The Cottonwood Tree chords by The Sorrow Estate

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 3rd

The Cottonwood Tree -- CAPO on 3 for key of C majorC
by: The Sorrow Estate
(official chords from artist)


Instrumental Intro:

A augmentedA             E MajorE     A augmentedA
Sitting there ‘neath the cottonwood tree
             D MajorD  E MajorE   A augmentedA
Sitting there ‘neath the cottonwood tree


Verse 1:

  A augmentedA       D MajorD   A augmentedA
One day a boy was ‘venturing
   D MajorD  F# minorF#m     E MajorE    A augmentedA
Heading down to the shallow creek
  A augmentedA         D MajorD   A augmentedA
He saw a girl- pretty as can be
              E MajorE    A augmentedA
Sitting there ‘neath the cottonwood tree

Chorus:

A augmentedA
the cottonwood tree, the cottonwood tree
              E MajorE    A augmentedA
Sitting there ‘neath the cottonwood tree
             D MajorD   E MajorE   A augmentedA
Sitting there ‘neath the cottonwood tree


Verse 2:

   A augmentedA         D MajorD      A augmentedA
she saw him watchin’ across the stream
   D MajorD   F# minorF#m   E MajorE  A augmentedA
said hi, my name is Kimberly
   A augmentedA            D MajorD     A augmentedA
Her hair was golden and her eyes were green
               E MajorE     A augmentedA
The same bright green as the cottonwood tree


Chorus:

A augmentedA
the cottonwood tree, the cottonwood tree
              E MajorE      A augmentedA
her eyes were green as the cottonwood tree
               D MajorD  E MajorE   A augmentedA
her eyes were green as the cottonwood tree

Instrumental Verse:
(fiddle melody)

  A augmentedA       D MajorD   A augmentedA
One day a boy was ‘venturing
   D MajorD  F# minorF#m     E MajorE    A augmentedA
Heading down to the shallow creek
  A augmentedA         D MajorD   A augmentedA
He saw a girl- pretty as can be
              E MajorE    A augmentedA
Sitting there ‘neath the cottonwood tree


Chorus:

A augmentedA
the cottonwood tree, the cottonwood tree
              E MajorE    A augmentedA
Sitting there ‘neath the cottonwood tree
             D MajorD   E MajorE   A augmentedA
Sitting there ‘neath the cottonwood tree


Verse 3:

 A augmentedA        D MajorD   A augmentedA
well they started twice a week
 D MajorD    F# minorF#m     E MajorE    A augmentedA
walking down to that spot to meet
  A augmentedA             D MajorD   A augmentedA
sittin, and a talkin’, and a sippin’ tea
  D MajorD       F# minorF#m        E MajorE     A augmentedA
a sippin’ and a laughin’ neath the cottonwood tree


Chorus:

A augmentedA
the cottonwood tree, the cottonwood tree
                  E MajorE      A augmentedA
a sippin’ and a laughin’ neath the cottonwood tree
                  D MajorD   E MajorE  A augmentedA
a sippin’ and a laughin’ neath the cottonwood tree


Verse 4:

   A augmentedA            D MajorD   A augmentedA
oh several years later, one fair morning
   D MajorD     F# minorF#m     E MajorE    A augmentedA
he brought her there and he took a knee
  A augmentedA        D MajorD   A augmentedA
asked dear Kim his wife to be
   D MajorD       F# minorF#m         E MajorE    A augmentedA
he tackled him and kissed him neath the cottonwood tree


Chorus:

A augmentedA
the cottonwood tree, the cottonwood tree
                E MajorE     A augmentedA
cryin’ and a kissin’ neath the cottonwood tree
                D MajorD    E MajorE  A augmentedA
cryin’ and a kissin’ neath the cottonwood tree


Verse 5:

   A augmentedA          D MajorD   A augmentedA
they went together every Sunday eve
D MajorD    F# minorF#m    E MajorE   A augmentedA
singin hymns and whistling
    A augmentedA             D MajorD      A augmentedA
their hair turned white, but her eyes stayed green
    D MajorD    F# minorF#m        E MajorE      A augmentedA
their love it bloomed like their cottonwood tree


Chorus:

A augmentedA
the cottonwood tree, the cottonwood tree
                 E MajorE     A augmentedA
their love it bloomed like their cottonwood tree
                 D MajorD   E MajorE   A augmentedA
their love it bloomed like their cottonwood tree


Instrumental Verse 2:
(fiddle melody)

  A augmentedA       D MajorD   A augmentedA
One day a boy was ‘venturing
   D MajorD  F# minorF#m     E MajorE    A augmentedA
Heading down to the shallow creek
  A augmentedA         D MajorD   A augmentedA
He saw a girl- pretty as can be
              E MajorE    A augmentedA
Sitting there ‘neath the cottonwood tree


Chorus:

A augmentedA
the cottonwood tree, the cottonwood tree
              E MajorE    A augmentedA
Sitting there ‘neath the cottonwood tree
             D MajorD   E MajorE   A augmentedA
Sitting there ‘neath the cottonwood tree


Verse 6:

   A augmentedA          D MajorD   A augmentedA
the day she died he felt so had he
 D MajorD      F# minorF#m      E MajorE    A augmentedA
layin’ on the roots she was six feet deep
  A augmentedA             D MajorD   A augmentedA
cried and he hollered til he fell asleep
              E MajorE     A augmentedA
all curled up neath their cottonwood tree


Chorus:

A augmentedA
the cottonwood tree, the cottonwood tree
                 E MajorE     A augmentedA
curled up, shiverin’ neath their cottonwood tree
                 D MajorD    E MajorE  A augmentedA
curled up, shiverin’ neath their cottonwood tree


Verse 7:

  A augmentedA            D MajorD   A augmentedA
he went to heaven not long after she
   D MajorD   F# minorF#m     E MajorE      A augmentedA
laid next to her in the place they’d meet
    A augmentedA              D MajorD      A augmentedA
if you trod by the river near that place you’ll see
   D MajorD     F# minorF#m    E MajorE      A augmentedA
two headstones neath the cottonwood tree
   D MajorD     F# minorF#m    E MajorE      A augmentedA
two headstones neath that cottonwood tree

A augmentedA A majorA


Outro:

A augmentedA
the cottonwood tree, the cottonwood tree
             E MajorE     A augmentedA
two headstones neath the cottonwood tree
 F# minorF#m            D MajorD   E MajorE  A augmentedA