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Capo on 1st fret
[Intro]
E   A   E   A
[Chorus]
From Ecotton to E7satin, from BirmingAham to Manhattan
From a Epickup to a long limouB7sine
From Ecotton to E7satin, from BirmingAham to Manhattan
EShe had to B7follow her EdreamA  
[Verse 1]
I Esaved up eE7nough to buy Aher one small Ediamond
That's the Eyear that old tractor broke B7down
And the Edream house I E7promised her still Alies by a Eshade tree
Some old Ebricks and B7boards all aEround
[Verse 2]
She Ebegged me to take her to Asee New York ECity
So I Emortgaged the farm and we were B7gone
But Ewhile we were E7there she took Aup with a Erich man
I came Eback to the B7country aEloneC7  
[Verse 3]
Now Fthere is the F7garden where she Bbtouched every Fflower
There's the Fmeadow where we walked hand in C7hand
If Fonly she'd F7waited she'd have Bbmore than she Fdreamed of
For toFday they struck C7oil on my FlandC#7  
[Chorus]
She went from F#cotton to F#7satin, from BirmingBham to Manhattan
From a F#pickup to a long, lean limouC#7sine
From F#cotton to F#7satin, from BirmingBham to Manhattan
F#She had to C#7follow her F#dreamC#7  
She went from F#cotton to BsaF#tin

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From Cotton To Satin

by Gene Watson

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C#7

F#7

Capo on 1st fret

[Intro]

E A E A

[Chorus]

E E7 A

From cotton to satin, from Birmingham to Manhattan

E B7

From a pickup to a long limousine

E E7 A

From cotton to satin, from Birmingham to Manhattan

E B7 E A

She had to follow her dream

[Verse 1]

E E7 A E

I saved up enough to buy her one small diamond

E B7

That's the year that old tractor broke down

E E7 A E

And the dream house I promised her still lies by a shade tree

E B7 E

Some old bricks and boards all around

[Verse 2]

E A E

She begged me to take her to see New York City

E B7

So I mortgaged the farm and we were gone

E E7 A E

But while we were there she took up with a rich man

E B7 E C7

I came back to the country alone

[Verse 3]

F F7 Bb F

Now there is the garden where she touched every flower

F C7

There's the meadow where we walked hand in hand

F F7 Bb F

If only she'd waited she'd have more than she dreamed of

F C7 F C#7

For today they struck oil on my land

[Chorus]

F# F#7 B

She went from cotton to satin, from Birmingham to Manhattan

F# C#7

From a pickup to a long, lean limousine

F# F#7 B

From cotton to satin, from Birmingham to Manhattan

F# C#7 F# C#7

She had to follow her dream

F# B F#

She went from cotton to satin

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