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KOW KOW
As recorded by Steve Miller Band
(From the 1969 Album BRAVE NEW WORLD)
[Intro]
   G     C    G   Cx3
[Verse 1]
GKow kow FcalquClator
GWas a very smooth FoperaCtor
GHad himself a Fpet alliCgator
GKept it in a Fchrome eleCvator, yeah
GWhen the sun Fbegan to Cshine
The Galligator come FoutCside
GKow kow played Fthe Cchimes
ToGgether they would go Ffor a rCideG  
As Fthey travelled Cwith a heavy loadG  
They Fcame across a Cdead horse at the side of the roadG  
With Ftwo generals Cstanding at each endG  
FightFing over Cwhose fault it had been
And all Gthat's left  F  Cwas this war
And they couldGn't get things Fback toCgether like they were before
CWell, listenG  
[Bridge]
GTurn on your love light
GTurn it on, let it shine
GInside your heart
GLet it shine, turn it on
GYour love light
GTurn it on
GTurn it on
GLet it shine
Inside your miiiFind
[Verse 2]
GSo many tFimes kow kow had Cheard it said before
GOh, don't, Flord, don't gCo near that doorG  
FThe cause of our eCvil you'll uncoveGr
BeFcause of our miCsery you discover
Well, Gmisery Fseeks it's own Ccompany
Kow Gkow had hFeard it Csaid
GNow he siFts there crCying
Oh, with his Ghands aFcross his Chead
GKow kow FcalqulaCtor
Oh, Ga very smooth operaFtor
GGet back in your eleFvator
GKow kow F#calqulFator
Turn on your Glove lightF#  
FOh, Eoh, oh,  F  F#oh
Let it Gshine

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The story behind the song

"Kow Kow" brings a sense of playful, almost nonsensical, energy to the Steve Miller Band's sound, with its rhythmic chant and imagery of a "calqulator" and a "heavy load." It evokes a feeling of simple, repetitive motion, perhaps like a journey where one keeps turning something on to "let it shine." Appearing on the 1969 album Brave New World, the song captures some of the band's early, more experimental rock spirit. It's a track that invites you to lean into its quirky groove and let its simple, driving rhythm carry you along.

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Kow Kow

by Steve Miller Band

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KOW KOW

As recorded by Steve Miller Band

(From the 1969 Album BRAVE NEW WORLD)

[Intro]

G C G C

[Verse 1]

G F C

Kow kow calqulator

G F C

Was a very smooth operator

G F C

Had himself a pet alligator

G F C

Kept it in a chrome elevator, yeah

G F C

When the sun began to shine

G F C

The alligator come outside

G F C

Kow kow played the chimes

G F C G

Together they would go for a ride

F C G

As they travelled with a heavy load

F C G

They came across a dead horse at the side of the road

F C G

With two generals standing at each end

F C

Fighting over whose fault it had been

G F C

And all that's left was this war

G F C

And they couldn't get things back together like they were before

C G

Well, listen

[Bridge]

Turn on your love light

Turn it on, let it shine

Inside your heart

Let it shine, turn it on

Your love light

Turn it on

Let it shine

Inside your miiiind

[Verse 2]

G F C

So many times kow kow had heard it said before

G F C G

Oh, don't, lord, don't go near that door

F C G

The cause of our evil you'll uncover

F C

Because of our misery you discover

G F C

Well, misery seeks it's own company

G F C

Kow kow had heard it said

G F C

Now he sits there crying

G F C

Oh, with his hands across his head

G F C

Kow kow calqulator

G F

Oh, a very smooth operator

G F

Get back in your elevator

G F# F

Kow kow calqulator

G F#

Turn on your love light

F E F F#

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Let it shine

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