Verse 1:
C                                   F  C
On a pink sky misty mornin' back in 1994
  Am               C               G
We met down by the river where the mountain flowers grow
C                                                F             C
And then the clouds they started rollin', cast a shadow on the road
    Am             C            F                 C
And there he stood before us, a man that no one knows (oh-oh!)

Chorus:
C
If it hadn't been for Cotton-Eyed Joe
F                  C
I'd been married a long time ago
Am                       C
Where did you come from? Where did you go?
F                        G
Where did you come from, Cotton-Eyed Joe?
C
She left me alone with nowhere to go
F                       C
Spent my life tryin' to bring her back home
Am                       C
Where did you come from? Where did you go?
F                        G
Where did you come from, Cotton-Eyed Joe?

(Oh, oh!)

Verse 2:
C                                   F                 C
I remember she was smilin', but the smile was not for me
   Am                  C                                     G
He walked right up and took her hand, and said, "Boy, take a seat"
C                                             F              C
He's a fast-talkin' man, a swindler, take the sugar out your tea
          Am           C                      F                    C
So keep a hold of your women, boys, 'cause he took mine right from me (oh-oh!)

Chorus:
C
If it hadn't been for Cotton-Eyed Joe
F                  C
I'd been married a long time ago
Am                       C
Where did you come from? Where did you go?
F                        G
Where did you come from, Cotton-Eyed Joe?
C
She left me alone with nowhere to go
F                       C
Spent my life tryin' to bring her back home
Am                       C
Where did you come from? Where did you go?
F                        G
Where did you come from, Cotton-Eyed Joe?

(Oh, oh!)

Verse 3:
C                                   F              C
Her daddy was a preacher, spent her Sundays in the church
       Am                 C                                       G
He was teachin' her 'bout right from wrongs but she didn't listen much
C                                            F                  C
So the next time that you see her, would you tell her this from me?
       Am                   C                    F                  C
If you wanna dance with the devil, girl then you ain't dancin' with me (oh-oh!)

Chorus:
C
If it hadn't been for Cotton-Eyed Joe
F                  C
I'd been married a long time ago
Am                       C
Where did you come from? Where did you go?
F                        G
Where did you come from, Cotton-Eyed Joe?
C
She left me alone with nowhere to go
F                       C
Spent my life tryin' to bring her back home
Am                       C
Where did you come from? Where did you go?
F                        G
Where did you come from, Cotton-Eyed Joe?

(Oh, oh!)

C
If it hadn't been for Cotton-Eyed Joe
F                  C
I'd been married a long time ago
Am                       C
Where did you come from? Where did you go?
F                        G
Where did you come from, Cotton-Eyed Joe?
C
She left me alone with nowhere to go
F                       C
Spent my life tryin' to bring her back home
Am                       C
Where did you come from? Where did you go?
F                        G
Where did you come from, Cotton-Eyed Joe?

(Oh, oh!)
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