] get out your little [Cm] prayer book, [G] get
down [B] upon your knees and pray, [C] cause you gonna need [Gm] me, gonna need my [G] help someday.
[Gm] [C#] [D] Lord, you're going [Am] to be sorry, [E] [F#] you [Em] treated me [Gm] this way.
[Em] Now [D] take it away, boy.
[Em] [G]
[C] [E] [G] [C]
[B] [F#] [D] [F]
[C] [G] [E]
[G] [D] [Gm]
[Em] [Gm] [Bm]
[G#] [A#m] [D]
[Gm] [C] [G] [E]
[Em] [D] [Em] Sail on, sail [E] on, sail on little gal, [G] sail [A] on.
[Em] [G] [C] Sail on, sail on, sail on little gal, [Em] sail on.
You gonna [D] keep right on to [C] sailing till you [Gm] lose [G] your [Gm] happy home.
[G] [D] [Gm]
Gene Elder's on the fiddle,
[G] [Dm] [Gm]
[G]
[Am]
[Gm] [Em]
[C] [Gm] R.E.
Jimson's [D] guitar, [Am] [G]
[Em] [A]
[Gm] [G] [Dm] [G] [E]
[Gm] I said, Benny and [C] Rick, [G]
[F#] [Am] [D]
[C] [E] [G]
well, good [C] evening, don't that sun look [G] good going [C] down?
[Dm] [C] [G] [C] I said, well, good [F] evening, [Gm] don't [F] that sun [C] look [G] good going down?
[C]
[Dm] [C] [G] [D] Don't that old army [Am] cop [G] look [C] lonely [G] when your lover [D] ain't no [G] place around?
[C]
[Dm] [C] [G] Well, I tried everything, baby, to [F#] get along with [G] you, now I'm gonna tell you what I'm gonna do.
I'm gonna stop my crying, I'm gonna leave you alone, and if you don't think I'm leaving,
[Em] big mama, just count them days I'm [C] gone, you ain't gonna see me, you ain't gonna see
my sweet [G] face no [F#] more.
[F] [D#m] [G] [D] Lord, you're gonna be [Am] wondering, [C] honey, [Gm] where in [C] this [Em] world, [D#m]
[Dm] [F#] [Em] [G]
milk cow blue.
[B] [E]
[G] [A#] [B] [Em]
[D] [Gm]
[G] [Gm] [G]
[D] [G] Well, I woke up this morning, [D] look [F#] out [G] doors, I can tell my [B] milk cow, I can tell by the
way she lows.
[E] If you see [Gm] my milk cow, please [G] drive her on [Gm] home,
[Em] [G#] [Am] I ain't had no milk and butter [C]
ever
since [Gm] that cow been [E] gone.
[Fm] [D] [F#] [G] Well, you gotta treat me right, honey, day by day, [B] get out your little [Cm] prayer book, [G] get
down [B] upon your knees and pray, [C] cause you gonna need [Gm] me, gonna need my [G] help someday.
[Gm] [C#] [D] Lord, you're going [Am] to be sorry, [E] [F#] you [Em] treated me [Gm] this way.
[Em] Now [D] take it away, boy.
[Em] [G]
[C] [E] [G] [C]
[B] [F#] [D] [F]
[C] [G] [E]
[G] [D] [Gm]
[Em] [Gm] [Bm]
[G#] [A#m] [D]
[Gm] [C] [G] [E]
[Em] [D] [Em] Sail on, sail [E] on, sail on little gal, [G] sail [A] on.
[Em] [G] [C] Sail on, sail on, sail on little gal, [Em] sail on.
You gonna [D] keep right on to [C] sailing till you [Gm] lose [G] your [Gm] happy home.
[G] [D] [Gm]
Gene Elder's on the fiddle,
[G] [Dm] [Gm]
[G]
[Am]
[Gm] [Em]
[C] [Gm] R.E.
Jimson's [D] guitar, [Am] [G]
[Em] [A]
[Gm] [G] [Dm] [G] [E]
[Gm] I said, Benny and [C] Rick, [G]
[F#] [Am] [D]
[C] [E] [G]
well, good [C] evening, don't that sun look [G] good going [C] down?
[Dm] [C] [G] [C] I said, well, good [F] evening, [Gm] don't [F] that sun [C] look [G] good going down?
[C]
[Dm] [C] [G] [D] Don't that old army [Am] cop [G] look [C] lonely [G] when your lover [D] ain't no [G] place around?
[C]
[Dm] [C] [G] Well, I tried everything, baby, to [F#] get along with [G] you, now I'm gonna tell you what I'm gonna do.
I'm gonna stop my crying, I'm gonna leave you alone, and if you don't think I'm leaving,
[Em] big mama, just count them days I'm [C] gone, you ain't gonna see me, you ain't gonna see
my sweet [G] face no [F#] more.
[F] [D#m] [G] [D] Lord, you're gonna be [Am] wondering, [C] honey, [Gm] where in [C] this [Em] world, [D#m]
[Dm] [F#] [Em] [G]
milk cow blue.
Key:
G
C
Gm
D
Em
G
C
Gm
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [A#] _ [B] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [G] _
[D] _ _ [G] Well, I woke up this morning, [D] look [F#] out [G] doors, I can tell my [B] milk cow, I can tell by the
way she lows.
[E] If you see [Gm] my milk cow, _ please [G] drive her on [Gm] home, _ _
_ [Em] _ [G#] [Am] I ain't had no milk and butter [C] _
ever
since [Gm] that cow been [E] gone. _ _
[Fm] _ [D] _ [F#] _ [G] _ Well, you gotta treat me right, honey, day by day, [B] get out your little [Cm] prayer book, [G] get
down [B] upon your knees and pray, [C] cause you gonna need [Gm] me, gonna need my _ _ [G] _ _ help someday.
_ [Gm] _ [C#] [D] Lord, you're going [Am] to be sorry, [E] _ _ [F#] you [Em] treated me [Gm] this way.
[Em] Now [D] take it away, boy.
_ [Em] _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _
[B] _ _ [F#] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [F] _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Gm] _ [Bm] _
_ _ [G#] _ [A#m] _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _
[Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] Sail on, sail [E] on, sail on little gal, [G] sail [A] on. _
[Em] _ _ [G] _ [C] Sail on, sail on, sail on little gal, [Em] sail on. _
_ _ _ You gonna [D] keep right on to [C] sailing till you [Gm] lose [G] your [Gm] happy home.
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ Gene Elder's on the fiddle, _
_ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[C] [Gm] R.E.
Jimson's [D] guitar, _ [Am] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [A] _
_ [Gm] _ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ [E] _
[Gm] I said, Benny and [C] Rick, _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Am] _ [D] _
_ [C] _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ well, good [C] evening, don't that sun look [G] good going [C] down?
[Dm] _ [C] _ [G] _ [C] I said, well, good [F] evening, [Gm] don't [F] that sun [C] look [G] good going down?
[C] _
[Dm] _ [C] _ [G] _ [D] Don't that old army [Am] cop [G] look [C] lonely [G] when your lover [D] ain't no [G] place around?
[C] _
[Dm] _ [C] _ [G] _ Well, I tried everything, baby, to [F#] get along with [G] you, now I'm gonna tell you what I'm gonna do.
I'm gonna stop my crying, I'm gonna leave you alone, and if you don't think I'm leaving,
[Em] big mama, just count them days I'm [C] gone, you ain't gonna see me, you ain't gonna see
my sweet [G] face no [F#] more.
[F] _ [D#m] _ [G] _ [D] Lord, you're gonna be [Am] wondering, [C] honey, [Gm] where in [C] this [Em] world, _ [D#m] _ _
[Dm] _ [F#] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
milk cow blue. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [A#] _ [B] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [G] _
[D] _ _ [G] Well, I woke up this morning, [D] look [F#] out [G] doors, I can tell my [B] milk cow, I can tell by the
way she lows.
[E] If you see [Gm] my milk cow, _ please [G] drive her on [Gm] home, _ _
_ [Em] _ [G#] [Am] I ain't had no milk and butter [C] _
ever
since [Gm] that cow been [E] gone. _ _
[Fm] _ [D] _ [F#] _ [G] _ Well, you gotta treat me right, honey, day by day, [B] get out your little [Cm] prayer book, [G] get
down [B] upon your knees and pray, [C] cause you gonna need [Gm] me, gonna need my _ _ [G] _ _ help someday.
_ [Gm] _ [C#] [D] Lord, you're going [Am] to be sorry, [E] _ _ [F#] you [Em] treated me [Gm] this way.
[Em] Now [D] take it away, boy.
_ [Em] _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _
[B] _ _ [F#] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [F] _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Gm] _ [Bm] _
_ _ [G#] _ [A#m] _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _
[Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] Sail on, sail [E] on, sail on little gal, [G] sail [A] on. _
[Em] _ _ [G] _ [C] Sail on, sail on, sail on little gal, [Em] sail on. _
_ _ _ You gonna [D] keep right on to [C] sailing till you [Gm] lose [G] your [Gm] happy home.
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ Gene Elder's on the fiddle, _
_ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[C] [Gm] R.E.
Jimson's [D] guitar, _ [Am] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [A] _
_ [Gm] _ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ [E] _
[Gm] I said, Benny and [C] Rick, _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Am] _ [D] _
_ [C] _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ well, good [C] evening, don't that sun look [G] good going [C] down?
[Dm] _ [C] _ [G] _ [C] I said, well, good [F] evening, [Gm] don't [F] that sun [C] look [G] good going down?
[C] _
[Dm] _ [C] _ [G] _ [D] Don't that old army [Am] cop [G] look [C] lonely [G] when your lover [D] ain't no [G] place around?
[C] _
[Dm] _ [C] _ [G] _ Well, I tried everything, baby, to [F#] get along with [G] you, now I'm gonna tell you what I'm gonna do.
I'm gonna stop my crying, I'm gonna leave you alone, and if you don't think I'm leaving,
[Em] big mama, just count them days I'm [C] gone, you ain't gonna see me, you ain't gonna see
my sweet [G] face no [F#] more.
[F] _ [D#m] _ [G] _ [D] Lord, you're gonna be [Am] wondering, [C] honey, [Gm] where in [C] this [Em] world, _ [D#m] _ _
[Dm] _ [F#] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
milk cow blue. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _