Chords for Folk Alley Sessions: Richard Shindell - "Stray Cow Blues"
Tempo:
69.3 bpm
Chords used:
G
A
Am
D
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Eb] [A] [D] [A]
Moon gone [Gm] down, sun still [Am] out the way.
[Dm] Moon gone [F] down, [G] sun still [A] out the way.
[E] I'm out here [G] waiting, waiting for the [Dm] right day.
[A] There's a shadow creeping, [G] there's a hoot [Dm] owl [Am] in the tree.
[Dm] There's a shadow [A] creeping, [G] a hoot owl [A] in the tree.
[E] I'm wondering just what [G] it is [Dm] that hoot owl sees.
[F]
[G] Barbed wire, [Am] ditches [F] and thickets, [G] [Am] mud's cold and [Dm] I'm cut [F] deep in it.
[G] Nothing to [Am] do but hang my [F] head in.
[G] Oh, oh, [A] oh, oh, oh, oh.
[D] [A] I followed the [G] grass till [D] all the [Am] grass gave out.
[Dm] I followed the [Fm] grass till [G] all the [Am] grass gave out.
[E] I raised my [G] head and I took a [D] look around.
[G] [B] Now where the [G] hell did [A] everybody go?
[Dm] Where the hell did [G] everybody [A] go?
As I heard [G] that call, now [D] I'm all alone.
[F] [G] Barbed [Am] wire, ditches and [F] thickets, [G] mud's [Am] cold and I'm cut deep [F] in it.
[G] Nothing [Am] to do but hang my [F] head in.
[Gm] Oh, [G] oh, oh, [A] oh, oh, oh.
[D] [G] Oh, [D] oh, oh, oh, [Am] oh, oh.
Oh, [G] oh, [Dm] oh, oh, [A] oh, oh.
[F] Now where's [G] that man that's come [D] and cut [A] me free?
[Dm] Where's that [F] man [G] that's come and [A] set me free?
[E] Come out and [G] chase these shadows [D] away from me.
And [Am] moon gone [G] down, [Dm] sun [Am] still has a way.
Moon gone [G] down, [D] sun still has a way.
[A]
[B] Moon gone [Gm] down, [D] sun still [Am] has a way.
Moon gone [G] down, [Dm] sun still [Am] has a way.
[Dm] Moon.
[A]
[D] Moon.
[A] [G] [D]
Moon gone [Gm] down, sun still [Am] out the way.
[Dm] Moon gone [F] down, [G] sun still [A] out the way.
[E] I'm out here [G] waiting, waiting for the [Dm] right day.
[A] There's a shadow creeping, [G] there's a hoot [Dm] owl [Am] in the tree.
[Dm] There's a shadow [A] creeping, [G] a hoot owl [A] in the tree.
[E] I'm wondering just what [G] it is [Dm] that hoot owl sees.
[F]
[G] Barbed wire, [Am] ditches [F] and thickets, [G] [Am] mud's cold and [Dm] I'm cut [F] deep in it.
[G] Nothing to [Am] do but hang my [F] head in.
[G] Oh, oh, [A] oh, oh, oh, oh.
[D] [A] I followed the [G] grass till [D] all the [Am] grass gave out.
[Dm] I followed the [Fm] grass till [G] all the [Am] grass gave out.
[E] I raised my [G] head and I took a [D] look around.
[G] [B] Now where the [G] hell did [A] everybody go?
[Dm] Where the hell did [G] everybody [A] go?
As I heard [G] that call, now [D] I'm all alone.
[F] [G] Barbed [Am] wire, ditches and [F] thickets, [G] mud's [Am] cold and I'm cut deep [F] in it.
[G] Nothing [Am] to do but hang my [F] head in.
[Gm] Oh, [G] oh, oh, [A] oh, oh, oh.
[D] [G] Oh, [D] oh, oh, oh, [Am] oh, oh.
Oh, [G] oh, [Dm] oh, oh, [A] oh, oh.
[F] Now where's [G] that man that's come [D] and cut [A] me free?
[Dm] Where's that [F] man [G] that's come and [A] set me free?
[E] Come out and [G] chase these shadows [D] away from me.
And [Am] moon gone [G] down, [Dm] sun [Am] still has a way.
Moon gone [G] down, [D] sun still has a way.
[A]
[B] Moon gone [Gm] down, [D] sun still [Am] has a way.
Moon gone [G] down, [Dm] sun still [Am] has a way.
[Dm] Moon.
[A]
[D] Moon.
[A] [G] [D]
Key:
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_ _ [Eb] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ Moon gone [Gm] down, sun still [Am] out the way.
_ _ [Dm] Moon gone [F] down, [G] sun still [A] out the way.
_ [E] I'm out here [G] waiting, waiting for the [Dm] right day.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ There's a shadow creeping, [G] there's a hoot [Dm] owl [Am] in the tree.
_ _ [Dm] There's a shadow [A] creeping, [G] a hoot owl [A] in the tree.
_ _ [E] I'm wondering just what [G] it is [Dm] that hoot owl sees.
_ _ [F]
[G] Barbed wire, [Am] ditches [F] and thickets, [G] [Am] mud's cold and [Dm] I'm cut [F] deep in it.
[G] Nothing to [Am] do but hang my [F] head in.
[G] Oh, oh, [A] oh, oh, oh, oh.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ I followed the [G] grass till [D] all the [Am] grass gave out.
_ [Dm] I followed the [Fm] grass till [G] all the [Am] grass gave out.
_ [E] I raised my [G] head and I took a [D] look around.
[G] _ [B] Now where the [G] hell did [A] everybody go?
_ [Dm] Where the hell did [G] everybody [A] go?
_ _ As I heard [G] that call, now [D] I'm all alone.
[F] [G] Barbed [Am] wire, ditches and [F] thickets, [G] mud's [Am] cold and I'm cut deep [F] in it.
[G] Nothing [Am] to do but hang my [F] head in.
[Gm] Oh, [G] oh, oh, [A] oh, oh, oh. _ _
[D] _ [G] Oh, [D] oh, oh, oh, [Am] oh, _ _ oh.
Oh, [G] oh, [Dm] oh, oh, [A] oh, oh. _ _
[F] Now where's [G] that man that's come [D] and cut [A] me free? _ _
[Dm] Where's that [F] man [G] that's come and [A] set me free? _
[E] Come out and [G] chase these shadows [D] _ _ away from me.
And [Am] moon gone [G] down, [Dm] sun [Am] still has a way. _ _
Moon gone [G] down, [D] sun still has a way.
[A] _ _
[B] Moon gone [Gm] down, [D] sun still [Am] has a way. _ _
Moon gone [G] down, [Dm] sun still [Am] has a way. _ _
_ [Dm] Moon.
_ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [D] Moon.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Moon gone [Gm] down, sun still [Am] out the way.
_ _ [Dm] Moon gone [F] down, [G] sun still [A] out the way.
_ [E] I'm out here [G] waiting, waiting for the [Dm] right day.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ There's a shadow creeping, [G] there's a hoot [Dm] owl [Am] in the tree.
_ _ [Dm] There's a shadow [A] creeping, [G] a hoot owl [A] in the tree.
_ _ [E] I'm wondering just what [G] it is [Dm] that hoot owl sees.
_ _ [F]
[G] Barbed wire, [Am] ditches [F] and thickets, [G] [Am] mud's cold and [Dm] I'm cut [F] deep in it.
[G] Nothing to [Am] do but hang my [F] head in.
[G] Oh, oh, [A] oh, oh, oh, oh.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ I followed the [G] grass till [D] all the [Am] grass gave out.
_ [Dm] I followed the [Fm] grass till [G] all the [Am] grass gave out.
_ [E] I raised my [G] head and I took a [D] look around.
[G] _ [B] Now where the [G] hell did [A] everybody go?
_ [Dm] Where the hell did [G] everybody [A] go?
_ _ As I heard [G] that call, now [D] I'm all alone.
[F] [G] Barbed [Am] wire, ditches and [F] thickets, [G] mud's [Am] cold and I'm cut deep [F] in it.
[G] Nothing [Am] to do but hang my [F] head in.
[Gm] Oh, [G] oh, oh, [A] oh, oh, oh. _ _
[D] _ [G] Oh, [D] oh, oh, oh, [Am] oh, _ _ oh.
Oh, [G] oh, [Dm] oh, oh, [A] oh, oh. _ _
[F] Now where's [G] that man that's come [D] and cut [A] me free? _ _
[Dm] Where's that [F] man [G] that's come and [A] set me free? _
[E] Come out and [G] chase these shadows [D] _ _ away from me.
And [Am] moon gone [G] down, [Dm] sun [Am] still has a way. _ _
Moon gone [G] down, [D] sun still has a way.
[A] _ _
[B] Moon gone [Gm] down, [D] sun still [Am] has a way. _ _
Moon gone [G] down, [Dm] sun still [Am] has a way. _ _
_ [Dm] Moon.
_ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [D] Moon.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
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