Cow-cow Boogie Chords
Cow-cow Boogie by Ella Fitzgerald is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, A7, D7 and E7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
A
Out on the plains down near Santa Fe
A7
I met a cowboy ridin' the range one day
D7
And as he jogged along I heard him singin'
A7
The most peculiar cowboy song
E7 D7
It was a ditty he learned in the city
A7
Comma ti yi yi yeah
Comma ti yippity yi yeah
A A7
Now get along get hep little doggies
A A7
Get along better be on your way
D7
Get along get hep little doggies
A7
He trucked 'em on down that old fairway
E7 D7
Singin' his Cow-Cow Boogie in the strangest way
A7
Comma ti yi yi yeah
Comma ti yippity yi yeah
A7
Now singin' his cowboy songs He's just too much
A7 D7
He's got a knocked out western accent with a Harlem touch
D7
He was raised on locoweed
A7
He's what you call a swing' half breed
E7
Singin' his Cow-Cow Boogie in the strangest way
A7
Comma ti yi yi yeah
Comma ti yippity yi yeah
A7 D7 A7
Git git git little doggie better be on your way