Bessie The Heifer chords by Little Jimmy Dickens

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 (D major)  (E major)  (A major)  (D major) My daddy gave a calf to me
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for a Christmas present once.  (A major) I
picked a little heifer out,
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cause both of us was  (D major) runts.
She never had no sense,
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but she grew up all right somehow.  (A major) 
And when it comes to giving milk,
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she's an educated cow.  (D major) 
Old Bessie the heifer,
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the queen  (G major) of all the cows.
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She gave  (D major) more milk than any lawn louse  (A major) 
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In the  (D major) morning she gives pasteurized
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At night  (G major) she gives homogenized
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Bessie  (D major) the heifer,
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the  (A major) queen of all the  (D major) cows  (G major) 
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I took her to the county fair
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to try to win a prize  (A major) 
She knew just what was goin' on,
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I saw it in her  (D major) eyes
The contest made her nervous,
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she tried so hard to  (A major) please
That when I tried to milk her,
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all I got was cottage cheese  (D major) 
Bessie the heifer,
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the  (G major) queen of all the cows
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She gave  (D major) more milk than any law al (A major) lows
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In the  (D major) mornin' she gave pasteurized,
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at  (G major) night she gave homogenized
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Bessie  (D major) the heifer, the  (A major) queen of all the
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 (D major) cows  (G major)  (D major)  (A major) 
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I planted me a tater patch
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to try to earn some  (A major) dough
To take a short vacation
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with some city folks I  (D major) know
But no one else would milk the cow,
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no matter how I'd  (A major) nag
So Pa took my vacation,
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leavin' me to hold  (D major) the bag
With Bessie the heifer,
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the  (G major) queen of all the cows
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She gave  (D major) more milk than any law al (A major) lowed
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In the  (D major) morning she gave pasteurized,
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at  (G major) night she gave  (D major) homo (G major) genized
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Oh,  (D major) Bessie the heifer,
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the  (E major) queen of  (A major) all the  (D major) cows you