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***Cotton Fields - by Shane MacGowan
from the albums "Peace & Love"
Cotton Fields - as perfomed by The Pogues
Melody 1:
e|-G---------Em-------------G-----------Em--------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-12----------12----------12---------------------|
D|----12-10-9-----12-10-9-----12-10-9--10-9-------|
A|------------------------------------------12-10-|
E|------------------------------------------------|
Melody 1 (2x)
 G   Em(4x)
Now the Gparty's oEmver and the money's all gone
You reGmember fEmeeling like Jesus' son
 G   Em(2x)
GNow your gEmirl has left your side
And Gnow you're Emgonna get crucified
 G   Em(2x)
-- Play Melody 1 over this part --
They're gonna Gcrucify youEm  
GCrucify youEm  
GCrucify youEm  
GCrucify youEm  
In those Cold Dcotton GfiEmelds back home
Back HomGeEm  
Too Glate to Emjoke or crack a smile
You gotta Gcarry tEmhat shit up that drunken mile
 G   Em(2x)
WheGn they put the electroEmdes in your brain
And Geven Emyour Mother won't know you're sane
 G   Em(2x)
GFirst Lord EmNelson's sunken ships
GNow SteEmve Lillywhite's drunken mix
 G   Em(2x)
-- Play Melody 1 over this part --
They're gonna Gcrucify youEm  
GCrucify youEm  
GCrucify youEm  
GCrucify youEm  
In those Cold Dcotton fields back homGeEm  
Back HomGeEm  
Back HomGeEm  
Back HomGeEm  
Back HomGe
Melody 1 (3x) alone
Melody 1 (4x)
Repeat Chorus/Verse until fade out

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Cotton Fields

by The Pogues

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***Cotton Fields - by Shane MacGowan

from the albums "Peace & Love"

Cotton Fields - as perfomed by The Pogues

Melody 1:

G Em G Em

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

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

G|-12----------12----------12---------------------|

D|----12-10-9-----12-10-9-----12-10-9--10-9-------|

A|------------------------------------------12-10-|

E|------------------------------------------------|

Melody 1 (2x)

G Em

(4x)

G Em

Now the party's over and the money's all gone

G Em

You remember feeling like Jesus' son

G Em

(2x)

G Em

Now your girl has left your side

G Em

And now you're gonna get crucified

G Em

(2x)

-- Play Melody 1 over this part --

G Em

They're gonna crucify you

G Em

Crucify you

G Em

Crucify you

G Em

Crucify you

C D G Em

In those old cotton fields back home

G Em

Back Home

G Em

Too late to joke or crack a smile

G Em

You gotta carry that shit up that drunken mile

G Em

(2x)

G Em

When they put the electrodes in your brain

G Em

And even your Mother won't know you're sane

G Em

(2x)

G Em

First Lord Nelson's sunken ships

G Em

Now Steve Lillywhite's drunken mix

G Em

(2x)

-- Play Melody 1 over this part --

G Em

They're gonna crucify you

G Em

Crucify you

G Em

Crucify you

G Em

Crucify you

C D G Em

In those old cotton fields back home

G Em

Back Home

G Em

Back Home

G Em

Back Home

Melody 1 (3x) alone

Melody 1 (4x)

Repeat Chorus/Verse until fade out

About Cotton Fields Chords by The Pogues

Learn how to play Cotton Fields by The Pogues with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Cotton Fields chords”, “Cotton Fields guitar chords”, or “The Pogues Cotton Fields chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Cotton Fields chords and for experienced players who want accurate Cotton Fields lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, Em, B, D, A, E.

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