Cotton Dress chords by Allison Asarch

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Verse 1:
A augmentedA
It was a cotton dress she was wearin’ fallin’ off her shoulders
           D MajorD                    A augmentedA
She was bearin’ her heart to a boy on the banks of the Rio Grande
A augmentedA
She said I’ve loved you since the second grade,
                    D MajorD                     E MajorE
And to tell the truth I’m tired of waitin’ around for you boy you better make your stand


Chorus:
D MajorD
Next thing you know he was poppin’ the question,
   A augmentedA                    D MajorD                  A augmentedA
And all it took was a little suggestion from a pretty girl on the river on a moonlit night
D MajorD                     A augmentedA           D MajorD
It didn’t matter how young they were, ‘cuz she loved him, he loved her
                     E MajorE      D MajorD             E MajorE (end)
And that’s enough to make everything alright, some things are meant to be I guess
                 A augmentedA
And it all started with a cotton dress

Verse 2:
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They got married at the church of Christ, standin’ on the corner of 12th
       D MajorD                    A augmentedA
And rice flew all around them as they took off in the car
A augmentedA
Bought a little house with a big lifeboat,

They were sittin’ on the porch when her water broke
     D MajorD                  E MajorE
And she said you better get me down to the E.R.


Chorus 2:
   D MajorD
Next thing you know they were holdin’ a girl
     A augmentedA
With her Mama’s eyes and her Daddy’s curls
    D MajorD                  A augmentedA
Singin’ lullabies in the middle of a moonlit night
D MajorD                  A augmentedA          D MajorD
It didn’t matter how young they were, ‘cuz she loved them, they loved her
D MajorD                      E MajorE
And that was enough to make everything alright
D MajorD          E MajorE (end)                  A augmentedA
The rest is history I guess, and it all started with a cotton dress

Bridge:
D MajorD   E MajorE   A augmentedA    D MajorD      E MajorE       A augmentedA
Ooh ooh ooh ooh the years went by and by and then
D MajorD   E MajorE    A augmentedA                D MajorD
Ooh ooh next thing you know that old that old circle’s comin’ around
         E MajorE
Comin’ around again


Verse 3:
A augmentedA
It was a cotton dress she was wearin’ fallin’ off her shoulders
           D MajorD                    A augmentedA
She was bearin’ her heart to a boy on the banks of the Rio Grande
A augmentedA
She said my parents sat in this same place

And I bet you got the same look on your face
      D MajorD                   E MajorE
That my Daddy did when he asked for Mama’s hand
D MajorD                  A augmentedA
And can I make a little suggestion before you think about poppin’ the question
 D MajorD                   E MajorE    A augmentedA
Be sure about what you’re feelin’ here tonight, ‘cuz I see life from every angle
D MajorD              E MajorE          D MajorD                  E MajorE
The twists and turns and every tangle, and I know true love makes everything alright
D MajorD              E MajorE        D MajorD        E MajorE (end)
So I won’t settle for nothing less, and if you feel the same I guess
                   A augmentedA (4 bars of A augmentedA strum)
You can have the girl in the cotton dress