Black Cow chords by Steely Dan (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

C9
A7#5
C/D
E7#9
Eb
D/E
Amaj9
G/A
Gmaj9
F#m7
E/F#
E6
Eb7#9
C#7#9
E7
Dmaj7
Eb/F
Bb6
B6
G9
A9
Eb/Bb
D
Eb7/Bb
D9
E9
Bb7/F
G

Intro 1

Verse 1
C9 
In the corner  (C9) of my eye
I saw you in Rudy's, you were very high
A7#5 
C/D 
 (A7#5) You    were high  (C/D) 
E7#9 
Eb 
It was a  (E7#9) cryin' disgrace (they  (E flat major) saw your face)
C9 
On the counter  (C9) by your keys
was a book of numbers and your remedies
A7#5 
C/D 
 (A7#5) One    of these  (C/D) 
E7#9 
Surely will  (E7#9) screen out the sorrow
Eb 
D/E 
But  (E flat major) where are you tomorrow  (D/E) 

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Chorus 1

I can't cry anymore while you run around

(While you run around)

Break away

Just when it seems so clear

that it's over now

Drink your big black cow

and get out of here

Down to Greene

Verse 2
C9 
 (C9) Street, there you go
Lookin' so outrageous, and they tell you so
A7#5 
C/D 
 (A7#5) You    should know  (C/D) 
E7#9 
how all the  (E7#9) pros   play the game
Eb 
(You  (E flat major) change your name)
C9 
Like a gangster  (C9) on the run
You will stagger homeward
to your precious one
A7#5 
C/D 
E7#9 
 (A7#5) I'm    the one  (C/D) who must make  (E7#9) everything right
Eb 
D/E 
 (E flat major) Talk it out till  (D/E) daylight

Chorus 2
Amaj9 
G/A 
I don't  (A minoraj9) care     anymore, why you  (G/A) run   around
C/D 
Amaj9 
(Why you  (C/D) run   around)  (A minoraj9) 
Gmaj9 
F#m7 
 (G minoraj9) Break    away  (F sharp minor7) 
E/F# 
E6 
Eb7#9 
 (E/F#) Just   when it  (E6) seems so  (E flat7#9) clear
D/E 
C#7#9 
that it's  (D/E) over   (C sharp7#9) now
F#m7 
E7 
Dmaj7 
Drink your  (F sharp minor7) big     (E7) black  (D minoraj7) cow
C/D 
Eb/F 
and get  (C/D) out   of here  (E flat/F) 

Solo 1
G9 
G9 
G9 
G9 
 (G9)  (G9)  (G9)  (G9) 
A9 
A9 
 (A9)  (A9) 
Eb/Bb 
D 
Eb7/Bb 
 (E flat/Bb)  (D major)  (E flat7/Bb) 
D9 
D9 
D9 
D9 
 (D9)  (D9)  (D9)  (D9) 
E9 
E9 
 (E9)  (E9) 
Bb7/F 
G/A 
Eb/F 
 (B flat7/F)  (G/A)  (E flat/F) 
D/E 
D/E 
 (D/E)  (D/E) 

Chorus 3
Amaj9 
G/A 
I can't  (A minoraj9) cry      anymore while you  (G/A) run   around
C/D 
Amaj9 
(While you  (C/D) run   around)  (A minoraj9) 
Gmaj9 
F#m7 
 (G minoraj9) Break    away  (F sharp minor7) 
E/F# 
E6 
Eb7#9 
 (E/F#) Just   when it  (E6) seems so  (E flat7#9) clear
D/E 
C#7#9 
that it's  (D/E) over   (C sharp7#9) now
F#m7 
E7 
Dmaj7 
Drink your  (F sharp minor7) big     (E7) black  (D minoraj7) cow
Amaj9 
G/A 
and get  (A minoraj9) out      of here  (G/A) 
C/D 
Amaj9 
G 
 (C/D)  (A minoraj9)  (G major) 

Outro 1
Amaj9 
G/A 
C/D 
 (A minoraj9) So outrageous  (G/A)  (C/D) 
Amaj9 
G 
 (A minoraj9)  (G major) 
Amaj9 
G/A 
C/D 
 (A minoraj9)  (G/A)  (C/D) 
Amaj9 
G 
 (A minoraj9)  (G major) 
[Repeat and fade]

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GuitarPianoUkulele

C9
A7#5
C/D
E7#9
Eb
D/E
Amaj9
G/A
Gmaj9
F#m7
E/F#
E6
Eb7#9
C#7#9
E7
Dmaj7
Eb/F
Bb6
B6
G9
A9
Eb/Bb
D
Eb7/Bb
D9
E9
Bb7/F
G

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: C majorBPM: 93

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

C9: x-3-2-3-3-x
A7#5: 5-x-5-6-6-x
C/D: x-x-0-0-1-0
E7#9: x-x-2-1-3-3
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
D/E: x-x-2-2-3-2
Amaj9: x-0-6-6-0-0
G/A: x-0-5-4-3-x
Gmaj9: 3-x-0-2-0-2
F#m7: 2-4-2-2-2-2
E/F#: 2-x-2-1-0-0
E6: 0-2-2-1-2-0
Eb7#9: x-6-5-6-7-x
C#7#9: x-4-3-4-5-x
E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0
Dmaj7: x-x-0-2-2-2
Eb/F: x-x-3-3-4-3
Bb6: 6-x-5-7-6-x
B6: 7-x-6-8-7-x
G9: 3-5-3-4-3-5
A9: 5-4-5-4-5-x
Eb/Bb: 6-x-8-8-8-x
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Eb7/Bb: 6-x-5-6-4-x
D9: x-5-4-5-5-x
E9: 0-2-0-1-0-2
Bb7/F: x-x-3-1-3-1
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3

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This is the definitive original version of Black Cow by Steely Dan, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Steely Dan.