Milkcows Calf Blues chords by Robert Johnson

• Capo on 3rd

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)



Chords:
C/G     332010
G7      323001
D7      200212

Intro:
e|-----------------------------------------2--|
B|-----------------------3--2--1--0--------1--|
G|--3--3--0--3--0--2--0--0--0--0--0-----2--2--|
D|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--3--2--1--0--0-----0--|
A|--2--2--2--2--2--3--2-----------2--------0--|
E|--3--3--3--3--3--2--3-----------3--------2--|

Verse:
G                                                   G7 C G7
Tell me, milkcow, what on earth is wrong with you?
C/G                                               G7 C G7
Hoo, milkcow, what on earth is wrong with you?
D7
Now, you have a little new calf, hoo,
         C/G             G    G G7 G
and your milk is turnin' blue

Verse:
G                                                   G7  G G7 G
Now, your calf is hungry, and I believe he needs a suck
C/G                                               G7
Now, your calf is hungry, hoo, I believe he needs a suck
D7                                    C/G             G
But your milk is turnin' blue, hoo, I believe he's outta luck

Verse:
G                            C               G7   G G7
Now, I feel like milkin' and my, cow won't come
C/G
I feel like shootin' and my milk won't turn,
C/G                           G7  G G7 G
I'm cryin' please don't do me wrong
D7                                   C/G             G   G7 G G7 G
If you see my old milkcow, baby now, hoo, drive her home

Verse:
G                                        G7 C  G7
My milkcow been ramblin', hoo, for miles around
C/G                                      G7 C  G7
My milkcow been ramblin', hoo, for miles around
D7
Well, now she in trouble with some other man bull cow,
C/G                          G
hoo, in this strange man's town

Outro:
e|-------------------------------2--3--|
B|--3-3-3---2-2-2---1-1-1--0-----1--0--|
G|--0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0--0-----2--0--|
D|--3-3-3---2-2-2---1-1-1--0--0--0--0--|
A|-------------------------2--------2--|
E|-------------------------3-----2--3--|