Milkcows Calf Blues chords by Robert Johnson

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 3rd

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)


Chords:
C/GC/G   332010
G7G7   323001
D7D7   200212

Intro:
e|-----------------------------------------2--|
BB|-----------------------3--2--1--0--------1--|
G+G|--3--3--0--3--0--2--0--0--0--0--0-----2--2--|
D MajorD|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--3--2--1--0--0-----0--|
A augmentedA|--2--2--2--2--2--3--2-----------2--------0--|
E MajorE|--3--3--3--3--3--2--3-----------3--------2--|

Verse:
G+G                          G7G7 C majorC G7G7
Tell me, milkcow, what on earth is wrong with you?
C/GC/G                        G7G7 C majorC G7G7
Hoo, milkcow, what on earth is wrong with you?
D7D7
Now, you have a little new calf, hoo,
     C/GC/G       G+G  G+G G7G7 G+G
and your milk is turnin' blue

Verse:
G+G                          G7G7 G+G G7G7 G+G
Now, your calf is hungry, and I believe he needs a suck
C/GC/G                        G7G7
Now, your calf is hungry, hoo, I believe he needs a suck
D7D7                  C/GC/G       G+G
But your milk is turnin' blue, hoo, I believe he's outta luck

Verse:
G+G              C majorC        G7G7  G+G G7G7
Now, I feel like milkin' and my, cow won't come
C/GC/G
I feel like shootin' and my milk won't turn,
C/GC/G              G7G7 G+G G7G7 G+G
I'm cryin' please don't do me wrong
D7D7                  C/GC/G       G+G  G7G7 G+G G7G7 G+G
If you see my old milkcow, baby now, hoo, drive her home

Verse:
G+G                    G7G7 C majorC G7G7
My milkcow been ramblin', hoo, for miles around
C/GC/G                   G7G7 C majorC G7G7
My milkcow been ramblin', hoo, for miles around
D7D7
Well, now she in trouble with some other man bull cow,
C/GC/G             G+G
hoo, in this strange man's town

Outro:
e|-------------------------------2--3--|
BB|--3-3-3---2-2-2---1-1-1--0-----1--0--|
G+G|--0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0--0-----2--0--|
D MajorD|--3-3-3---2-2-2---1-1-1--0--0--0--0--|
A augmentedA|-------------------------2--------2--|
E MajorE|-------------------------3-----2--3--|