Tuning: E A D G B E

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^G7 woke up this mornin' and I ^G7looked out doors ^G7I could tell my milk cow I^G7 could tell by the way she lows If you^C7 see my milk cow, o^C7oh please drive her o^G7n home ^G7 I ain't ^D7had no milk and butte^C7r since my milk cow's been^G7 gone ^D7

[Verse 2]

Well you'^G7ve got to treat me right honey^G7, day by day Get o^G7ut your little prayer book get down up^G7on your knees and pray Cause you're gonna ^C7need me, y^C7ou're gonna need my ^G7help some day^G7 Yeah you're ^D7going to be sorry ^C7you treat me this ^G7way ^D7

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

^G7Sail on, sail on, S^G7ail on little gal, sa^G7il on ^G7 ^C7Sail on, sail on, ^C7 Sail on little gal, ^G7sail on ^G7 You're gonna k^D7eep right on two sailin^C7, till you loose your, h^G7appy 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 g^G7oing down.^G7 I said, ^C7Well good evening d^C7on't that sun look good going^G7 down.^G7 Don't that ol'^D7 army cot look lonel^C7y when your lover ain't no place arou^G7nd . ^D7

[Bridge]

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Strum the chords with a plam mute on the "one" beat only, through 7 measures.

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Count 1,2,3,4 = 1 measure

^G7Now I've tried everything baby to^G7 get along with you, And n^G7ow I'm gonna tell you what ^G7I'm gonna do, I'm g^G7onna stop cryin' gonna ^G7leave you alone If y^G7ou don't think I'm leavin' big mamma, just ^G7count the days I'm gone Cause you ain't gon^C7na see me^C7, you ain't gonna see my^G7 sweeet face n^G7o more Yeah you're ^D7gonna be wonderin' honey,^C7 where in this worl^G7d I've gone^G7...milk cow blues.

George Strait - Milk cow blues