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Lightnin’ Hopkins – Cotton
Tuning: Standard
[Verse]
EmGet home late in some eveningA7  
Poor lightning gotta go home and take him some restEm  E7  
Get home late in some eveningA7  
Poor lightning gotta go home and take some restEm  
You know I gotta pick cottB7on tomorrow and MondayA7  
Little girl that’s gonna be a solid betEm  
EmWoah I don’t weigh but 95 poundA7  
100 pound is too much load for me to pullEm  E7  
I don’t weigh but 90 pound boyA7  
100 pound is too much load for me to pullEm  
I get straigten up in the field B7and stoop down lightningA7  
Go on boy and get you sack fullEm  A  Em  
I sEmtood straight up in the fieldA7  
Looking around tryin’ to find me some shadeEm  E7  
A7Woah lord have mercy
Poor lightning tryin to find him some shadeEm  
Poor mama sittin down with a pencil B7and paperA  
Figurin’ up every dime that the family madeEm  A  Em  
EmMy daddy was a sack shakerA7  
Carried my ass straight down that roadEm  E7  
A7My daddy was a sack shaker
Carried my ass straight down that roadEm  
Woah every time I go way upB7  
HAe say go ahead lightnin’ and get me some moreEm  A  Em  

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Cotton

by Lightnin' Hopkins

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Lightnin’ Hopkins – Cotton

Tuning: Standard

[Verse]

Em A7

Get home late in some evening

Em E7

Poor lightning gotta go home and take him some rest

Get home late in some evening

Poor lightning gotta go home and take some rest

B7 A7

You know I gotta pick cotton tomorrow and Monday

Little girl that’s gonna be a solid bet

Em A7

Woah I don’t weigh but 95 pound

Em E7

100 pound is too much load for me to pull

I don’t weigh but 90 pound boy

100 pound is too much load for me to pull

B7 A7

I get straigten up in the field and stoop down lightning

Em A Em

Go on boy and get you sack full

Em A7

I stood straight up in the field

Em E7

Looking around tryin’ to find me some shade

Woah lord have mercy

Poor lightning tryin to find him some shade

B7 A

Poor mama sittin down with a pencil and paper

Em A Em

Figurin’ up every dime that the family made

Em A7

My daddy was a sack shaker

Em E7

Carried my ass straight down that road

My daddy was a sack shaker

Carried my ass straight down that road

Woah every time I go way up

A Em A Em

He say go ahead lightnin’ and get me some more

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