POOR COW Year: 1988 Album: REG STRIKES BACK Writers: Elton John\ Bernie Taupin (Cm Ab)* (Cm Ab)* Cm\G Cm There's another one due in three month's time Ab She'll have to paint the spare room blue Cm She'll work a little overtime Ab And hope it all works out for Frank and her Ab6\F F7\G If she can keep him home nights G Cm Away from those factory girls Cm And the gas bills come and the money burns Ab And Frank just keeps complaining Cm How little they both earn And mother drops by Mondays Ab Just to nag about the world Ab6\F Then she stays to nag at Dallas Cm\G G Cm `Cause she hates those Texas girls Bb Eb Poor cow Eb You'll get your dumb man F You'll see your whole life coming at you Ab In the back of his hand Bb Eb Poor cow Eb It's a monkey see town F You'll walk down the aisle Ab In the hand me down gown Bb Cm Of some poor cow (Cm Ab)* (Cm Ab)* Cm\G G Cm And the gas bills come and the money burns Ab And Frank just keeps complaining Cm How little they both earn And mother drops by Mondays Ab Just to nag about the world Ab6\F Then she stays to nag at Dallas Cm\G G Cm `Cause she hates those Texas girls Cm G\B Oh them rich bitch girls Gm7\Bb Ain't like our lass Gdim\Bb F\A Got no spine for labour Fm\Ab Like us working class Cm G\B Us gamey lot Gm7\Bb Still got our pride Gdim\Bb F\A We got our health Fm\Ab It's just the truth that's died (CHORUS) (Cm Ab)* (Cm Ab)* (Cm Ab)* (Cm Ab)* *Note: This is how the intro set of chords should be played: RH C D Eb F G Eb Ab F G Eb F D Eb C D Bb (Ab Ab Ab [chord]) LH (G) C C C C C C C C Ab Ab Ab Ab Ab Ab Ab Ab The G at the start is played as a grace note. This song is best played on electric keyboard.