Steely Dan - Black Cow Chords

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C9

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A7♯9

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C/D

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E7♯9

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B♭

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E♭

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D/E

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Amaj7

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Gmaj7

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2 fr
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7 fr
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F♯m7

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4 fr
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7 fr
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C♯m

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4 fr
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4 fr
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E

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7 fr
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4 fr
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9 fr
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9 fr
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4 fr
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E♭7

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6 fr
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6 fr
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C♯

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4 fr
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6 fr
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6 fr
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1
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9 fr
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11 fr
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Dmaj7

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X
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5 fr
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2 fr
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9 fr
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10 fr
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14 fr
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F

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8 fr
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10 fr
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B♭9

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5 fr
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6 fr
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B9

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6 fr
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7 fr
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G9

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2
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A9

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B♭7sus4

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D9

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10 fr
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E9

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2
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B♭/F

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G

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7 fr
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10 fr
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10 fr
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12 fr
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A

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7 fr
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9 fr
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D

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X
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2 fr
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5 fr
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5 fr
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7 fr
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7 fr
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10 fr
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12 fr
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5 fr
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X

B

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7 fr
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3
4
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3
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3
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4 fr
4
3
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1
1
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4 fr
3
2
1
1
1
4

9 fr
X
X
1
3
4
3
11 fr
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4
3
1
2
1
No chord
Standard guitar tuning: 
E
A
D
G
B
E
No capo



          Black Cow - Steely Dan
VERSE 1
---------


In the C9corner  of my eye     I saw you in Rudy's  you were very high

A7♯9You were C/Dhigh       it was a  E7♯9crying  disgrace   (TheyB♭ saE♭w your face)

On the C9counter  by your  keys  was  a book of numbers and your remedies

A7♯9One of thC/Dese   surely will E7♯9 screen out the sorrow

But B♭wheE♭re are you toD/Emorrow


Chorus


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I can't Amaj7cry anymore   while you G/Arun  around    (while you C/Drun around)    Amaj7

Gmaj7Break awF♯m7ay      just when it C♯mseemEs so E♭7clear  that it's  D/Eover      Aadd2now   C♯

Drink your F♯m7big      Eblack Dmaj7cow    and get C/Dout of here              E♭                 F


Verse 2


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B♭9  Down B9 to GC9reen street there you go....

 ....lookin' so outrageous and they tell you so

 You should know how all the pro's play the game

 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


 G9                            A9


 E♭  [C6/9]    B♭7sus4


 D9                            E9



 B♭/F  G/A      E♭ F           D/E


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

Drink your F♯m7big      Eblack Dmaj7cow    and get Amaj7out of here       G/A


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 :
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 B♭9,B9,C9) and some chords
have two shapes to choose from (C/D,D/E)


EADGBE     EADGBE     EADGBE     EADGBE     EADGBE     EADGBE     EADGBE


8X878X     57X688     X5555X     07678X     X6333X     X7X775     5X665X



 C9         A7♯9       C/D        E7♯9       B♭ E♭      D/E        Amaj7



EADGBE     EADGBE     EADGBE     EADGBE     EADGBE     EADGBE     EADGBE


5X543X     X5X553     3X443X     242222     X766XX     X656XX     x7777x



 G/A       C/D         Gmaj7      F♯m7       C♯m E      E♭7        D/E



EADGBE     EADGBE     EADGBE     EADGBE     EADGBE     EADGBE     EADGBE


x4x455     x9b9a9     x79997     x57675     x8x886     6x656x     7x767x



Aadd2 C♯   F♯m7         E         Dmaj7      E♭ F       B♭9         B9



EADGBE     EADGBE     EADGBE     EADGBE     EADGBE     EADGBE     EADGBE


3x323x     5x545x     6xx88x     x5445x     6x68xx     x5455x     x7677x


 G9         A9         E♭      [C6/9]      B♭7sus4     D9         E9


EADGBE     EADGBE     EADGBE     EADGBE


X8Xaxa     x0x7x7     3xx455     x07654



 B♭/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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