Cotton Dress chords by Allison Asarch

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

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



Chorus:
D

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


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

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


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


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


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

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