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Tuning: E A D G B E
Intro:
e|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---------0-2-0-------|-----------------|-------------2---|-----------------|
D|---0-----------4-2-0-|-4-4-2-0-------0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-0---|-4-4-2-0---0-----|
A|-0---0-2-------------|---------0-0-2---|---------------0-|---------2---4-2-|
E|---------------------|-------3---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-----------------|
One
e|-------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------0------------------|
D|-----0---0-0-2-4-2h4p2---|-----0---2-----0-------0--|
A|---2---4---------------0-|-0h2-------0-4---0--------|
E|-2-----------------------|-------------------2-0-d0-|
Verse 1:
morning in the month of may as from my cot I stray-ed, just at the dawn-ing of the day I
e|-------------------------------|------2----------------------|------------------------------|
B|-3-------3---------------3-----|-3----3--------3-----3-------|-3-----------3----------------|
G|-2-------0------2--------2-----|-2----2--------0-----2-------|-0-----------0------0---2-----|
D|-0-------0--0---2--------0---0-|-0----0----------0---0---0---|-0-----------0----------0---0-|
A|----------------0-----4--------|-------------0---------------|------------------------------|
E|---------3---------------------|---------------3-------------|------------------------------|
met with a charm-ing mai--------d. Just at the dawn-ing of the day I met with a charm-ing maid. Good
e|-----------------------------------------------|----------------|--------------------------------------|
B|-3----------3----------------0-3---------------|------3---------|-3-----3----------2---------3---------|
G|-2----------2-----0--------4--------4-------4--|---4------0-----|-2-----0----------2---------2---------|
D|-0----------0------------4-----4----4-------4--|------4---0-----|-0---0----------0-------0---0-----0---|
A|----------------------2--------2-2--2----------|-2-----------0--|-------2------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|----------3-----|--------------------------------------|
Verse 2:
morn-ning to you whither said I Good morning to you no--w The maid re-plied kind sir she cried I've
e|---------------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|--------------0---2-------0------------|---------------------------|-0---------------------------2---------|
D|---0---------------------------4-2-0---|-4-------4--2---0-------0--|-----------------------------0---------|
A|-0----0----2---------------------------|------------------0-0-2----|------5---------------5------------0---|
E|-----------3---------------------------|---------------------------|------3--3-----3----3----3-------------|
lost my spot-ted co--o---w The maid re-plied kind sir she cried I've lost my spot-ted cow No
e|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------|
B|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------|
G|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------0---------------|-2------------|
D|-4-------4----2---0---0------------0---|-4--0-----4----2p0-----------0---------2----------|-0------------|
A|--------------------2---4-2---2--------|-5--2--------------0---0--2---------------0----4--|-----0--------|
E|----------------------------2----------|---------------3----------------------------------|-------2-0-d0-|
Verse 3:
longer weep no long-er mourn your cow's not lost my dea-r, I saw her down in yon-der grove, come
e|-----------------------------------|-------2--------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-3------3---------------3----------|-3-----3-----------3---3----|-3-------3--------------------------|
G|-2------0-------2-------2----------|-2-----2-----------0---2----|-0-------0---------------2----------|
D|-0------0----0--2-------0-----0----|-0-----0---------------0--0-|-0-------0----0------0---0------0---|
A|----------------0----4-------------|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|----------------3--3--------|------------------------------------|
love and I'll show you where I saw her down in yon-der grove, come love and I'll show you where
e|---------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|-3-------------3-----------------|-------0-------0------------|-3-----------3-------------2----------------|
G|-2-------------2-----------------|-4-------4--------4--0------|-2------2----0----0--------2----2---------2-|
D|-0-------------0----2------4---4-|---------4--------4--0------|-0-----------0--------0-------------0-------|
A|-------------------------2---2---|-----2-------2-----------0--|---------------------------0--------0-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------3------|--------------------------------------------|
[Interlude]
(Second guitar comes in on the top for this section)
e|---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-----3-2-----|-----------------|---------------|
B|---|-----------------|-----------------|---------3-------|---5-------3---|-0-----------0---|-------2-3-----|
G|-2-|-----2---0---0---|-----------------|---0-2-----2---2-|-----4-------2-|---0---2-0-----0-|---2-0-----2---|
D|---|-4-0---4---4---2-|-----2---0-2-4-0-|-4-----4-----4---|---------------|-----0-----0-----|-0-----------0-|
A|---|-----------------|-4-0---4---------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
E|---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
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e|---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------2-----|-----------------|---------------|
B|---|---------3-------|-2---------------|-3---3-----------|-3-------3-----|--3----------3---|-----3---3-----|
G|---|-2-------0-------|-2-------2-------|-2---2-----------|-0-------2-----|--0----------0---|-----0---2-----|
D|---|-0-------0-------|---------0-------|-0---0-----------|---------0-----|--0----------0---|-----0---0-----|
A|---|-0---------------|-0-----------0---|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
E|---|---------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------------|--3----------3---|-----3---------|
(Fuzz bass or fuzz guitar plays long sustained notes here too, not tabbed)
e|-----------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-----------------|-------------------------|-------0------------------|
D|-4-4-2-0---0-----|-----0---0-0-2-4-2h4p2---|-----0---2-----0-------0--|
A|---------2---4-2-|---2---4---------------0-|-0h2-------0-4---0--------|
E|-----------------|-2-----------------------|-------------------2-0-d0-|
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e|-----------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-3-3-2-3-0-----3-|------------------0----2-|-3-----3---2---3----------|
G|-2-2-2-4-4-4---4-|-4-4-4---4-4---4--0----2-|-2-----0-2-2---2---2------|
D|-0-0---4-4-4---4-|-4-4-4---4-4---4---------|-0-----0-----2-0----------|
A|-----0-2-------2-|-2-------2-2-------------|-----------0--------------|
E|-----------------|------------------3----0-|--------------------------|
Then for Verses 4 and 5 follow the pattern for Verses 2 and 3, then back to the Interlude, then Verse 6
has the Verse 2 pattern, then the interlude 1.5 times
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| h Hammer-on
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Other versions of this song
- Spotted Cow (Chords)
Song History
Published: April 9, 2026
Last Updated: April 9, 2026