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Cotton Mouth River

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[Intro]
G
[Verse 1] 
Well, I Gknow that I shouldn't have Emdone it
I Cknow that it Djust wasn't Gright
'Cause Gthey got me backed up to the G/F#Cotton Mouth EmRiver
And I Ccan't cross Dlate at Gnight
[Chorus]
Yeah, there's Dlots of stories told about the GCotton Mouth River
CThey tell them time and aDgain
About the Gmen who tried to cross that G/F#river by Emmoonlight
And Cnever were Dheard from aGgain
[Verse 2] 
GIf I had my life to live Emover
CI'd a gone to Dwork that Gday
Instead of Ggoing into town and G/F#shooting him Emdown
For a Cthing I never Dheard him Gsay
[Chorus] 
Yeah, there's Dlots of stories told about the GCotton Mouth River
CThey tell them time and aDgain
About the Gmen who tried to cross that G/F#river by Emmoonlight
And Cnever were Dheard from aGgain
[Verse 3]
Well, I Gjust made it through the Emcane break
And I Cgot one Dfoot in the Gmud
I can Ghear the hounds a-baying but the G/F#snake around my Emankle's
Telling Cme my running Ddays are Gdone
[Chorus] 
Yeah, there's Dlots of stories told about the GCotton Mouth River
CThey tell them time and aDgain
About the Gmen who tried to cross that G/F#river by Emmoonlight
And Cnever were Dheard from aGgain
Yeah, there's Dlots of stories told about the GCotton Mouth River
CThey tell them time and aDgain
About the Gmen who tried to cross that G/F#river by Emmoonlight
And Cnever were Dheard from aGgain

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Cotton Mouth River

by Jim Croce

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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G/F#

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

G Em

Well, I know that I shouldn't have done it

C D G

I know that it just wasn't right

G G/F# Em

'Cause they got me backed up to the Cotton Mouth River

C D G

And I can't cross late at night

[Chorus]

D G

Yeah, there's lots of stories told about the Cotton Mouth River

C D

They tell them time and again

G G/F# Em

About the men who tried to cross that river by moonlight

C D G

And never were heard from again

[Verse 2]

G Em

If I had my life to live over

C D G

I'd a gone to work that day

G G/F# Em

Instead of going into town and shooting him down

C D G

For a thing I never heard him say

[Chorus]

D G

Yeah, there's lots of stories told about the Cotton Mouth River

C D

They tell them time and again

G G/F# Em

About the men who tried to cross that river by moonlight

C D G

And never were heard from again

[Verse 3]

G Em

Well, I just made it through the cane break

C D G

And I got one foot in the mud

G G/F# Em

I can hear the hounds a-baying but the snake around my ankle's

C D G

Telling me my running days are done

[Chorus]

D G

Yeah, there's lots of stories told about the Cotton Mouth River

C D

They tell them time and again

G G/F# Em

About the men who tried to cross that river by moonlight

C D G

And never were heard from again

D G

Yeah, there's lots of stories told about the Cotton Mouth River

C D

They tell them time and again

G G/F# Em

About the men who tried to cross that river by moonlight

C D G

And never were heard from again

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