Cotton Eye Joe chords by Nathan Evans
Guitar chords with lyrics
- Difficulty: Beginner 👶
Key: C
Verse 1:
C F C
On a pink sky misty mornin' back in 1994
Am C G
We met down by the river where the mountain flowers grow
C F C
And then the clouds they started rollin', cast a shadow on the road
Am C F C
And there he stood before us, a man that no one knows (oh-oh!)
Chorus:
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C
If it hadn't been for Cotton-Eyed Joe
F C
I'd been married a long time ago
Am C
Where did you come from? Where did you go?
F G
Where did you come from, Cotton-Eyed Joe?
C
She left me alone with nowhere to go
F C
Spent my life tryin' to bring her back homе
Am C
Where did you come from? Whеre did you go?
F G
Where did you come from, Cotton-Eyed Joe?
(Oh, oh!)
Verse 2:
C F C
I remember she was smilin', but the smile was not for me
Am C G
He walked right up and took her hand, and said, "Boy, take a seat"
C F C
He's a fast-talkin' man, a swindler, take the sugar out your tea
Am C F C
So keep a hold of your women, boys, 'cause he took mine right from me (oh-oh!)
Chorus:
C
If it hadn't been for Cotton-Eyed Joe
F C
I'd been married a long time ago
Am C
Where did you come from? Where did you go?
F G
Where did you come from, Cotton-Eyed Joe?
C
She left me alone with nowhere to go
F C
Spent my life tryin' to bring her back homе
Am C
Where did you come from? Whеre did you go?
F G
Where did you come from, Cotton-Eyed Joe?
(Oh, oh!)
Verse 3:
C F C
Her daddy was a preacher, spent her Sundays in the church
Am C G
He was teachin' her 'bout right from wrongs but she didn't listen much
C F C
So the next time that you see her, would you tell her this from me?
Am C F C
If you wanna dance with the devil, girl then you ain't dancin' with me (oh-oh!)
Chorus:
C
If it hadn't been for Cotton-Eyed Joe
F C
I'd been married a long time ago
Am C
Where did you come from? Where did you go?
F G
Where did you come from, Cotton-Eyed Joe?
C
She left me alone with nowhere to go
F C
Spent my life tryin' to bring her back homе
Am C
Where did you come from? Whеre did you go?
F G
Where did you come from, Cotton-Eyed Joe?
(Oh, oh!)
C
If it hadn't been for Cotton-Eyed Joe
F C
I'd been married a long time ago
Am C
Where did you come from? Where did you go?
F G
Where did you come from, Cotton-Eyed Joe?
C
She left me alone with nowhere to go
F C
Spent my life tryin' to bring her back homе
Am C
Where did you come from? Whеre did you go?
F G
Where did you come from, Cotton-Eyed Joe?
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