The Cottonwood Tree chords by The Sorrow Estate
Guitar chords with lyrics
- Capo on 3rd
The Cottonwood Tree -- CAPO on 3 for key of C
by: The Sorrow Estate
(official chords from artist)
Instrumental Intro:
A E A
Sitting there ‘neath the cottonwood tree
D E A
Sitting there ‘neath the cottonwood tree
Verse 1:
A D A
One day a boy was ‘venturing
D F#m E A
Heading down to the shallow creek
A D A
He saw a girl- pretty as can be
E A
Sitting there ‘neath the cottonwood tree
Chorus:
A
the cottonwood tree, the cottonwood tree
E A
Sitting there ‘neath the cottonwood tree
D E A
Sitting there ‘neath the cottonwood tree
Verse 2:
A D A
she saw him watchin’ across the stream
D F#m E A
said hi, my name is Kimberly
A D A
Her hair was golden and her eyes were green
E A
The same bright green as the cottonwood tree
Chorus:
A
the cottonwood tree, the cottonwood tree
E A
her eyes were green as the cottonwood tree
D E A
her eyes were green as the cottonwood tree
Instrumental Verse:
(fiddle melody)
A D A
One day a boy was ‘venturing
D F#m E A
Heading down to the shallow creek
A D A
He saw a girl- pretty as can be
E A
Sitting there ‘neath the cottonwood tree
Chorus:
A
the cottonwood tree, the cottonwood tree
E A
Sitting there ‘neath the cottonwood tree
D E A
Sitting there ‘neath the cottonwood tree
Verse 3:
A D A
well they started twice a week
D F#m E A
walking down to that spot to meet
A D A
sittin, and a talkin’, and a sippin’ tea
D F#m E A
a sippin’ and a laughin’ neath the cottonwood tree
Chorus:
A
the cottonwood tree, the cottonwood tree
E A
a sippin’ and a laughin’ neath the cottonwood tree
D E A
a sippin’ and a laughin’ neath the cottonwood tree
Verse 4:
A D A
oh several years later, one fair morning
D F#m E A
he brought her there and he took a knee
A D A
asked dear Kim his wife to be
D F#m E A
he tackled him and kissed him neath the cottonwood tree
Chorus:
A
the cottonwood tree, the cottonwood tree
E A
cryin’ and a kissin’ neath the cottonwood tree
D E A
cryin’ and a kissin’ neath the cottonwood tree
Verse 5:
A D A
they went together every Sunday eve
D F#m E A
singin hymns and whistling
A D A
their hair turned white, but her eyes stayed green
D F#m E A
their love it bloomed like their cottonwood tree
Chorus:
A
the cottonwood tree, the cottonwood tree
E A
their love it bloomed like their cottonwood tree
D E A
their love it bloomed like their cottonwood tree
Instrumental Verse 2:
(fiddle melody)
A D A
One day a boy was ‘venturing
D F#m E A
Heading down to the shallow creek
A D A
He saw a girl- pretty as can be
E A
Sitting there ‘neath the cottonwood tree
Chorus:
A
the cottonwood tree, the cottonwood tree
E A
Sitting there ‘neath the cottonwood tree
D E A
Sitting there ‘neath the cottonwood tree
Verse 6:
A D A
the day she died he felt so had he
D F#m E A
layin’ on the roots she was six feet deep
A D A
cried and he hollered til he fell asleep
E A
all curled up neath their cottonwood tree
Chorus:
A
the cottonwood tree, the cottonwood tree
E A
curled up, shiverin’ neath their cottonwood tree
D E A
curled up, shiverin’ neath their cottonwood tree
Verse 7:
A D A
he went to heaven not long after she
D F#m E A
laid next to her in the place they’d meet
A D A
if you trod by the river near that place you’ll see
D F#m E A
two headstones neath the cottonwood tree
D F#m E A
two headstones neath that cottonwood tree
A A
Outro:
A
the cottonwood tree, the cottonwood tree
E A
two headstones neath the cottonwood tree
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