High Cotton
AlabamaVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
We didn't know the times were lean
Round our home the grass was green
It didn't seem like things were all that bad
I bet we walked a thousand miles
Chopin' cotton and pushin' plows
And learnin' how to give it all we had.
As life went on and years went by
I saw the light in daddy's eyes
And felt the love in mama's hands
They kept us warm and kept us fed
Taught us how to look ahead
Now lookin' back, I understand.
We were Walkin' in High Cotton
Old times there are not forgotten
Those fertile fields are never far a- way
We were Walkin' in High Cotton
Old times there are not forgotten
Leavin' home was the hardest thing we ever faced.
When Sunday morning rolled around
We dressed up in hand-me downs
Just in time, together with the church
Sometimes I think how long it's been
And how it impressed me then
It was the only day my daddy wouldn't work.
REPEAT Refrain 1
(Change to key of G:)
We were Walkin' in High Cotton
Old times there are not forgotten
Those fertile fields are never far a- way
We were Walkin' in High Cotton
Old times there are not forgotten
Leavin' home was the hardest thing we ever faced.
REPEAT Refrain 2
We Were Walkin' In High Cotton.
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Readable chord sheet for High Cotton by Alabama
[F] We didn't know the times were lean [Bb] Round our home the grass was green It [F] didn't seem like things were all that [C7] bad I [F] bet we walked a thousand miles [Bb] Chopin' cotton and pushin' plows And [F] learnin' how to [C7] give it all we [F] had. [F] As life went on and years went by [Bb] I saw the light in daddy's eyes And [F] felt the love in mama's [C7] hands They [F] kept us warm and kept us fed [Bb] Taught us how to look ahead Now [F] lookin' back, [C7] I [F] understand. We were Walkin' in [F] High Cotton Old times [Bb] there are not forgotten Those [F] fertile fields are never far a-[C7] way We were Walkin' in [F] High Cotton Old times [Bb] there are not forgotten Leavin' [F] home was the hardest [C7] thing we ever [F] faced. When [F] Sunday morning rolled around [Bb] We dressed up in hand-me downs Just [F] in time, together with the [C7] church Sometimes [F] I think how long it's been [Bb] And how it impressed me then It [F] was the only day [C7] my daddy wouldn't [F] work. REPEAT Refrain 1 (Change to key of G:) [F] We were Walkin' in [G] High Cotton Old times [C] there are not forgotten Those [G] fertile fields are never far a-[D7] way [P] We were Walkin' in [G] High Cotton Old times [C] there are not forgotten Leavin' [G] home was the hardest [D7] thing we ever [G] faced. REPEAT Refrain 2 We Were Walkin' In High Cotton.