Black Cow Chords by Steely Dan
Tempo:
95.1 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
C#m
E
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C]
[A] [C]
[A] [C] [Fm] [Am]
[E]
In the [Gm] corner of my eye, I saw you in rudeness.
[C] You [Gm] were very high.
[A] You [C] were high.
[D] It [G#] was a crying [E] disgrace.
[D#] They [Gm] saw your face.
On the counter, [C] [Gm] by your key, was a book of novels.
[C] And [Gm] your remedies, [A] one [C] of each, surely [Em] will screen out sorrow.
[D#] But where are you [D]
tomorrow?
[E] I can't cry anymore, [D] but [Bm] you've got a right.
[G] [C]
[A] [G] Break [F#m] away, [E] just when it [C#m] seems [D#] so clear that [E] it's over now.
Drink your big [D] black cow and [C] get out of here.
[Em]
[D#] [G#m] Down [C] to Green [Gm] Street, [C] there you go.
[Gm]
[C] Looking so [Gm] outrageous, [C] and they tell you so.
[A] You [C] should know how [Em] all the pros play the game.
[Cm] You change [D#] your name [C] like a [Gm] gangster [C]
on the [Gm] run.
You will [Gm] stagger home, [C] your precious one.
[A] I am [C] the one.
You [Em] must make everything right.
[D#] Talk it out [D] till daylight.
[A] [Bm]
I [C#m] don't care anymore, now [G] you've got a right.
[Em] [C#m]
[Em] [F#m] Break away, [E] just [C#m] when it seems [D#m] so clear [D] that it's [A] over now.
Drink your big [D] black cow [C] and get out of here.
[D#]
[G]
[C] [Dm] [Em] [Bm]
[C#] [F#m] [G]
[C#m] [D#] [E] [D#m]
[F#]
[C]
[G#] [E]
[A#] [D] [D#]
[D] [Bm] [F#] I [Bm]
[C#m] can't cry anymore, [G] but you've got a right.
[Bm] [Em] [E]
[Em] [F#m] Break away, [E] just [C#m] when it seems [F#] so [D#] clear [A] that it's over now.
Drink your big [D] black cow [C#m] and get out of here.
[G]
[C] [C#m] [G]
[C#m] [C#m] [D]
[G] [Am] [C] [E] [G]
[A] [E] [G]
[C] [C#m] [G]
[C#m] I [F#m] [E] [G] [D] can't cry [G] anymore, [C] [D] [Em] [C#m] [G]
[A] [E] [G]
[C] now [C#m] [G]
[E] you've got [Em] a right.
[D] [Em] [Am] [Em] [C#m] [G]
[C#m] [G]
[C] [A] [G]
[A] [C]
[A] [C] [Fm] [Am]
[E]
In the [Gm] corner of my eye, I saw you in rudeness.
[C] You [Gm] were very high.
[A] You [C] were high.
[D] It [G#] was a crying [E] disgrace.
[D#] They [Gm] saw your face.
On the counter, [C] [Gm] by your key, was a book of novels.
[C] And [Gm] your remedies, [A] one [C] of each, surely [Em] will screen out sorrow.
[D#] But where are you [D]
tomorrow?
[E] I can't cry anymore, [D] but [Bm] you've got a right.
[G] [C]
[A] [G] Break [F#m] away, [E] just when it [C#m] seems [D#] so clear that [E] it's over now.
Drink your big [D] black cow and [C] get out of here.
[Em]
[D#] [G#m] Down [C] to Green [Gm] Street, [C] there you go.
[Gm]
[C] Looking so [Gm] outrageous, [C] and they tell you so.
[A] You [C] should know how [Em] all the pros play the game.
[Cm] You change [D#] your name [C] like a [Gm] gangster [C]
on the [Gm] run.
You will [Gm] stagger home, [C] your precious one.
[A] I am [C] the one.
You [Em] must make everything right.
[D#] Talk it out [D] till daylight.
[A] [Bm]
I [C#m] don't care anymore, now [G] you've got a right.
[Em] [C#m]
[Em] [F#m] Break away, [E] just [C#m] when it seems [D#m] so clear [D] that it's [A] over now.
Drink your big [D] black cow [C] and get out of here.
[D#]
[G]
[C] [Dm] [Em] [Bm]
[C#] [F#m] [G]
[C#m] [D#] [E] [D#m]
[F#]
[C]
[G#] [E]
[A#] [D] [D#]
[D] [Bm] [F#] I [Bm]
[C#m] can't cry anymore, [G] but you've got a right.
[Bm] [Em] [E]
[Em] [F#m] Break away, [E] just [C#m] when it seems [F#] so [D#] clear [A] that it's over now.
Drink your big [D] black cow [C#m] and get out of here.
[G]
[C] [C#m] [G]
[C#m] [C#m] [D]
[G] [Am] [C] [E] [G]
[A] [E] [G]
[C] [C#m] [G]
[C#m] I [F#m] [E] [G] [D] can't cry [G] anymore, [C] [D] [Em] [C#m] [G]
[A] [E] [G]
[C] now [C#m] [G]
[E] you've got [Em] a right.
[D] [Em] [Am] [Em] [C#m] [G]
[C#m] [G]
[C] [A] [G]
Key:
C
G
C#m
E
D
C
G
C#m
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[A] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Fm] _ [Am] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ In the [Gm] corner of _ my eye, _ I saw you in rudeness.
[C] You [Gm] were very high.
[A] You [C] were high.
[D] It [G#] was a crying [E] disgrace.
[D#] They [Gm] saw your face.
On the counter, _ [C] [Gm] by your key, _ was a book of novels.
[C] And [Gm] your remedies, [A] one [C] of each, surely [Em] will screen out sorrow.
[D#] But where are you _ [D]
tomorrow?
_ _ _ _ _ [E] I can't cry anymore, [D] but [Bm] you've got a right.
[G] _ [C] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] Break [F#m] away, _ [E] just when it [C#m] seems [D#] so clear that [E] it's over now.
Drink your big [D] black cow and [C] get out of here.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[D#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#m] Down [C] to Green [Gm] Street, [C] there you go.
[Gm] _ _
[C] Looking so [Gm] _ outrageous, [C] and they tell you so.
[A] You [C] should know how [Em] all the pros play the game.
[Cm] You change [D#] your name [C] like a [Gm] gangster _ [C]
on the [Gm] run.
_ You will [Gm] stagger home, [C] your precious one.
[A] I am [C] the one. _
You [Em] must make everything right.
_ [D#] Talk it out [D] till daylight.
_ _ _ [A] _ [Bm]
I [C#m] don't care anymore, now [G] you've got a right.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[Em] [F#m] Break away, _ [E] just [C#m] when it seems [D#m] so clear [D] that it's [A] over now.
Drink your big [D] black cow [C] and get out of here. _ _ _ _
_ [D#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [Bm] _
_ [C#] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [G] _
[C#m] _ [D#] _ _ [E] _ [D#m] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [A#] _ _ [D] _ _ [D#] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Bm] [F#] I [Bm] _ _ _
[C#m] can't cry anymore, [G] but you've got a right.
[Bm] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Em] [F#m] Break away, [E] just [C#m] when it seems [F#] so [D#] clear [A] that it's over now.
Drink your big [D] black cow [C#m] and get out of here.
_ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [G] _
_ [C#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Am] _ [C] _ [E] _ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [G] _
_ [C#m] I [F#m] _ [E] _ [G] [D] can't cry [G] anymore, [C] _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ [C#m] _ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ now [C#m] _ _ [G] _
_ [E] you've got _ [Em] a right.
[D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ [Em] _ [C#m] _ _ [G] _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[A] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Fm] _ [Am] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ In the [Gm] corner of _ my eye, _ I saw you in rudeness.
[C] You [Gm] were very high.
[A] You [C] were high.
[D] It [G#] was a crying [E] disgrace.
[D#] They [Gm] saw your face.
On the counter, _ [C] [Gm] by your key, _ was a book of novels.
[C] And [Gm] your remedies, [A] one [C] of each, surely [Em] will screen out sorrow.
[D#] But where are you _ [D]
tomorrow?
_ _ _ _ _ [E] I can't cry anymore, [D] but [Bm] you've got a right.
[G] _ [C] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] Break [F#m] away, _ [E] just when it [C#m] seems [D#] so clear that [E] it's over now.
Drink your big [D] black cow and [C] get out of here.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[D#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#m] Down [C] to Green [Gm] Street, [C] there you go.
[Gm] _ _
[C] Looking so [Gm] _ outrageous, [C] and they tell you so.
[A] You [C] should know how [Em] all the pros play the game.
[Cm] You change [D#] your name [C] like a [Gm] gangster _ [C]
on the [Gm] run.
_ You will [Gm] stagger home, [C] your precious one.
[A] I am [C] the one. _
You [Em] must make everything right.
_ [D#] Talk it out [D] till daylight.
_ _ _ [A] _ [Bm]
I [C#m] don't care anymore, now [G] you've got a right.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[Em] [F#m] Break away, _ [E] just [C#m] when it seems [D#m] so clear [D] that it's [A] over now.
Drink your big [D] black cow [C] and get out of here. _ _ _ _
_ [D#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [Bm] _
_ [C#] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [G] _
[C#m] _ [D#] _ _ [E] _ [D#m] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [A#] _ _ [D] _ _ [D#] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Bm] [F#] I [Bm] _ _ _
[C#m] can't cry anymore, [G] but you've got a right.
[Bm] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Em] [F#m] Break away, [E] just [C#m] when it seems [F#] so [D#] clear [A] that it's over now.
Drink your big [D] black cow [C#m] and get out of here.
_ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [G] _
_ [C#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Am] _ [C] _ [E] _ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [G] _
_ [C#m] I [F#m] _ [E] _ [G] [D] can't cry [G] anymore, [C] _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ [C#m] _ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ now [C#m] _ _ [G] _
_ [E] you've got _ [Em] a right.
[D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ [Em] _ [C#m] _ _ [G] _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _