Cotton Fields chords
Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR)
- Cotton Fields was written by Huddie Ledbetter - American Blues player commonly referred to as Lead Belly. He was born Jan 20, 1889 in Mooringsport, Louisiana, United States, and died at the age of 60 on Dec 6, 1949 in New York City. He sang and played a variety of instruments including the guitar, lap steel guitar, accordion and piano. He began performing in 1903 and first recorded the song in 1940.
- Cover recorded by CCR: 1969
- Released: Nov 2nd, 1969
- Album: Willy and the Poor Boys
- Music: A Major in 2/2 (cut) time at ~ 74 bpm.
- Chords: A, A7, Asus, D, E7, E7sus4
Chart Legend
Numbered Circles: Fingers used to play chords O: Optional Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note
Cotton Fields
Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key
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
Instr: | | 𝄎 | | | 𝄎 | 𝄎 | | 𝄎 |
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 - | | 
