Blur - When the Cows Come Home: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "When the Cows Come Home" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
D A D A Wake up with purpose and polite efficiency C G C Bm Stuff vitamin pills down, your health guaranteed D A D A A kiss and cuddle with the lucky girl C G C Bm You get fed and watered, makes your hair curl Chorus: Am E C G And when the day draws in, you put on a record C G Put on something gentle, C G Am G F D G and wait for the cows to come home... "Wake up," a little voice says to you eagerly You mustn't let yourself sink financially Don't listen to the accusation that you're tight You could be the first man on your street to get it right Chorus: And when the day draws in You go into waltz time Where once it was good time And wait for the cows to come home, all your life Wake up in purpose and polite efficiency So you get fed and watered with good company Chorus: And when the day draws in You go into waltz time Where once it was good time And wait for the cows to come home, all your life You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  Am  C  D  E  F  G  Bm  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "When the Cows Come Home" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "When the Cows Come Home" by Blur.