Kow Kow chords by Steve Miller Band

Chords with lyrics

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

Key: G+G

Difficulty: Novice

KOW KOW
As recorded by Steve Miller Band
(From the 1969 Album BRAVE NEW WORLD)

Intro:
G+G  C majorC  G+G C majorC x3

Verse 1:
G+G    FF  C majorC
Kow kow calqulator
G+G        FF   C majorC
Was a very smooth operator
G+G       FF    C majorC
Had himself a pet alligator
G+G      FF     C majorC
Kept it in a chrome elevator, yeah
G+G      FF     C majorC
When the sun began to shine
  G+G       FF  C majorC
The alligator come outside
G+G       FF  C majorC
Kow kow played the chimes
 G+G          FF    C majorC  G+G
Together they would go for a ride
 FF       C majorC         G+G
As they travelled with a heavy load
   FF       C majorC                 G+G
They came across a dead horse at the side of the road
   FF      C majorC          G+G
With two generals standing at each end
   FF    C majorC
Fighting over whose fault it had been
    G+G      FF C majorC
And all that's left was this war
       G+G       FF    C majorC
And they couldn't get things back together like they were before
C majorC      G+G
Well, listen

Bridge:
G+G
Turn on your love light
G+G
Turn it on, let it shine
G+G
Inside your heart
G+G
Let it shine, turn it on
G+G
Your love light
G+G
Turn it on
G+G
Turn it on
G+G
Let it shine
        FF
Inside your miiiind

Verse 2:
G+G    FF        C majorC
So many times kow kow had heard it said before
G+G     FF      C majorC        G+G
Oh, don't, lord, don't go near that door
FF         C majorC        G+G
The cause of our evil you'll uncover
 FF       C majorC
Because of our misery you discover
   G+G   FF       C majorC
Well, misery seeks it's own company
  G+G     FF    C majorC
Kow kow had heard it said
G+G    FF     C majorC
Now he sits there crying
       G+G   FF     C majorC
Oh, with his hands across his head
G+G    FF   C majorC
Kow kow calqulator
  G+G         FF
Oh, a very smooth operator
G+G          FF
Get back in your elevator
G+G    F#F#  FF
Kow kow calqulator
       G+G     F#F#
Turn on your love light
FF  E MajorE   FF F#F#
Oh, oh, oh, oh
    G+G
Let it shine