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California Cottonfields

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1/12

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 12Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
e|-F6sus2----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------0---------|-------0---------|
D|-----0---0-------|-----0---0-------|
A|---3---------3---|---3---------3---|
E|-1-------------1-|-----------------|
                  |      G|      G|
|       G|       C|     D7|     D7|
|       C|      D7|      G|      G|
[Verse 1]
My Gdrifting memory D7goes back to the Fspring of '4C3
When GI was just a child in momma's D7arms
My Gdaddy plowed the D7ground and prayed Fsomeday he could Cleave
This Grun-down mortgaged D7Oklahoma Gfarm
[Verse 2]
And D7then one night I heard my daddy Csaying to my Gmomma
A7That he'd finally saved enough to D7go
GCalifornia D7was his dream of Fparadise for Che had seen
GPictures in D7magazines that Gtold him so
[Chorus]
 GCaliCfornia D7Cottonfields
Where Clabor camps were D7filled with worried Cmen with broken Gdreams
 GCaliCfornia D7Cottonfields
As Cclose to wealth as D7daddy ever Gcame
[Interlude]
|  F6sus2|  F6sus2|      G|      G|
|       G|       C|     D7|     D7|
|       C|      D7|      G|      G|
[Verse 3]
GAlmost everythD7ing we had was Fsold or left beChind
From my Gdaddy's plow to the fruit that momma D7canned
GSome folks came to sD7ay farewell and Fsee what all we Chad to sell
GSome just came to D7shake my daddy's Ghand
[Verse 4]
That D7model A was loaded down and CCalifornia Gbound
And a A7change of luck was just 4 days aD7way
But the Gonly change that D7I remember Fseeing for my Cdaddy
Was Gwhen his dark hair D7turned to silver Ggray
[Chorus]
 GCaliCfornia D7Cottonfields
Where Clabor camps were D7filled with worried Cmen with broken Gdreams
 GCaliCfornia D7Cottonfields
As Cclose to wealth as D7daddy ever Gcame
|  F6sus2|  F6sus2|      G| G  

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California Cottonfields

by Merle Haggard

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F6sus2

[Intro]

F6sus2

e|-----------------|-----------------|

B|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-------0---------|-------0---------|

D|-----0---0-------|-----0---0-------|

A|---3---------3---|---3---------3---|

E|-1-------------1-|-----------------|

G G

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G C D7 D7

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C D7 G G

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[Verse 1]

G D7 F C

My drifting memory goes back to the spring of '43

G D7

When I was just a child in momma's arms

G D7 F C

My daddy plowed the ground and prayed someday he could leave

G D7 G

This run-down mortgaged Oklahoma farm

[Verse 2]

D7 C G

And then one night I heard my daddy saying to my momma

A7 D7

That he'd finally saved enough to go

G D7 F C

California was his dream of paradise for he had seen

G D7 G

Pictures in magazines that told him so

[Chorus]

G C D7

California Cottonfields

C D7 C G

Where labor camps were filled with worried men with broken dreams

G C D7

California Cottonfields

C D7 G

As close to wealth as daddy ever came

[Interlude]

F6sus2 F6sus2 G G

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G C D7 D7

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C D7 G G

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[Verse 3]

G D7 F C

Almost everything we had was sold or left behind

G D7

From my daddy's plow to the fruit that momma canned

G D7 F C

Some folks came to say farewell and see what all we had to sell

G D7 G

Some just came to shake my daddy's hand

[Verse 4]

D7 C G

That model A was loaded down and California bound

A7 D7

And a change of luck was just 4 days away

G D7 F C

But the only change that I remember seeing for my daddy

G D7 G

Was when his dark hair turned to silver gray

[Chorus]

G C D7

California Cottonfields

C D7 C G

Where labor camps were filled with worried men with broken dreams

G C D7

California Cottonfields

C D7 G

As close to wealth as daddy ever came

F6sus2 F6sus2 G G

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About California Cottonfields Chords by Merle Haggard

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