Black Cow - Steely Dan
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Arranged by Howard Wright

Helped with lyrics by Richard Kunert

VERSE 1:
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C9C9 Piano Chord 

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

A7#9A7#9 Piano Chord 
     C/DC/D Piano Chord 
                  E7#9E7#9 Piano Chord 
                    Bb/EbBb/Eb Piano Chord 

You were high       it was a  crying  disgrace   (They saw your face)

C9C9 Piano Chord 

On the counter  by your  keys  was  a book of numbers and your remedies

A7#9A7#9 Piano Chord 
     C/DC/D Piano Chord 
               E7#9E7#9 Piano Chord 

One of these   surely will  screen out the sorrow

Bb/EbBb/Eb Piano Chord 
           D/ED/E Piano Chord 

But where are you tomorrow



CHORUS:
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Amaj7Amaj7 Piano Chord 
                   G/AG/A Piano Chord 
                       C/DC/D Piano Chord 
 (2)        Amaj7Amaj7 Piano Chord 

I can't cry anymore   while you run  around    (while you run around)

Gmaj7Gmaj7 Piano Chord 
   F#m7F#m7 Piano Chord 
                 C#m/EC#m/E Piano Chord 
    Eb7Eb7 Piano Chord 
               D/ED/E Piano Chord 
 (2)   Aadd2/C#
Break away      just when it seems so clear  that it's  over      now

F#m7F#m7 Piano Chord 
 (2) EE Piano Chord 
     Dmaj7Dmaj7 Piano Chord 
          C/DC/D Piano Chord 
 (2)                  Eb/FEb/F Piano Chord 

Drink your big      black cow    and get out of here



VERSE 2
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Bb9Bb9 Piano Chord 
    B9B9 Piano Chord 
   C9C9 Piano Chord 

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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G9G9 Piano Chord 
                            A9A9 Piano Chord 


Eb/BbEb/Bb Piano Chord 
  C6/9C6/9 Piano Chord 
    Bb7sus4

D9D9 Piano Chord 
                            E9E9 Piano Chord 


Bb/FBb/F Piano Chord 
  G/AG/A Piano Chord 
 (2)  Eb/FEb/F Piano Chord 
           D/ED/E Piano Chord 



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

F#m7F#m7 Piano Chord 
 (2) EE Piano Chord 
     Dmaj7Dmaj7 Piano Chord 
          Amaj7Amaj7 Piano Chord 
             G/AG/A Piano Chord 

Drink your big      black cow    and get out of here

C/DC/D Piano Chord 
 (2)      Amaj7Amaj7 Piano Chord 
    GG Piano Chord 
 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

C9C9 Piano Chord 
         A7#9A7#9 Piano Chord 
       C/DC/D Piano Chord 
        E7#9E7#9 Piano Chord 
       Bb/EbBb/Eb Piano Chord 
      D/ED/E Piano Chord 
        Amaj7Amaj7 Piano Chord 


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

G/AG/A Piano Chord 
       C/DC/D Piano Chord 
 (2)     Gmaj7Gmaj7 Piano Chord 
      F#m7F#m7 Piano Chord 
       C#m/EC#m/E Piano Chord 
      Eb7Eb7 Piano Chord 
        D/ED/E Piano Chord 
 (2)

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

Aadd2/C#   F#m7F#m7 Piano Chord 
 (2)     EE Piano Chord 
         Dmaj7Dmaj7 Piano Chord 
      Eb/FEb/F Piano Chord 
       Bb9Bb9 Piano Chord 
         B9B9 Piano Chord 


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

G9G9 Piano Chord 
         A9A9 Piano Chord 
         Eb/BbEb/Bb Piano Chord 
      C6/9C6/9 Piano Chord 
      Bb7sus4     D9D9 Piano Chord 
         E9E9 Piano Chord 


EADGBE     EADGBE     EADGBE     EADGBE
X8Xaxa     x0x7x7     3xx455     x07654

Bb/FBb/F Piano Chord 
      G/AG/A Piano Chord 
 (2)     GG Piano Chord 
 6/9     Amaj7Amaj7 Piano Chord 
 (2)


If I left any chord shapes out let me know.

Hope you enjoy it!

Howard