• Song:

    Black Cow

  • Artist:

    Steely Dan

  • Album:

    Citizen Steely Dan (dis...

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From the album AJA


                                 Arranged by Howard Wright



                                 Helped with lyrics by Richard Kunert

VERSE 1:
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       C5
In the corner  of my eye     I saw you in Rudy's  you were very high


A7#9     C5                  E7#9                    Bb5
You were high       it was a  crying  disgrace   (They saw your face)


       C5
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


    Bb5           D5
But where are you tomorrow


CHORUS:
--------

        A5                   G5                       C5 (2)        A5
I can't cry anymore   while you run  around    (while you run around)


G5   F#5                 C#5    Eb5               D5 (2)   A5
Break away      just when it seems so clear  that it's  over      now


           F#5 (2) E5     D5          C5 (2)                  Eb5
Drink your big      black cow    and get out of here


VERSE 2
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Bb5    B5   C5
  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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 G5                            A5

 Eb5  C5    Bb5

 D5                            E5

 Bb5  G5 (2)  Eb5           D5

LAST CHORUS
------------
This last chorus is the same as the others except for the last bit which goes :


           F#5 (2) E5     D5          A5             G5
Drink your big      black cow    and get out of here


C5 (2)      A5    G5 6/9

A7M (2)  G/A      C/D (2)     A7M (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 A5 few are really duplicates ( E.G5 Bb5 , B5 , C5 ) and some chords
have two shapes to choose from (C5 , D5 )

*** 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

 C5         A7#9       C5        E7#9       Bb5      D5        A5


EADGBE     EADGBE     EADGBE     EADGBE     EADGBE     EADGBE     EADGBE
5X543X     X5X553     3X443X     242222     X766XX     X656XX     x7777x

 G5       C5 (2)     G5      F#5       C#5      Eb5        D5 (2)


EADGBE     EADGBE     EADGBE     EADGBE     EADGBE     EADGBE     EADGBE
x4x455     x9b9a9     x79997     x57675     x8x886     6x656x     7x767x

A5   F#5 (2)     E5         D5      Eb5       Bb5         B5


EADGBE     EADGBE     EADGBE     EADGBE     EADGBE     EADGBE     EADGBE
3x323x     5x545x     6xx88x     x5445x     6x68xx     x5455x     x7677x

 G5         A5         Eb5      C5      Bb5     D5         E5


EADGBE     EADGBE     EADGBE     EADGBE
X8Xaxa     x0x7x7     3xx455     x07654

 Bb5      G5 (2)     G5 6/9     A5 (2)

If I left any chord shapes out let me know.

Hope you enjoy it!

Howard
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