Cotton Eye Joe
Traditional
Charlie Daniels, Charlie McCoy (Harmonica)
Jock Jams, Rednex, Chieftains, Trick Pony
| Midi 1(A120) Midi 2(Ab95) Midi 3(Bb14) Midi 4(Ab80)* |
| Midi 5(C132) Midi 6(A224) Midi 7(C132) |
| Midi 8(Ab80)*-harp |
| Tabbed by Mark Purintun 8-05 |
Lead in: | -7 -6 6 -6 -7 -7 7 | -7
-7 -6 6 -6 -7 6 -4 |
| -7 -6 6 -6 -7 -7 7 | -7 -6 6
-6 -7 -6 6 r |
-8 -8 8 9 9
9 9 8 -8 9
9 8 -8 7 -7 -7 -6 6
| If it hadn’t been for cotton-eye Joe, | I’d been married a long time ago. |
-8 -8 8 9 9
9 9 8 -8 9
9 8 -8 7 -7 -7 -6
6
| Where did ya come from? Where did you go? | Where did ya come from cotton-eye
Joe? |
Lead in again...
-8 -8 8 9 9
9 8 -8
| He came to town like a midwin'er storm, |
9 9 8
-8 7 -7 -7 -7
6 r
| he rode through the fields so handsome 'n strong, |
-8 -8 8 9
9 8 -8 8 9
| His eyes's his tools 'n his smile was his gun, |
9 9 8 -8 7
-7 -7 -6 6
| But all he'd came for was hav'n' some fun. |
Lead in again... (a bit faster)
-8 -8 8 9
9 9 8 -8 9
9 8 -8 7
-7 -7 -6 6
| He brought disaster wher'ver he went, | the hearts of the girls was tohell
broken sent. |
-8 -8 8 9 9
8 -8 8 9
| They all ran 'way so nobody would know, |
9 9 8 -8 7 -7
-7 -6 6 r
| and left only men cause 'ah cotton-eye Joe. |
Lead in again... (much faster - work them lips... crank the volume and
jam!)
-8 -8 8
9 9 9 9 8 -8
9 9 8 -8 7 -7 -7 -6
6
| If it hadn’t been for cotton-eye joe, | I’d been married a long time ago. |
-8 -8 8 9 9
9 9 8 -8 9
9 8 -8 7 -7 -7 -6
6
| Where did ya come from? Where did you go? | Where did ya come from cotton-eye
Joe? |
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From June 30, 2006