Chords for Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys -- Milk Cow Blues - 1946
Tempo:
110.1 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
F#
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
Ah, [C] Brother [Am] Jody, yes, let's fiddle now, let's fiddle.
[A]
Ah, now.
[E]
[F] [E] [A] [G#] [B]
[A] [C#m] Come in, Tommy.
Well, I [A] woke up this [E] morning.
Yes, yes.
And I looked out door.
Outside, you mean.
[A] I could tell my milk cow, I could [E] tell by the [A] way she [G] looked.
Tell me more.
[Am] If you see my milk cow, oh, drive her [A] on home.
[D]
[A] What's the matter, boy?
You getting low on milk?
[Cm] I [E] ain't had no [D] milk and [E] butter [A] [E] since my [A] cow's been gone.
What's this word butter?
I never heard of it before.
Uh-huh.
Well, you've got to treat me right.
Yes, yes.
[Bm] Day [A] by [E] day.
[A] Get out your [Bm] little prayer [B] book.
[A] Get on up [C#] on your knees and pray, cause [D] you're gonna need,
you're gonna [F#] need my [F#m] [A] help [C#m] someday.
Talk [G#m] on, boy.
[A] I'm right with you now.
[E] Yeah, you're going to be sorry.
[Cm] [E] Do you treat [C#m] me this way?
[F#m]
[E] [A] Yes.
[D] Come in, [A] Brother Bernard.
[D] [E] [F#] Ladies [A] and [D#] gentlemen, that is [A] Junior Bernard [D] and his [D#] standard [E] guitar.
[D#m] [F#] Yeah.
[D#] [A] That is two more payments and it'll be his.
[E] Ah!
[G#]
[E] Oh, [F#]
[A] [Em] [A] yeah.
Well, good evening.
Why, [D] hello there, boy.
Don't that [A] sun [C#m] look [E] good going [A] down?
[C#] [F#m] Well, [Am] good evening.
Don't that [C] sun look good [A] going down?
Yes, yes.
Don't [E] your home look [G#] lonesome [B] when your [A#m] lover [F#] [E]
[A] ain't around?
[D] [A] Yes, [D] [E] yes.
[A] Now I've tried everything, baby, to get along with you.
You sure?
[E] And now I'm gonna tell [A] you what I'm gonna do.
Uh-huh.
I'm gonna stop trying, gonna leave [G#m] you alone.
[A] How you know?
If you [E] don't think I'm leaving, you can count the days I'm gone.
Count to ten and hold [Am] your temper.
You're gonna need my [D#] help [A] someday.
[F#m] [A] Oh!
Yeah, [Bm] you're going to be [F] sorry.
Do you [Bm] treat me [A] this way?
Ah, [C] Brother [Am] Jody, yes, let's fiddle now, let's fiddle.
[A]
Ah, now.
[E]
[F] [E] [A] [G#] [B]
[A] [C#m] Come in, Tommy.
Well, I [A] woke up this [E] morning.
Yes, yes.
And I looked out door.
Outside, you mean.
[A] I could tell my milk cow, I could [E] tell by the [A] way she [G] looked.
Tell me more.
[Am] If you see my milk cow, oh, drive her [A] on home.
[D]
[A] What's the matter, boy?
You getting low on milk?
[Cm] I [E] ain't had no [D] milk and [E] butter [A] [E] since my [A] cow's been gone.
What's this word butter?
I never heard of it before.
Uh-huh.
Well, you've got to treat me right.
Yes, yes.
[Bm] Day [A] by [E] day.
[A] Get out your [Bm] little prayer [B] book.
[A] Get on up [C#] on your knees and pray, cause [D] you're gonna need,
you're gonna [F#] need my [F#m] [A] help [C#m] someday.
Talk [G#m] on, boy.
[A] I'm right with you now.
[E] Yeah, you're going to be sorry.
[Cm] [E] Do you treat [C#m] me this way?
[F#m]
[E] [A] Yes.
[D] Come in, [A] Brother Bernard.
[D] [E] [F#] Ladies [A] and [D#] gentlemen, that is [A] Junior Bernard [D] and his [D#] standard [E] guitar.
[D#m] [F#] Yeah.
[D#] [A] That is two more payments and it'll be his.
[E] Ah!
[G#]
[E] Oh, [F#]
[A] [Em] [A] yeah.
Well, good evening.
Why, [D] hello there, boy.
Don't that [A] sun [C#m] look [E] good going [A] down?
[C#] [F#m] Well, [Am] good evening.
Don't that [C] sun look good [A] going down?
Yes, yes.
Don't [E] your home look [G#] lonesome [B] when your [A#m] lover [F#] [E]
[A] ain't around?
[D] [A] Yes, [D] [E] yes.
[A] Now I've tried everything, baby, to get along with you.
You sure?
[E] And now I'm gonna tell [A] you what I'm gonna do.
Uh-huh.
I'm gonna stop trying, gonna leave [G#m] you alone.
[A] How you know?
If you [E] don't think I'm leaving, you can count the days I'm gone.
Count to ten and hold [Am] your temper.
You're gonna need my [D#] help [A] someday.
[F#m] [A] Oh!
Yeah, [Bm] you're going to be [F] sorry.
Do you [Bm] treat me [A] this way?
Key:
A
E
D
F#
Am
A
E
D
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Ah, [C] Brother [Am] Jody, yes, let's fiddle now, let's fiddle.
_ [A] _ _ _
Ah, now.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [G#] _ [B] _
[A] _ [C#m] Come in, Tommy.
Well, I [A] woke up this [E] morning.
Yes, yes.
And I looked out door.
Outside, you mean.
[A] I could tell my milk cow, I could [E] tell by the [A] way she [G] looked.
Tell me more.
[Am] If you see my milk cow, oh, drive her [A] on home.
_ [D] _
[A] What's the matter, boy?
You getting low on milk?
[Cm] I [E] ain't had no [D] milk and [E] butter [A] _ [E] since my [A] cow's been gone.
What's this word butter?
I never heard of it before.
Uh-huh.
Well, you've got to treat me right.
Yes, yes.
[Bm] Day [A] by [E] day.
[A] Get out your [Bm] little prayer [B] book.
[A] Get on up [C#] on your knees and pray, cause [D] you're gonna need, _
you're gonna [F#] need my [F#m] [A] help [C#m] someday.
Talk [G#m] on, boy.
[A] I'm right with you now.
[E] Yeah, you're going to be sorry.
[Cm] [E] Do you treat [C#m] me this way?
[F#m] _ _
[E] [A] Yes.
[D] Come in, [A] Brother Bernard. _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [E] [F#] Ladies [A] and [D#] gentlemen, that is [A] Junior Bernard [D] and his [D#] standard [E] guitar.
[D#m] _ _ [F#] Yeah.
_ _ _ [D#] _ [A] That is two more payments and it'll be his.
_ [E] _ _ Ah!
[G#] _
_ _ _ [E] Oh, [F#] _ _ _
[A] _ [Em] _ [A] yeah.
Well, good evening.
Why, [D] hello there, boy.
Don't that [A] sun [C#m] look [E] good going [A] down?
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ [F#m] Well, [Am] good evening.
Don't that [C] sun look good [A] going down?
_ _ _ Yes, yes.
Don't [E] your home look [G#] lonesome [B] when your [A#m] lover [F#] _ [E]
[A] ain't around?
[D] _ [A] Yes, _ [D] [E] yes.
[A] Now I've tried everything, baby, to get along with you.
You sure?
[E] And now I'm gonna tell [A] you what I'm gonna do.
Uh-huh.
I'm gonna stop trying, gonna leave [G#m] you alone.
[A] How you know?
If you [E] don't think I'm leaving, you can count the days I'm gone.
Count to ten and hold [Am] your temper.
_ You're gonna need my [D#] help [A] someday.
_ [F#m] _ [A] Oh! _
Yeah, [Bm] you're going to be [F] sorry.
Do you [Bm] treat me [A] this way? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Ah, [C] Brother [Am] Jody, yes, let's fiddle now, let's fiddle.
_ [A] _ _ _
Ah, now.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [G#] _ [B] _
[A] _ [C#m] Come in, Tommy.
Well, I [A] woke up this [E] morning.
Yes, yes.
And I looked out door.
Outside, you mean.
[A] I could tell my milk cow, I could [E] tell by the [A] way she [G] looked.
Tell me more.
[Am] If you see my milk cow, oh, drive her [A] on home.
_ [D] _
[A] What's the matter, boy?
You getting low on milk?
[Cm] I [E] ain't had no [D] milk and [E] butter [A] _ [E] since my [A] cow's been gone.
What's this word butter?
I never heard of it before.
Uh-huh.
Well, you've got to treat me right.
Yes, yes.
[Bm] Day [A] by [E] day.
[A] Get out your [Bm] little prayer [B] book.
[A] Get on up [C#] on your knees and pray, cause [D] you're gonna need, _
you're gonna [F#] need my [F#m] [A] help [C#m] someday.
Talk [G#m] on, boy.
[A] I'm right with you now.
[E] Yeah, you're going to be sorry.
[Cm] [E] Do you treat [C#m] me this way?
[F#m] _ _
[E] [A] Yes.
[D] Come in, [A] Brother Bernard. _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [E] [F#] Ladies [A] and [D#] gentlemen, that is [A] Junior Bernard [D] and his [D#] standard [E] guitar.
[D#m] _ _ [F#] Yeah.
_ _ _ [D#] _ [A] That is two more payments and it'll be his.
_ [E] _ _ Ah!
[G#] _
_ _ _ [E] Oh, [F#] _ _ _
[A] _ [Em] _ [A] yeah.
Well, good evening.
Why, [D] hello there, boy.
Don't that [A] sun [C#m] look [E] good going [A] down?
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ [F#m] Well, [Am] good evening.
Don't that [C] sun look good [A] going down?
_ _ _ Yes, yes.
Don't [E] your home look [G#] lonesome [B] when your [A#m] lover [F#] _ [E]
[A] ain't around?
[D] _ [A] Yes, _ [D] [E] yes.
[A] Now I've tried everything, baby, to get along with you.
You sure?
[E] And now I'm gonna tell [A] you what I'm gonna do.
Uh-huh.
I'm gonna stop trying, gonna leave [G#m] you alone.
[A] How you know?
If you [E] don't think I'm leaving, you can count the days I'm gone.
Count to ten and hold [Am] your temper.
_ You're gonna need my [D#] help [A] someday.
_ [F#m] _ [A] Oh! _
Yeah, [Bm] you're going to be [F] sorry.
Do you [Bm] treat me [A] this way? _ _ _ _ _ _
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