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Milk Cow Blues
Recorded by George Strait
Original release: Bob Wills & the Texas Playboys
Written by Kokomo Arnold
[Intro]
4/4 time,each chord is 4 beats, count 1,2,3,4= 1 measure
G7 G7 G7 G7 C7 C7 G7 G7 D7 C7 G7 D7
[Verse 1]
Well I G7woke up this mornin' and I G7looked out doors
G7I could tell my milk cow I G7could tell by the way she lows
If you C7see my milk cow, oC7oh please drive her oG7n homeG7  
I ain't D7had no milk and butteC7r since my milk cow's been G7goneD7  
[Verse 2]
Well you'G7ve got to treat me right honeyG7, day by day
Get oG7ut your little prayer book get down upG7on your knees and pray
Cause you're gonna C7need me, yC7ou're gonna need my G7help some dayG7  
Yeah you're D7going to be sorry C7you treat me this G7wayD7  
[Instrumental]
Use same chords as intro, like 2 or 3 times through
[Verse 3]
G7Sail on, sail on, SG7ail on little gal, saG7il onG7  
C7Sail on, sail on, C7Sail on little gal, G7sail onG7  
You're gonna kD7eep right on two sailinC7, till you loose
your, hG7appy home.D7  
[Instrumental]
Again, use same as intro again, 2 or 3 times through
[Verse 4]
G7Well good evening, G7don't that sun look good gG7oing down.G7  
I said, C7Well good evening dC7on't that sun look good going G7down.G7  
Don't that ol' D7army cot look lonelC7y when your lover ain't no place arouG7nd .D7  
[Bridge]
N.C.
Strum the chords with a plam mute on the "one" beat only, through 7 measures.
N.C.
Count 1,2,3,4 = 1 measure
G7Now I've tried everything baby to G7get along with you,
And nG7ow I'm gonna tell you what G7I'm gonna do,
I'm gG7onna stop cryin' gonna G7leave you alone
If yG7ou don't think I'm leavin' big mamma, just G7count the days I'm gone
Cause you ain't gonC7na see meC7, you ain't gonna see my G7sweeet face nG7o more
Yeah you're D7gonna be wonderin' honey, C7where in this worlG7d I've goneG7...milk cow blues.
All chords in this song (3)

The story behind the song

This song paints a picture of waking up with the blues, then discovering a beloved milk cow is gone, leading to a sense of loss that echoes the pain of a breakup. It weaves together the feeling of morning melancholy with the specific ache of losing something vital and cherished, even hinting at a warning to a departing lover. George Strait, known for pioneering a neotraditional country style with an authentic cowboy image, brings a roots-oriented sound to this classic. At its heart, it's a song about profound absence and the emotional weight it carries.

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