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The Cows Came Home

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[INTRO]                                                                           
e|-3---------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|---5b6b5-3---3-5b------|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-----------5-----------|--0---0---0----0---0---0------|--0--0---0---0-----0--0--0-----|
D|-----------------------|--0---2---3--0-0---2---3------|--0--0---2-0-3---0-3--2--0-----|
A|-----------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-----------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  Aw Yea!                          
e|------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|--0---0---0------0---0---0----|-----5b6b5--3-----------------|
D|--0-0-2---3----0-0---2---3----|--0------------5--------------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------|
[VERSE]
GI'm used to havin' my Cbreakfast A#in bGed
GNever have to lift a finger to CbuA#tteGr my bread
CI keep my baby satisfied if you know what I mean
G'Cause she told me I'm walkin' talkin' CloA#ve Gmachine
DLord, I got the self assurance of a king on a throne
GCause she told me that she'd love me 'til the cows came home
[CHORUS]
CThe cows came home
DThe cows came home
CI hDeard somethin' mooin' turned around and she was gone
GLord have mercy, the Ccows A#came Ghome
[VERSE 2]
GThe whole herd showed up when they CheA#ard Gshe'd gone
GBut I guess it's better than CbeinA#' aGlone
CWell the slammin' of the door is like a pie in the face
GBut I got enough milk for the ChumA#an Grace
DI didn't have to clue that there was anything wrong
G'Cause she told me that she'd love me 'til the cows came home
[CHORUS 2]
CThe cows came home
DThe cows came home
CI hDeard somethin' mooin' turned around and she was gone
GLord have mercy, the Ccows A#came Ghome
[BRIDGE]
CI didn't see the writing on the wall
DMissed the invitation to the bovine ball
CI didn't hear no cowbells ringin'
DGonna have to face the music that the fat lady's singin'
[SOLO CHORDS]
C[CHGORUCS 3D]
CThe cows came home
DThe cows came home
CI hDeard somethin' mooin' turned around and she was gone
GLord have mercy, the Ccows A#came Ghome
GLord have mercy, the Ccows A#came Ghome

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The Cows Came Home

by Joe Diffie

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[INTRO]

e|-3---------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------|

B|---5b6b5-3---3-5b------|------------------------------|-------------------------------|

G|-----------5-----------|--0---0---0----0---0---0------|--0--0---0---0-----0--0--0-----|

D|-----------------------|--0---2---3--0-0---2---3------|--0--0---2-0-3---0-3--2--0-----|

A|-----------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------|

E|-----------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------|

Aw Yea!

e|------------------------------|------------------------------|

B|------------------------------|------------------------------|

G|--0---0---0------0---0---0----|-----5b6b5--3-----------------|

D|--0-0-2---3----0-0---2---3----|--0------------5--------------|

A|------------------------------|------------------------------|

E|------------------------------|------------------------------|

[VERSE]

G C A# G

I'm used to havin' my breakfast in bed

G C A# G

Never have to lift a finger to butter my bread

I keep my baby satisfied if you know what I mean

G C A# G

'Cause she told me I'm walkin' talkin' love machine

Lord, I got the self assurance of a king on a throne

Cause she told me that she'd love me 'til the cows came home

[CHORUS]

The cows came home

C D

I heard somethin' mooin' turned around and she was gone

G C A# G

Lord have mercy, the cows came home

[VERSE 2]

G C A# G

The whole herd showed up when they heard she'd gone

G C A# G

But I guess it's better than bein' alone

Well the slammin' of the door is like a pie in the face

G C A# G

But I got enough milk for the human race

I didn't have to clue that there was anything wrong

'Cause she told me that she'd love me 'til the cows came home

[CHORUS 2]

The cows came home

C D

I heard somethin' mooin' turned around and she was gone

G C A# G

Lord have mercy, the cows came home

[BRIDGE]

I didn't see the writing on the wall

Missed the invitation to the bovine ball

I didn't hear no cowbells ringin'

Gonna have to face the music that the fat lady's singin'

[SOLO CHORDS]

C G C D

[CHORUS 3]

The cows came home

C D

I heard somethin' mooin' turned around and she was gone

G C A# G

Lord have mercy, the cows came home

G C A# G

Lord have mercy, the cows came home

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