Cotton Was King chords and lyrics - WIDESPREAD PANIC

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[Intro 1]
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[D][G][Dm][D][G][Dm][D][Dm][G][D]
Before the [G]beginning

[Verse 1]
you know [D]something already star[G]ted
[D]Oh in the summer,
[G]smoking palace [D]welcoming all the full [G]hearted[D]
The sun will settle [G]down,
[A]wit[D]h blind anticipati[G]on
[D]Long that moon [G]will shine it's light on
[D]a sordid celebration
[G][D][Bb][G]

[Verse 2]
Before [F]Cotton Was [D]King[G][D][Bb]
[G]Before sug[F]ar was queen
[D][G][D]

[Verse 3]
Rivers from [G]the north lands stroll
[D]slowly to the [G]sea
[D]Givin' birth to the [G]city lights like
it was [D]always meant to [G]be
[D]Ships sail in with for[G]eign hands
[D]some who never [G]leave[D]
Every child [G]a woven basket the n[D]ight
is new years eve
[G][F][D][Bb][G]

[Verse 4]
When [F]Cotton Was [D]King[G][D][Bb][G]
When [F]sugar was queen
[D][G]

[Verse 5]
[Em]
Float on shady the fu[C]ture is not [A]afraid

[Interlude 1]
Hold on shady cat on the back of time's parade
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[G][A][G][Bm][G][D][Dm]
[G][D][G][F][G][D][G][D][Dm][G][D]
[G][D][G][D][Dm][G][C][D][G][D]
[Bb][G][F][D][G][D][Bb][G][F][D][G][Em]

[Verse 6]
Float on [Em]shady the fu[C]ture is not [A]afraid

[Interlude 2]
Hold on shady cat to the back of time's parade
[D][G][Em][A][D][G][Em][A][D][A]
[D][A][G][A]
[G][A][G][A][G][A][G]
[A][G][A][G][A][G][D][G][D]
[G][F][Dm][D][Dm][G][Dm][G][Dm][D][Dm][G]

[Verse 7]
[D]Same souls hav[G]e lived this place
[D]forever and [G]a hundred years
[D]Every [G]dazzling race so close
[D]that color disap[G]pears[Dm]
[D]Tigers circlin' [G]the tree they
make [D]butter on [G]our bread
[D]Some will say [G]they'll have their [A]day -[D]some
that did have never [G]said
[D][Bb][G]

[Verse 8]
[F]Cotton Was [D]King[G][Dm][D][Bb]
[G]Oh, sug[F]ar was que[D]en[G][Dm][D][Bb]
[G]Rice is the lad[F]y in wai[D]ting[G]
[D]Oh, [Bb]Cott[G]on W[F]as King

[Outro 1]
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