Cotton Fields

Cotton Fields chords by Creedence Clearwater Revival Share Report Print

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Suggested strumdown-up eighths

1

d

2

u

3

d

4

u

Also works: driving 4/4 d – d – d u d u

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Intro: A  E7  D  A

A
When I was a little bitty baby
              D              A
My mama would rock me in the cradle
                               E7
In them old cotton fields back home
       A
It was down in Louisiana
             D              A
Just about a mile from Texarkana
            E7                 A
In them old cotton fields back home


               D
Now, when them cotton bolls get rotten
          A
You can't pick very much cotton
                               E7
In them old cotton fields back home
       A
It was down in Louisiana
             D              A
Just about a mile from Texarkana
            E7                 A
In them old cotton fields back home


A
When I was a little bitty baby
              D              A
My mama would rock me in the cradle
                               E7
In them old cotton fields back home
       A
It was down in Louisiana
             D              A
Just about a mile from Texarkana
            E7                 A
In them old cotton fields back home


               D
Now, when them cotton bolls get rotten
          A
You can't pick very much cotton
                               E7
In them old cotton fields back home
       A
It was down in Louisiana
             D              A
Just about a mile from Texarkana
            E7                 A
In them old cotton fields back home


A
When I was a little bitty baby
              D              A
My mama would rock me in the cradle
                               E7
In them old cotton fields back home
       A
It was down in Louisiana
             D              A
Just about a mile from Texarkana
            E7                 A
In them old cotton fields back home


            E7                 A
In them old cotton fields back home


It may sound a little funny        
But you didn't make very much money                               
In them old cotton fields back home       
It may sound a little funny        
But you didn't make very much money
In them old cotton fields back home

I was home in Arkansas
People ask me what you come here for
In the old cotton fields back home
I was home in Arkansas
People ask me what you come here for
In the old cotton fields back home This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.

How to play Cotton Fields on ukulele

The strumming pattern for Cotton Fields: d u d u. Expect a brisk pace, around 135 bpm. This arrangement is in A major. Chord-wise this is an easy one: everything sits at the novice level. Drive the down-up eighths hard and hit the chorus with heavier downstrokes.

3 ukulele chords used in "Cotton Fields" by Creedence Clearwater Revival: A, D and E7

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Creedence Clearwater Revival, commonly abbreviated as CCR or simply Creedence, was an American rock band formed in El Cerrito, California, in 1959. The band consisted of lead vocalist, lead guitarist, and primary songwriter John Fogerty; his brother, rhythm guitarist Tom Fogerty; bassist Stu Cook; and drummer Doug Clifford. The members had played together since 1959, initially as the Blue Velvets and later as the Golliwogs, before adopting the name Creedence Clearwater Revival in 1967.

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Intro: A  E7  D  A

A
When I was a little bitty baby
              D              A
My mama would rock me in the cradle
                               E7
In them old cotton fields back home
       A
It was down in Louisiana
             D              A
Just about a mile from Texarkana
            E7                 A
In them old cotton fields back home


               D
Now, when them cotton bolls get rotten
          A
You can't pick very much cotton
                               E7
In them old cotton fields back home
       A
It was down in Louisiana
             D              A
Just about a mile from Texarkana
            E7                 A
In them old cotton fields back home


A
When I was a little bitty baby
              D              A
My mama would rock me in the cradle
                               E7
In them old cotton fields back home
       A
It was down in Louisiana
             D              A
Just about a mile from Texarkana
            E7                 A
In them old cotton fields back home


               D
Now, when them cotton bolls get rotten
          A
You can't pick very much cotton
                               E7
In them old cotton fields back home
       A
It was down in Louisiana
             D              A
Just about a mile from Texarkana
            E7                 A
In them old cotton fields back home


A
When I was a little bitty baby
              D              A
My mama would rock me in the cradle
                               E7
In them old cotton fields back home
       A
It was down in Louisiana
             D              A
Just about a mile from Texarkana
            E7                 A
In them old cotton fields back home


            E7                 A
In them old cotton fields back home


It may sound a little funny        
But you didn't make very much money                               
In them old cotton fields back home       
It may sound a little funny        
But you didn't make very much money
In them old cotton fields back home

I was home in Arkansas
People ask me what you come here for
In the old cotton fields back home
I was home in Arkansas
People ask me what you come here for
In the old cotton fields back home