Verse
D E
What else you gonna spend that extra money on
A
What else is gonna get you up hours before dawn
D G#7
What else is gonna keep you toiling on and on and on
A E7 A
May you always have cows around
[Verse 2]
A E
Come on, you know that you got too much time on your hands
A
And not nearly enough complication in your plans
D G#7
You need to invite all of the frustration that you can
A E7 A
May you always have cows around
[Chorus]
D F#7
Everything is better with some cows around
Bm E7
Living in town sometimes brings me down
D B7
Let me bestow this western blessing and leave you saddle bound
Em A7 D
May you always have cows around
[Verse 3]
D E
What else could make a bishop swear like a sailor might
A
What else could cause such tension between a man and his wife
D G#7
What else could ever bring all these enhancements to your life
A E7 A
May you always have cows around
[Verse 4]
A E
What else is gonna get out when you don't close the gate
A
What else is gonna make you prematurely show your age
D G#7
What else will take a run at you in a fit of bovine rage
A E7 A
May you always have cows around
[Chorus]
D F#7
Everything is better with some cows around
Bm E7
Living in town sometimes brings me down
D B7
And although this western blessing leaves you cattle bound
Em A7 D
May you always have cows around
[Bridge]
D
What kinda cows?
Bm
Well, there's Hereford, Highland, Simmental, Welsh Black and Maine Anjou
D
Chianina, Limousin, Shorthorn, Charolais, Watusi, too
Bm
Texas Longhorn, Corriente, Romagnola, Galloway
D A
And Angus, Brahma, Brangus, Jersey, Guernsey, Holstein, hey
[Solo]
D F#7
Bm E7
D B7
Em A7 D
[Verse 5]
D E
You mighta had to let em dig for oil and gas
A
You mighta had to turn the place into an exotic game ranch
D G#7
You mighta had to do all kinds of things to raise the cash
A E7 A
So you'd always have cows around
[Verse 6]
A E
How else you gonna lose it all like daddy did
A
What else will make sure you leave nothin' for your kids?
D G#7
It's too late now, you know it is, you'd just as well admit
A D
You have a badly flawed and sentimental masochistic-ness
A D
And that despite all the statistics and the advice that you get
A E7 A
You will always have cows around
[Chorus]
D F#7
Everything is better with some cows around
Bm E7
Living in town sometimes brings me down
D B7
You won't know what you're missing till you hear that sound
Em A7 D
May you always have cows around
Em A7 D
May you always have cows around Moooooo!