Black Cow Chords by Steely Dan

Tempo:
94.25 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

Em

C#m

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Black Cow chords
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[C]
[Dm] [E]
[Dm] [G]
[C] In the [Gm] corner, I saw you in rudies.
[C] You were [Gm] very [A] hot.
You [C] were hot.
[D] [Em] It was a crying disgrace.
[D#] They saw you were fit.
On [Gm] the counter.
[C] By [Gm] your key.
Was a handbook of numbers.
[C] [Gm] And your remedies.
[A] One [C] of these.
[Em] Surely will screen out sorrow.
[D#] But where are you [D] tomorrow?
[E] I can't cry anymore.
[Bm] I knew that I'd [C] [A]
[G] break [F#m] away.
[E] Just when [C#m] it [D#] seemed so clear.
That [Bm] it's [E] over.
So now, [A] drink your [D] big black cow.
And [C] get out of here.
[Em]
[D#]
[G#m] Down [C] to Green [Gm] Street.
[C] There you [Gm] go.
[C] Looking so [Gm] outrageous.
[C] And they tell you so.
[G] You [C] should know.
[Em] How all the pros play the game.
[Gm] You change your name.
Like a gangster.
[C] On a [Gm] rock.
[C] Will stagger [Gm] home.
[C] Who your precious [A] want?
I [C] am the one.
[Em] Who must make everything right.
[Gm] Talk it out.
[D] Till daylight.
[Bm] [F#]
[D] [F#m] [Bm] [C#m] I don't care anymore.
[G] Are you gonna [Em] die?
[C#m] [Em] Break [F#m] away.
[E] Just when [C#m] it [F#] seemed so clear.
That [D] it's [A] over now.
Drink [F#m] your big black [D] cow.
And [G] get out of here.
[C] [D#]
[G]
[Dm]
[Em] [D] [C#] [A]
[G] [C#m] [D#] [Em] [D#m]
[F#]
[C] I [G#]
[E] [A#] [G] [D#]
[D] [F#] [D]
[C#m] can't cry anymore.
[G] Are you gonna die?
[Bm] [Em]
[E] [Em] [F#m] Break away.
[E] [C#m] Just when it seemed [F#] so [F#m] clear.
[D] That [A] it's over now.
Drink your big [D] black cow.
[C#m] And get out of here.
[Em]
[C] [C#m]
[Em] [E] [F#m] [C#m] [D] I can't.
[Em] [Am] [C] [E]
[G] [A] [G]
[C] [C#m]
[G] [C#m] [C#m] So [G] I [Bm] leave.
[G] [C] [Am] [Em] [E]
[G] [E] [G]
[C] [C#m]
[G] [E] Low.
Hey.
[D] Baby.
[C] [Em] [C#m]
[G] [E] [G]
[C] [A]
[G] [A]
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
Em
121
C#m
13421114
E
2311
C
3211
G
2131
Em
121
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To learn Steely Dan - Black Cow chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: C, Gm and C. A good strategy is to initiate at 47 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 94 BPM. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: E Minor.

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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _
[C] In the [Gm] corner, _ _ _ _ I saw you in rudies.
[C] You were [Gm] very [A] hot.
You [C] were hot.
_ [D] [Em] It was a crying disgrace.
[D#] They saw you were fit.
On [Gm] the counter. _
[C] By [Gm] your key.
Was a handbook of numbers.
[C] [Gm] And your remedies.
[A] One [C] of these.
_ [Em] Surely will screen out sorrow.
[D#] But where are you [D] tomorrow? _ _ _ _
_ [E] I can't cry anymore.
[Bm] I knew that I'd [C] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [G] break [F#m] away.
_ [E] Just when [C#m] it [D#] seemed so clear.
That [Bm] it's [E] over.
So now, [A] drink your [D] big black cow.
And [C] get out of here.
[Em] _ _
_ _ _ [D#] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#m] Down [C] to Green [Gm] Street.
_ [C] There you [Gm] go.
_ [C] Looking so [Gm] _ outrageous.
[C] And they tell you so.
[G] You [C] should know.
_ [Em] How all the pros play the game.
[Gm] You change your name.
Like a gangster.
_ [C] On a [Gm] rock.
_ [C] Will stagger [Gm] home.
[C] Who your precious [A] want?
I [C] am the one.
_ [Em] Who must make everything right. _
[Gm] Talk it out.
[D] Till daylight.
[Bm] _ [F#] _
[D] _ [F#m] _ [Bm] [C#m] I don't care anymore.
[G] Are you gonna _ [Em] die? _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ [Em] Break [F#m] away.
_ [E] Just when [C#m] it [F#] seemed so clear.
That [D] it's [A] over now.
Drink [F#m] your big black [D] cow.
And [G] get out of here. _
[C] _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [D] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [G] _ [C#m] _ [D#] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D#m] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ I _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A#] _ _ [G] _ _ [D#] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [F#] _ [D] _
_ _ _ [C#m] can't cry anymore.
[G] Are you gonna die?
[Bm] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Em] [F#m] Break away.
_ [E] [C#m] Just when it seemed [F#] so [F#m] clear.
[D] That [A] it's over now.
Drink your big [D] black cow.
[C#m] And get out of here.
_ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ [C#m] [D] I can't.
_ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ [C] _ [E] _
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ [G] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [C#m] So [G] I [Bm] leave.
_ [G] _ [C] _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ [E] _
_ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ [G] _ _ [E] Low.
Hey.
[D] Baby.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _ [C#m] _
_ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen.

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