Milk Cow Blues

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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]
G7 G7
Well I woke up this mornin' and I looked out doors
G7 G7
I could tell my milk cow I could tell by the way she lows
C7 C7 G7 G7
If you see my milk cow, ooh please drive her on home
D7 C7 G7 D7
I ain't had no milk and butter since my milk cow's been gone
[Verse 2]
G7 G7
Well you've got to treat me right honey, day by day
G7 G7
Get out your little prayer book get down upon your knees and pray
C7 C7 G7 G7
Cause you're gonna need me, you're gonna need my help some day
D7 C7 G7 D7
Yeah you're going to be sorry you treat me this way
[Instrumental]
Use same chords as intro, like 2 or 3 times through
[Verse 3]
G7 G7 G7 G7
Sail on, sail on, Sail on little gal, sail on
C7 C7 G7 G7
Sail on, sail on, Sail on little gal, sail on
D7 C7
You're gonna keep right on two sailin, till you loose
G7 D7
your, happy home.
[Instrumental]
Again, use same as intro again, 2 or 3 times through
[Verse 4]
G7 G7 G7 G7
Well good evening, don't that sun look good going down.
C7 C7 G7 G7
I said, Well good evening don't that sun look good going down.
D7 C7 G7 D7
Don't that ol' army cot look lonely when your lover ain't no place around .
[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
G7 G7
Now I've tried everything baby to get along with you,
G7 G7
And now I'm gonna tell you what I'm gonna do,
G7 G7
I'm gonna stop cryin' gonna leave you alone
G7 G7
If you don't think I'm leavin' big mamma, just count the days I'm gone
C7 C7 G7 G7
Cause you ain't gonna see me, you ain't gonna see my sweeet face no more
D7 C7 G7 G7
Yeah you're gonna be wonderin' honey, where in this world I've gone...milk cow blues.

Milk Cow Blues chords and lyrics

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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]
[Verse 2]
[Instrumental]
Use same chords as intro, like 2 or 3 times through
[Verse 3]
[Instrumental]
Again, use same as intro again, 2 or 3 times through
[Verse 4]
[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

Milk Cow Blues Chords by George Strait

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