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[Verse 1]
My Cgreat grand ma told me when CI was young
Keep a Csong in your heart and the Ctruth on your tongue
You'll be Fwalking in tall Gcotton all your CdaysC/B  C/A  C/G  
You'll be Fwalking in tall Gcotton all your CdaysC  
[Verse 2]
Well the Cyears rolled by and I've Cdone all I could
To Cfollow her advice and it Cturn out good
I've been Fwalking in tall Gcotton all of my CdaysC/B  C/A  C/G  
I've been Fwalking in tall Gcotton all of my CdaysC  
[Verse 3]
Told Cmy good friend Zora Con the telephone
Though the Cpast is gone and the Cfutur's unknown
You'll be Fwalking in tall Gcotton all your CdaysC/B  C/A  C/G  
Child you'll be Fwalking in tall Gcotton all your CdaysC  
[Verse 4]
Well I Cknow where I'm going and Cwho's going with me
A Cplace full of joy so baby Cplease don't quit me
I'll be Fwalking with you in tall Gcotton all of my CdaysC/B  C/A  C/G  
We'll be Fwalking in tall Gcotton all of our CdaysC  
[Verse 5]
There's a Clong way to heaven and then Cagain there's here and now
If Cyou know where to find it my Cgreat grand ma told me
How you'll be Fwalking in tall Gcotton all your CdaysC/B  C/A  
C/GThat's what she said you'll be Fwalking in tall Gcotton all your CdaysC  
[Verse 6]
Another Cthing she told me when CI was a child
Keep a Cshiny pair of shoes child Cyou'll always be in style
You'll be Fwalking in tall Gcotton all your CdaysC/B  C/A  C/G  
Yeah you'll be Fwalking in tall Gcotton all your CdaysC  

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Tall Cotton

by Eric Bibb

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C/B

C/A

C/G

[Verse 1]

C C

My great grand ma told me when I was young

C C

Keep a song in your heart and the truth on your tongue

F G C C/B C/A C/G

You'll be walking in tall cotton all your days

F G C C

You'll be walking in tall cotton all your days

[Verse 2]

C C

Well the years rolled by and I've done all I could

C C

To follow her advice and it turn out good

F G C C/B C/A C/G

I've been walking in tall cotton all of my days

F G C C

I've been walking in tall cotton all of my days

[Verse 3]

C C

Told my good friend Zora on the telephone

C C

Though the past is gone and the futur's unknown

F G C C/B C/A C/G

You'll be walking in tall cotton all your days

F G C C

Child you'll be walking in tall cotton all your days

[Verse 4]

C C

Well I know where I'm going and who's going with me

C C

A place full of joy so baby please don't quit me

F G C C/B C/A C/G

I'll be walking with you in tall cotton all of my days

F G C C

We'll be walking in tall cotton all of our days

[Verse 5]

C C

There's a long way to heaven and then again there's here and now

C C

If you know where to find it my great grand ma told me

F G C C/B C/A

How you'll be walking in tall cotton all your days

C/G F G C C

That's what she said you'll be walking in tall cotton all your days

[Verse 6]

C C

Another thing she told me when I was a child

C C

Keep a shiny pair of shoes child you'll always be in style

F G C C/B C/A C/G

You'll be walking in tall cotton all your days

F G C C

Yeah you'll be walking in tall cotton all your days

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