Milk Cow Blues Chords by George Strait

Tempo:
99.85 bpm
Chords used:

G

Gm

C

Em

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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George Strait - Milk Cow Blues chords
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[G]
[Gm]
[G] [Bb] [B] [Em]
[Am] [Gm]
[Em] [Gm] [G]
[D] [G] Well I woke up this morning, [D] looked out the [G] door, I can tell [B] my milk cow, I can tell by
the way she [F] lows, [C] if you see my [Gm] milk cow, leave the driver [G] on [Bb] hold, [Gm]
[Em] [Am] cause I ain't had
no milk and butter [C]
since [Gm] that cow been gone.
[Em] [D] [Gb] [G] Well you gotta treat me right honey, day by day, get out your [Cm] little prayer [Em] book, get
down [B] upon your knees and pray, cause [C] you're gonna need [Gm] me, you're gonna need my [G] help
someday, [Db] [D] Lord you're going [Am] to be [E] sorry, [Gb] you [Em] treated me [Gm] this way, [Em] I'll never take it [D] away from you.
[Em] [G]
[Gm] [Em] [F] That's [Em] Ronnie Huckabee on the [Fm] piano, [Dm] [C] [Gm]
[G]
[E] [Ebm] [D]
[C] [Gm] [G] [E]
[G] [D] [Gm]
[C]
[F] [G] that's Rick McCray on the [Gm] guitar,
[D]
[Ab] [G] [Am]
[Gm] [C] [G] [Gm]
[Em] [D] [Em] say long, say [E] long,
say long little gal, [G] say long, [A]
[Em] [G] [C] say long, say long, say long little gal, [Em] say long, you're
[Am] gonna keep right on to sailing [Gm] to your little home, [G] your [E] happy [G] home, [D] [Gm]
[Am] you know there's [Gm] only
one thing you can do, you can't be a bad fellow,
[B] [C] I [Gm]
[G]
[Am]
[Gm] [G]
[E] don't know his [D] guitar, [G]
[A]
[Gm] [G] [Dm] [E]
that's Benny and [C] Rick.
[G]
[Gb] [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] and don't that old army cop look [G]
[C] lonely when [G] your lover [D] ain't
[G] no place around, [C]
[Dm] [C] [G] [Gb] [G] well I've tried everything baby, to get along with [Am] you, [G] now I'm gonna
tell you what I'm gonna do, I'm gonna stop my crying, I'm gonna leave you alone, if you
don't [N] think I'm leaving big [Em] mama, just count them days I'm gone, [C] well you ain't gonna see
me, you ain't gonna see my sweet [Em] face no [Gb] more,
[F] [Ebm] [G] [Gb] and I ain't gonna be wondering honey, [E] where in this [Em] world
[Ebm] [Dm] [Ebm] [G]
[Ab] [N]
Key:  
G
2131
Gm
123111113
C
3211
Em
121
D
1321
G
2131
Gm
123111113
C
3211
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To start learning George Strait - Milk Cow Blues chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: Dm, C, G, C, G, D, C, Gm and G. A strategic approach would be to train at 49 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 100. With G Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ [B] _ [Em] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [G] _
[D] _ _ [G] Well I woke up this morning, _ [D] looked out the [G] door, I can tell [B] my milk cow, I can tell by
the way she [F] lows, [C] if you see my [Gm] milk cow, _ leave the driver [G] on [Bb] hold, [Gm] _ _
_ [Em] _ [Am] cause I ain't had
no milk and butter [C] _
_ since [Gm] that cow been gone. _ _
[Em] _ [D] _ _ [Gb] _ [G] Well you gotta treat me right honey, day by day, get out your [Cm] little prayer [Em] book, get
down [B] upon your knees and pray, cause [C] you're gonna need [Gm] me, you're gonna need my _ [G] _ _ help
someday, _ [Db] [D] Lord you're going [Am] to be [E] sorry, _ [Gb] you [Em] treated me [Gm] this way, [Em] I'll never take it [D] away from you.
[Em] _ _ [G] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [F] That's [Em] Ronnie Huckabee on the [Fm] piano, [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ [Ebm] _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[F] [G] that's Rick McCray on the [Gm] guitar, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ [G] _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] say long, say [E] long,
say long little gal, [G] say long, [A] _ _
[Em] _ _ [G] _ [C] say long, say long, say long little gal, [Em] say long, _ _ _ _ you're
[Am] gonna keep right on to sailing [Gm] to your little _ home, [G] your [E] happy [G] home, _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] you know there's [Gm] only
one thing you can do, you can't be a bad fellow, _
_ [B] _ _ _ [C] I _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[E] _ don't know his [D] guitar, _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Gm] _ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [E] _
that's Benny and [C] Rick.
_ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [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] and don't that old army cop look [G]
[C] lonely when [G] your lover [D] ain't
_ [G] no place around, [C] _
[Dm] _ [C] _ [G] _ [Gb] [G] well I've tried everything baby, to get along with [Am] you, [G] now I'm gonna
tell you what I'm gonna do, I'm gonna stop my crying, I'm gonna leave you alone, if you
don't [N] think I'm leaving big [Em] mama, just count them days I'm gone, [C] well you ain't gonna see
me, you ain't gonna see my sweet [Em] face no [Gb] more, _
[F] _ [Ebm] _ [G] _ [Gb] and I ain't gonna be wondering honey, [E] where in this [Em] world
_ [Ebm] _ _ [Dm] _ [Ebm] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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This song was authored by Sleepy John Estes.

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