Cow-Cow Boogie

by The Judds, Ella Fitzgerald · posted by WaltP

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

COW-COW BOOGIE
By: Don Raye, Gene DePaul,
    Benny Carter
The Judds, Ella Fitzgerald
Key: C

-1 -1*  2   -3   -1* 2  -3 -1* 2
Out in the west down by San-ta Fe
-1-1* 2 -3  -3  -1 -1*
I met a cow-boy rid-in' 
 2   -3   -1* -1
the range one day
 1  -1 1    3    1  -2
And as he jogged a-long 
-2  3   -2   3    3
I heard him sing-ing
-1* 2  3  -3  -3  -1* -1   1
A most pe-cu-liar cow-boy song
3  -3  3-3*-4-4
It was a dit-ty, 
3     3    -2  3  -2 -2
he learned in the cit-y
-1 -1* 2  -3 -3 -1*1
Com-ma ti yi yi yeah
-1 -1* 2  -3  -3   3  2 -1* 1
Com-ma ti yip-pit-tle-y yi yeah
 2  1  2     2  -3  -1*  2   1   -1
get a-long, Get hip lit-tle dog-gies
 2  1   2    3  -3  3 -3*  3    2
Get a-long, bet-ter be on your way
-3 -2  -3   -3  -5   3* -3  -2   -1
Get a-long, get hip lit-tle dog-gies
-3  2    -3     -3 -1* 1    3  -3   -1*  1
And he trucked 'em on down the old fair-way
 3   -3   3-3*-4-3*-4 3   -3
Sing-in' his Cow Cow Boog-ie 
-3  3    -3*   3 -3*-3    
in the strang-est way
-1 -1  2  -3 -3 -1*1
Com-ma ti yi yi yeah
-1 -1* 2  -3  -3 3  2 -1*  1
Com-ma ti yip-pi-ty-e yi yeah

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