Chords for Johnny Cash - Pickin' Time

Tempo:
77.8 bpm
Chords used:

G#

C#

F#

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Johnny Cash - Pickin' Time chords
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I got cotton in the [G#] bottom land.
It's up and [F#] growing and [C#] I got a good stand.
My good [C] wife and them [G#] kids of mine, gonna get new shoes come picking time.
Get new [C#] shoes come picking time.
Every [G#] night when I go to bed, I thank the [C#] Lord that my kids are fed.
They [G#] live on beans eight days a night.
But I get them fat [C#] come [G#] picking time.
Get them fat [C#] come picking time.
[G#] The corn is yellow and the beans are high.
The sun is hot [C#] in the summer sky.
The work is hard [G#] till laying by.
Laying by [C#] till picking time.
[G#] Laying by [C#] till picking time.
It's hard to see [G#] by the full of light.
And I turn it off [C#] pretty early at night.
Cause a jug of coal [G#] all cost a dime.
But I stay up late [C#] come picking [G#] time.
Stay up late [C#] come picking time.
My old wagon [G#] barely gets me to town.
I patched the wheels [C#] and I watered them down.
Keep her in shape [G#] so she'll be fine.
Till all my cotton [C#] come picking time.
[G#] All my cotton [C#] come picking time.
Last Sunday morning when [G#] they passed the hat.
It was still nearly empty back [C#] where I sat.
But the preacher [G#] smiled and said that's fine.
[C#] The Lord will wait till picking [G#] time.
The Lord will wait [C#] till picking time.
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G#
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C#
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F#
134211112
C
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G#
134211114
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
C
3211
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To start learning Johnny Cash - Pickin Time chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - G#, C# and G# in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 38 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 78. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: F# Major.

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I got cotton in the [G#] bottom land.
It's up and [F#] growing and [C#] I got a good stand.
My good [C] wife and them [G#] kids of mine, gonna get new shoes come picking time.
Get new [C#] shoes come picking time.
_ Every [G#] night when I go to bed, I thank the [C#] Lord that my kids are fed.
They [G#] live on beans eight days a night.
But I get them fat [C#] come [G#] picking time.
Get them fat [C#] come picking time. _
[G#] The corn is yellow and the beans are high.
The sun is hot [C#] in the summer sky.
The work is hard [G#] till laying by. _ _
Laying by [C#] till picking time.
[G#] Laying by [C#] till picking time. _
It's hard to see [G#] by the full of light.
And I turn it off [C#] pretty early at night.
Cause a jug of coal [G#] all cost a dime.
_ But I stay up late [C#] come picking [G#] time.
Stay up late [C#] come picking time. _
My old wagon [G#] barely gets me to town.
I patched the wheels [C#] and I watered them down.
Keep her in shape [G#] so she'll be fine.
_ Till all my cotton [C#] come picking time.
[G#] All my cotton [C#] come picking time.
_ Last Sunday morning when [G#] they passed the hat.
It was still nearly empty back [C#] where I sat.
But the preacher [G#] smiled and said that's fine.
[C#] The Lord will wait till picking [G#] time.
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Facts about this song

The album INTEGRAL JOHNNY CASH 1954 - 1962 includes this song, written by Johnny Cash.

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