Chords for The Cox Family, Gone Like The Cotton

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_ It's called Cotton Valley [Eb] and it's like my daddy used to say, if you bat your eye one time when you go through it, you'll miss it.
We had [G] one caution light there [Gb] and it _ is as close to, or was as close to Mayberry.
I know you've heard of it.
It just was that kind of place.
[G] We grew up there, church singing, daddy did, [Eb] every _ civic function it was at school.
_ There were some [G] beautiful people there that made [Bb] that town what it was, [Eb] some characters that we all [D] had.
_ _ When we, Evelyn [C] told you a while ago about losing the record deal and how that went, when we went home, we [Eb] kind of invested ourselves back in our home people. _
[Am] _ [Eb] They had pushed us and encouraged us all these years to do some of the things that we did.
Without going too long, there was a lot of them passed away while we were there in that 17 years.
We had the proud and splendid honor of [Gm] being [Ab] there to help these people [F] and play at their [Abm] ceremonies, their last ceremony.
_ [D] _ _ _ [C] One [G] day we had buried, [Ebm] I think they said, maybe over [Ab] 200 people in our town at [Bb] one time [G] through this 17 years.
We happened [F] to be in the cemetery at _ [Bb] one of these and a good friend of mine asked, _ [G] where is all the people?
There used to be [Bb] cotton [Eb] growing on this side of the cemetery when I was a boy and on that side of the cemetery.
We had talked, I said, where is everybody?
He turned around [Gb] and says, right here.
[Eb] It was true.
All the old people had died off, the good, _ wonderful people that I love.
I walked back towards the car and I said to myself, they're gone [D]
just like the cotton.
[G] _ Me and Suzanne made that a title and it [Eb] became the title of our new record that we finished.
We'd like [Db] to do a little bit of that.
In my mind, this is what I think of when we're at home.
I hope [C] you do the same.
For me, [D] our grandparents as well.
[G] You'll see what I mean.
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_ _ _ _ _ A dream she _ _ [F] recalls when they were [C] first married.
_ _ _ A home [F] and children [Em] to _ _ [E]
raise.
[C] The work of her smile [F] and the [G] faith [C] that she carried _ _ _ is a [Em] blessing that [D] still gives _ [A] today.
_ _ [D] When duty _ calls, he [G] was [D] shielded and _ _ calloused.
But for her love, his [E] only [A] _ display.
_ _ _ [D] He weathered his storms [E] in a church [D] house, he'd tell us.
And at his [A] table, for [G] God's [D] grace, he'd pray. _ _ _
Now they're gone [G] just _ [D] like the cotton.
_ _ _ In [Gb] their valleys, [Bm] a [A] field [G] full of stone.
_ _ [D] _ _ No [G] heart to [E] burn, [D] the home fire they kindle.
And [E] the light from their [B]
window [A] is still. _ _ _ _
[Em] Gone _ [E] but never _ [D] _
forgotten, _ [A] _ _ [Gb] their words for [Bm] a silent _ [G] _ [A] appeal.
_ _ [D] _ I long to return to your daddy _ and mama.
[Gb] And someday, _ [A] you know [D] I will. _ _ _ _
Time _ [A] is [D] always a treasure _ when _ [G] _ _
we [A] sing so for [D] _ _ _ _
me.
[Gb] And my heart aches for life's [G] simple pleasure. _ _ _
_ I'll go down that old [E] lane that I'll walk [D] through our memories [Bm] until _ [A] I can come [Em] home [D] to stay.
_ _ _ _ Gone [G] _ just [D] like the cotton. _
_ _ [Gb] In their valleys, [Bm] a field [G] full of stone.
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_ No [G] heart to burn, [D] the home fire they kindle.
And the [E] light from [Em] their window [A]
is still.
_ _ [E] Gone [G] _
but never _ _ [D] forgotten, [A] _ _ _ [Gb] their words [Bm] for a [Gb] silent [G] _ appeal. _ _
I _ long to [D] _ return to your daddy and mama.
[Gb] And someday, _ [Am] you know [Em] _ I will.
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