Cotton Patch Blues Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G](Bob Wills - Billy [D]Joe[C] Mo[C#dim]ore)

[Verse 2]
[G]Yeah, [E]sit[A]tin[D]' o[G]n t[D]his[Daug] plow[G]
[D]day
[G]dreamin' [Daug]thinkin[G]' of the weeks t[F]o come[E]
Ole cot[Am]ton patch is [Bbdim]hot
can't [G]think of [D]a worse [E]spot
To [A]be on a hot summer [Dsus4]day[D]
[G]Next week I will [D]get my hoe [G]down[Daug]
and [G]hit the field at [F]break of [E]day
[Am]That will be [Bbdim]so sad my
[G]feet will hurt so [E]bad
When I [A]chop the cotton
[Daug]all the [D]day.[G]

[Verse 3]
[C]Ole mule been a bawkin' they're
tired of walkin'
Up [G]and down this cotton
[D]row so [G]straight
[Abaug]But they shou[A]ld pull their best
cause [D]soon they'll [Ebdim]get a rest
They [Em]don't have very [A]long to [Am]wait.[D]

[Verse 4]
[G]When the pickin' [Daug]starts next f[G]all[Daug]
I'll [G]need my cotton [F]sack that's [E]all
My [Am]back will nearly [Bbdim]break from
[G]pullin' all that [E]weight
When I [A]start to pickin' cot[D]ton
next fall.
[G][Daug]

[Verse 5]
[G]
There's them [Daug]boys El[G]den,[F][E]
Tiny and [Am]Roy[Bbdim][G]
[E]- - - Instrument[A]al [D]- -[G] -

[Verse 6]
These ole [C]mules been a bawkin' they're
tired of walkin'
Up and [G]down this cotton
[D]row so [G]straight
[Abdim]But they shou[A]ld pull their best
cause [D]soon they'll [Ebdim]get a rest
They [Em]don't have very [A]long
to [Am]wait.[D][Daug]

[Verse 7]
[G]When the pickin' [Daug]starts
nex[G]t f[Daug]all
I'll [G]need my cotton [F]sack that's [E]all
My [Am]back will nearly [Bbdim]break from
[G]draggin' all that [E]weight
When [A]I start to pickin' cotton
[D]next fall.
[G][C][C#dim]

[Verse 8]
[G]
Oh [E]Lord, [A]yeah, [D]cot[G]ton patch blues...