I Never Picked Cotton , Roy Clark , 1970 Vinyl Chords
Tempo:
101 bpm
Chords used:
E
F#
G
G#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E]
I never picked cotton, but my mother did and my brother did and my sister did and my daddy
died young, working in a coal mine.
[F#] When I was just a baby, too little for a cotton sack, I played in the dirt while the others
worked and they couldn't straighten up their backs.
And I made myself a promise when I was big enough to run, that I'd never stay a single
day in that [G#] Oklahoma sun.
And [E] I never picked cotton, but my mother did and my brother did and my sister did and my
daddy died young, working in a coal mine.
[F#] Folks said I grew up early and that the farm couldn't hold me then, so I stole ten bucks
in a pickup truck and I never went back again.
[G] Then it was fast cars and whiskey, long-haired girls and fun.
I had everything that money could bring and I took it all with a gun, [E] but I never picked cotton.
But my mother did and my brother did and my sister did and my daddy died young, working
in a coal mine.
[F#] It was Saturday night in Memphis when a redneck grabbed my shirt and he said, go back to your
cotton sack, I left him dying in the dirt [G] and they'll take me in the morning to the
gallows just outside.
And in the time I've got, there ain't a hell of a lot that I can look back on with pride,
[E] but I never picked cotton.
Like my mother did and my brother did and my sister did and I never died young, working
in a coal mine.
But I never picked cotton.
Like my mother did and my brother did and my sister did and my daddy died young, working
[N]
I never picked cotton, but my mother did and my brother did and my sister did and my daddy
died young, working in a coal mine.
[F#] When I was just a baby, too little for a cotton sack, I played in the dirt while the others
worked and they couldn't straighten up their backs.
And I made myself a promise when I was big enough to run, that I'd never stay a single
day in that [G#] Oklahoma sun.
And [E] I never picked cotton, but my mother did and my brother did and my sister did and my
daddy died young, working in a coal mine.
[F#] Folks said I grew up early and that the farm couldn't hold me then, so I stole ten bucks
in a pickup truck and I never went back again.
[G] Then it was fast cars and whiskey, long-haired girls and fun.
I had everything that money could bring and I took it all with a gun, [E] but I never picked cotton.
But my mother did and my brother did and my sister did and my daddy died young, working
in a coal mine.
[F#] It was Saturday night in Memphis when a redneck grabbed my shirt and he said, go back to your
cotton sack, I left him dying in the dirt [G] and they'll take me in the morning to the
gallows just outside.
And in the time I've got, there ain't a hell of a lot that I can look back on with pride,
[E] but I never picked cotton.
Like my mother did and my brother did and my sister did and I never died young, working
in a coal mine.
But I never picked cotton.
Like my mother did and my brother did and my sister did and my daddy died young, working
[N]
Key:
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G#
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I never picked cotton, _ but my mother did and my brother did and my sister did and my daddy
died young, _ working in a coal mine. _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ When I was just a baby, too little for a cotton sack, I played in the dirt while the others
worked and they couldn't straighten up their backs.
And I made myself a promise when I was big enough to run, that I'd never stay a single
day in that [G#] Oklahoma sun.
And [E] I never picked cotton, _ _ _ _ but my mother did and my brother did and my sister did and my
daddy died young, _ _ working in a coal mine. _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ Folks said I grew up early and that the farm couldn't hold me then, so I stole ten bucks
in a pickup truck and I never went back again.
[G] Then it was fast cars and whiskey, long-haired girls and fun.
I had everything that money could bring and I took it all with a gun, [E] but I never picked cotton. _ _ _
But my mother did and my brother did and my sister did and my daddy died young, _ _ working
in a coal mine.
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ It was Saturday night in Memphis when a redneck grabbed my shirt and he said, go back to your
cotton sack, I left him dying in the dirt [G] and they'll take me in the morning to the
gallows just outside.
And in the time I've got, there ain't a hell of a lot that I can look back on with pride,
[E] but I never picked cotton. _ _ _
Like my mother did and my brother did and my sister did and I never died young, _ working
in a coal mine.
_ _ _ _ But I never picked cotton.
_ _ _ _ Like my mother did and my brother did and my sister did and my daddy died young, working
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I never picked cotton, _ but my mother did and my brother did and my sister did and my daddy
died young, _ working in a coal mine. _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ When I was just a baby, too little for a cotton sack, I played in the dirt while the others
worked and they couldn't straighten up their backs.
And I made myself a promise when I was big enough to run, that I'd never stay a single
day in that [G#] Oklahoma sun.
And [E] I never picked cotton, _ _ _ _ but my mother did and my brother did and my sister did and my
daddy died young, _ _ working in a coal mine. _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ Folks said I grew up early and that the farm couldn't hold me then, so I stole ten bucks
in a pickup truck and I never went back again.
[G] Then it was fast cars and whiskey, long-haired girls and fun.
I had everything that money could bring and I took it all with a gun, [E] but I never picked cotton. _ _ _
But my mother did and my brother did and my sister did and my daddy died young, _ _ working
in a coal mine.
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ It was Saturday night in Memphis when a redneck grabbed my shirt and he said, go back to your
cotton sack, I left him dying in the dirt [G] and they'll take me in the morning to the
gallows just outside.
And in the time I've got, there ain't a hell of a lot that I can look back on with pride,
[E] but I never picked cotton. _ _ _
Like my mother did and my brother did and my sister did and I never died young, _ working
in a coal mine.
_ _ _ _ But I never picked cotton.
_ _ _ _ Like my mother did and my brother did and my sister did and my daddy died young, working
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _