STEELY DAN - "black cow" Tablature
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Date: Mon, 18 Sep 1995 12:14:02 +0100
From: spxhaw@astronomy.cardiff.ac.uk (Howard Wright)
Black Cow - Steely Dan
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From the album AJA
Arranged by Howard Wright
H.Wright@astro.cf.ac.uk
Helped with lyrics by Richard Kunert
VERSE 1:
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C9
In the corner of my eye I saw you in Rudy's you were very high
A7#9 C/D E7#9 Bb/Eb
You were high it was a crying disgrace (They saw your face)
C9
On the counter by your keys was a book of numbers and your remedies
A7#9 C/D E7#9
One of these surely will screen out the sorrow
Bb/Eb D/E
But where are you tomorrow
CHORUS:
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Amaj7 G/A C/D (2) Amaj7
I can't cry anymore while you run around (while you run around)
Gmaj7 F#m7 C#m/E Eb7 D/E (2) Aadd2/C#
Break away just when it seems so clear that it's over now
F#m7 (2) E Dmaj7 C/D (2) Eb/F
Drink your big black cow and get out of here
VERSE 2
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Bb9 B9 C9
Down to Green street there you go....
(The rest is as for verse 1)
....lookin' so outrageous and they tell you so
You should know how all the pro's play the game
(You change your name)
Like a ganster on the run
You will stagger homeward to your precious one
I'm the one who must make everything right
Talk it out till daylight
CHORUS 2
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I don't care anymore why you run around (why you run around)
Break away , just when it seems so clear that it's over now
Drink your big black cow and get out of here
INSTRUMENTAL BIT :
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G9 A9
Eb/Bb C6/9 Bb7sus4
D9 E9
Bb/F G/A (2) Eb/F D/E
LAST CHORUS
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This last chorus is the same as the others except for the last bit which goes :
F#m7 (2) E Dmaj7 Amaj7 G/A
Drink your big black cow and get out of here
C/D (2) Amaj7 G 6/9
Amaj7 (2) G/A C/D (2) Amaj7 (2) G 6/9 (Repeat this line to fade)
Chord shapes :
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Don't be put off beacause there are a lot of shapes - there are some unusual
chords, but quite a few are really duplicates (e.g Bb9,B9,C9) and some chords
have two shapes to choose from (C/D,D/E)
*** Note for convenience I've written a for 10 and b for 11 ***
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
8X878X 57X688 X5555X 07678X X6333X X7X775 5X665X
C9 A7#9 C/D E7#9 Bb/Eb D/E Amaj7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
5X543X X5X553 3X443X 242222 X766XX X656XX x7777x
G/A C/D (2) Gmaj7 F#m7 C#m/E Eb7 D/E (2)
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x4x455 x9b9a9 x79997 x57675 x8x886 6x656x 7x767x
Aadd2/C# F#m7 (2) E Dmaj7 Eb/F Bb9 B9
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
3x323x 5x545x 6xx88x x5445x 6x68xx x5455x x7677x
G9 A9 Eb/Bb C6/9 Bb7sus4 D9 E9
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
X8Xaxa x0x7x7 3xx455 x07654
Bb/F G/A (2) G 6/9 Amaj7 (2)
If I left any chord shapes out let me know.
Hope you enjoy it!
Howard
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