Cotton Fields chords
Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR)Song Key: A Major
Time Signature: 2/2
Tempo: 66 bpm
Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e
Skill Level: Beginner 🟢
Guitar Chords: A, A7, Asus, D, E7, E7sus4
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Cotton Fields
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A A E A
Intro: 4/4 ♪ ♩ ♩ ‖ | % | - | ‖
A A7 D A
1. When I was a lit-tle bitty ba-by My mama would rock me in the cradle
E7
In them old cot-ton fields back home
A A7 D A
It was down in Louis-i-ana Just a-bout a mile from Tex-ar-kana
E7 A
In them old cot-ton fields back home | % |
D
Chorus: Oh when them cot-ton balls get rot-ten
A
You can't pick very much cotton
E7 E7sus4 E7
In them old cot-ton fields back | home - | |
A A7 D A
It was down in Lou-is-i-ana Just a-bout a mile from Tex-ar-kana
E7 A Asus4 A
In them old cot-ton fields back | home - | |
A A7 D A
2. When I was a lit-tle bitty ba-by My mama would rock me in the cradle
E7
In them old cot-ton fields back home
A A7 D A
It was down in Louis-i-ana Just a-bout a mile from Tex-ar-kana
E7 A Asus4 A
In them old cot-ton fields back | home - | |
D
Chorus: Oh when them cot-ton balls get rot-ten
A
You can't pick very much cotton
E7 E7sus4 E7
In them old cot-ton fields back | home - | |
A A7 D A
It was down in Lou-is-i-ana Just a-bout a mile from Tex-ar-kana
E7 A Asus4 A
In them old cot-ton fields back | home - | |
A D A E7
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A A7 D A E7 A Asus4 A
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A A7 D A
3. When I was a lit-tle bitty ba-by My mama would rock me in the cradle
E7
In them old cot-ton fields back home
A A7 D A
It was down in Louis-i-ana Just a-bout a mile from Tex-ar-kana
E7 A Asus4 A
In them old cot-ton fields back | home - | |
E7 A Asus4 A
In them old cot-ton fields back | home - | | Arrangement Details:
- Key Signature: A Major - 3 sharps (F#, C#, G#)
- Time Signature: 2/2 — Two half-note beats per measure
- Tempo: Moderately slow
- Metronome: h = 74 (h represents a half-note)
- Voice Range: E4 - F#5
Song Details:
- Songwriter: Huddie Ledbetter - American Blues player commonly referred to as Lead Belly.
- Date: 1940
- Lyrics Begin: When I was a little bitty baby, my mother rocked me in the cradle in them old, old cotton fields at home.
- Genre: Roots rock, Southern rock, country rock
- Featured Artists: Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR)
- Album: Willy and the Poor Boys
Released: October 29, 1969 - Single:
Recorded: 1969
Released: 1969
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