Milk Cow Blues Chords by Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys, Leon Rausch
Tempo:
101.1 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
Am
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Milk cow, one, [A] two, three.
Ah, the old milk cow blue.
[D] Johnny Gambolino.
[F#]
[A]
[G#] [E]
[Am] [E] [D] [A] [D]
[Am] [E] Well, [A] I woke up this morning.
Look out door.
I [E] could tell [G#] my milk [A] cow, I could tell by [E] the way she [C#] looks.
[D] If you see my milk [Bm] cow, [B] please drive [A] her on home.
[F#m]
[C#] [A] [E] Cause I ain't had no milk and butter, [Bm] woo, [E] since my [Bm] cow been [G] gone.
[D#]
[A] [E] [A] Well, you gotta treat me right, day by [E] day.
[F#m] [C#] Get out [A] your little [G] prairie book, [A] get down [Em] on [A] your knees and pray.
[D] Cause you gonna [A] need me, [D] you gonna need [D#m] my hand [A] someday.
[Bm] Yeah, you gonna be sorry, [Am] you [Bm] treat me [A] this [D] way.
[A] [C#m] [A] [Em]
[A] All stricklin' now.
Salt, pot, salt, let that milk come down.
Well, [Am]
[B] [A]
[Am] [E]
[A] [Em] here [D#m] comes Johnny [A#] Gambol, that [A] little mandolin.
[E] [D] [A] Smallest little instrument in the world, yes.
[C#]
[A] [F#] [D]
[Am] [A]
[E] [G#] [E]
[A] [Bm] [E]
[Bm] [E] Sail [A] on, sail on, [D] sail [D#m] on, little girl, [A] sail [F#m] on.
[A] [D] Sail on, sail on, sail on, little girl, [A] sail on.
You gonna [E] keep right on to [Gm] sailing [Am] till you [D] lose your happy [A] home.
[F#m]
[F] [A] Yes, Keith [F#m] Coleman.
[F] [A] Ah, get her low, my boy, get her low.
You [D] know what, Roland,
[Am] hit bottom.
[A]
[F#] [E]
[Am] [E] [A]
Ah, here's them [Em] boys, [C#] [Cm] [Bm] Eldon [A] and Leon.
[C#] [D] [Am]
[D] Go [D#] [F#] [C#m]
ahead and get [Cm] high.
[G#m]
[D] [Bm] [A] Ah, [D] milk cow [A] blues.
Well, [Em] good [A] [B] evening, don't that [E] sun look good [A] going down?
[Em]
[D] [A] [D] Well, good [G] evening, don't [Am] that [G] sun [D] look good going [A] down?
Happy to meet you, brother.
[D]
[Em] [D] Don't [A] that [E] old army cot look [A] lonesome [Bm] when your [A] lover [E] came [A] around?
[D]
[Em] [D] [C#] Now [A] I tried everything, baby, to get along with you.
Now I'm going to tell you what I'm gonna do.
I'm gonna stop my crying and leave you alone.
And if [F#m] you don't think I'm leaving, big mama, just count the [A] days I'm gone.
You [F#] ain't gonna see, ain't gonna see my sweet face [A] no more.
[G#]
[G] [Fm] [A] [E] Yeah, you gonna be wondering, honey, [B] where [G#] in this world [F#m] I gone?
[Fm]
[Em] [Fm] [F#m] [C#] Levi.
[A]
Ah, the old milk cow blue.
[D] Johnny Gambolino.
[F#]
[A]
[G#] [E]
[Am] [E] [D] [A] [D]
[Am] [E] Well, [A] I woke up this morning.
Look out door.
I [E] could tell [G#] my milk [A] cow, I could tell by [E] the way she [C#] looks.
[D] If you see my milk [Bm] cow, [B] please drive [A] her on home.
[F#m]
[C#] [A] [E] Cause I ain't had no milk and butter, [Bm] woo, [E] since my [Bm] cow been [G] gone.
[D#]
[A] [E] [A] Well, you gotta treat me right, day by [E] day.
[F#m] [C#] Get out [A] your little [G] prairie book, [A] get down [Em] on [A] your knees and pray.
[D] Cause you gonna [A] need me, [D] you gonna need [D#m] my hand [A] someday.
[Bm] Yeah, you gonna be sorry, [Am] you [Bm] treat me [A] this [D] way.
[A] [C#m] [A] [Em]
[A] All stricklin' now.
Salt, pot, salt, let that milk come down.
Well, [Am]
[B] [A]
[Am] [E]
[A] [Em] here [D#m] comes Johnny [A#] Gambol, that [A] little mandolin.
[E] [D] [A] Smallest little instrument in the world, yes.
[C#]
[A] [F#] [D]
[Am] [A]
[E] [G#] [E]
[A] [Bm] [E]
[Bm] [E] Sail [A] on, sail on, [D] sail [D#m] on, little girl, [A] sail [F#m] on.
[A] [D] Sail on, sail on, sail on, little girl, [A] sail on.
You gonna [E] keep right on to [Gm] sailing [Am] till you [D] lose your happy [A] home.
[F#m]
[F] [A] Yes, Keith [F#m] Coleman.
[F] [A] Ah, get her low, my boy, get her low.
You [D] know what, Roland,
[Am] hit bottom.
[A]
[F#] [E]
[Am] [E] [A]
Ah, here's them [Em] boys, [C#] [Cm] [Bm] Eldon [A] and Leon.
[C#] [D] [Am]
[D] Go [D#] [F#] [C#m]
ahead and get [Cm] high.
[G#m]
[D] [Bm] [A] Ah, [D] milk cow [A] blues.
Well, [Em] good [A] [B] evening, don't that [E] sun look good [A] going down?
[Em]
[D] [A] [D] Well, good [G] evening, don't [Am] that [G] sun [D] look good going [A] down?
Happy to meet you, brother.
[D]
[Em] [D] Don't [A] that [E] old army cot look [A] lonesome [Bm] when your [A] lover [E] came [A] around?
[D]
[Em] [D] [C#] Now [A] I tried everything, baby, to get along with you.
Now I'm going to tell you what I'm gonna do.
I'm gonna stop my crying and leave you alone.
And if [F#m] you don't think I'm leaving, big mama, just count the [A] days I'm gone.
You [F#] ain't gonna see, ain't gonna see my sweet face [A] no more.
[G#]
[G] [Fm] [A] [E] Yeah, you gonna be wondering, honey, [B] where [G#] in this world [F#m] I gone?
[Fm]
[Em] [Fm] [F#m] [C#] Levi.
[A]
Key:
A
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E
Am
Bm
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D
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Milk cow, one, [A] two, three. _ _ _
_ _ _ Ah, the old milk cow blue.
_ [D] Johnny Gambolino.
[F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ [E] _
[Am] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ [D] _ _
[Am] _ _ [E] Well, [A] I woke up this morning.
_ Look out door.
I [E] could tell [G#] my milk [A] cow, I could tell by [E] the way she [C#] looks.
[D] If you see my milk [Bm] cow, _ [B] please drive [A] her on home.
[F#m] _ _
[C#] _ [A] _ _ [E] Cause I ain't had no milk and butter, [Bm] woo, [E] since my [Bm] cow been [G] gone.
_ [D#] _
[A] _ _ [E] _ [A] Well, you gotta treat me right, day by [E] day.
[F#m] [C#] Get out [A] your little [G] prairie book, [A] get down [Em] on [A] your knees and pray.
[D] Cause you gonna [A] need me, [D] you gonna need [D#m] my hand [A] someday. _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] Yeah, you gonna be sorry, [Am] you [Bm] treat me [A] this [D] way. _
[A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _
[A] All stricklin' now.
Salt, pot, salt, let that milk come down.
Well, [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] [Em] here [D#m] comes Johnny [A#] Gambol, that [A] little mandolin.
[E] _ [D] _ [A] _ Smallest little instrument in the world, yes.
_ _ _ [C#] _ _
[A] _ _ [F#] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ [G#] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ [E] _
_ _ [Bm] [E] Sail [A] on, sail on, [D] sail [D#m] on, little girl, [A] sail [F#m] on. _
_ [A] _ _ [D] Sail on, sail on, sail on, little girl, [A] sail on. _
_ _ You gonna [E] keep right on to [Gm] sailing [Am] till you [D] lose your happy [A] home.
_ _ [F#m] _
[F] _ [A] _ _ Yes, Keith [F#m] Coleman. _
_ _ [F] _ [A] _ _ _ Ah, get her low, my boy, get her low.
You [D] know what, Roland, _ _
[Am] hit bottom.
_ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ah, here's them [Em] boys, [C#] _ _ [Cm] _ [Bm] Eldon [A] and Leon.
[C#] _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _
[D] Go _ [D#] _ _ _ [F#] _ [C#m] _
ahead and get [Cm] high.
_ _ [G#m] _ _ _
[D] _ [Bm] _ [A] Ah, [D] milk cow [A] blues. _
_ _ _ Well, [Em] good [A] [B] evening, don't that [E] sun look good [A] going down?
_ _ [Em] _
_ [D] _ [A] _ [D] Well, good [G] evening, don't [Am] that [G] sun [D] look good going [A] down?
Happy to meet you, brother.
[D] _
[Em] [D] Don't [A] that [E] old army cot look [A] lonesome [Bm] when your [A] lover [E] came [A] around?
_ _ [D] _
[Em] _ [D] _ [C#] Now [A] I tried everything, baby, to get along with you.
Now I'm going to tell you what I'm gonna do.
I'm gonna stop my crying and leave you alone.
And if [F#m] you don't think I'm leaving, big mama, just count the [A] days I'm gone.
You [F#] ain't gonna see, _ ain't gonna see my sweet face [A] no more.
[G#] _ _
[G] _ [Fm] _ [A] _ [E] Yeah, you gonna be wondering, honey, [B] where [G#] in this world [F#m] I gone?
[Fm] _ _
[Em] _ [Fm] _ [F#m] _ [C#] _ Levi.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Ah, the old milk cow blue.
_ [D] Johnny Gambolino.
[F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ [E] _
[Am] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ [D] _ _
[Am] _ _ [E] Well, [A] I woke up this morning.
_ Look out door.
I [E] could tell [G#] my milk [A] cow, I could tell by [E] the way she [C#] looks.
[D] If you see my milk [Bm] cow, _ [B] please drive [A] her on home.
[F#m] _ _
[C#] _ [A] _ _ [E] Cause I ain't had no milk and butter, [Bm] woo, [E] since my [Bm] cow been [G] gone.
_ [D#] _
[A] _ _ [E] _ [A] Well, you gotta treat me right, day by [E] day.
[F#m] [C#] Get out [A] your little [G] prairie book, [A] get down [Em] on [A] your knees and pray.
[D] Cause you gonna [A] need me, [D] you gonna need [D#m] my hand [A] someday. _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] Yeah, you gonna be sorry, [Am] you [Bm] treat me [A] this [D] way. _
[A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _
[A] All stricklin' now.
Salt, pot, salt, let that milk come down.
Well, [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] [Em] here [D#m] comes Johnny [A#] Gambol, that [A] little mandolin.
[E] _ [D] _ [A] _ Smallest little instrument in the world, yes.
_ _ _ [C#] _ _
[A] _ _ [F#] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ [G#] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ [E] _
_ _ [Bm] [E] Sail [A] on, sail on, [D] sail [D#m] on, little girl, [A] sail [F#m] on. _
_ [A] _ _ [D] Sail on, sail on, sail on, little girl, [A] sail on. _
_ _ You gonna [E] keep right on to [Gm] sailing [Am] till you [D] lose your happy [A] home.
_ _ [F#m] _
[F] _ [A] _ _ Yes, Keith [F#m] Coleman. _
_ _ [F] _ [A] _ _ _ Ah, get her low, my boy, get her low.
You [D] know what, Roland, _ _
[Am] hit bottom.
_ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ah, here's them [Em] boys, [C#] _ _ [Cm] _ [Bm] Eldon [A] and Leon.
[C#] _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _
[D] Go _ [D#] _ _ _ [F#] _ [C#m] _
ahead and get [Cm] high.
_ _ [G#m] _ _ _
[D] _ [Bm] _ [A] Ah, [D] milk cow [A] blues. _
_ _ _ Well, [Em] good [A] [B] evening, don't that [E] sun look good [A] going down?
_ _ [Em] _
_ [D] _ [A] _ [D] Well, good [G] evening, don't [Am] that [G] sun [D] look good going [A] down?
Happy to meet you, brother.
[D] _
[Em] [D] Don't [A] that [E] old army cot look [A] lonesome [Bm] when your [A] lover [E] came [A] around?
_ _ [D] _
[Em] _ [D] _ [C#] Now [A] I tried everything, baby, to get along with you.
Now I'm going to tell you what I'm gonna do.
I'm gonna stop my crying and leave you alone.
And if [F#m] you don't think I'm leaving, big mama, just count the [A] days I'm gone.
You [F#] ain't gonna see, _ ain't gonna see my sweet face [A] no more.
[G#] _ _
[G] _ [Fm] _ [A] _ [E] Yeah, you gonna be wondering, honey, [B] where [G#] in this world [F#m] I gone?
[Fm] _ _
[Em] _ [Fm] _ [F#m] _ [C#] _ Levi.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _