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California Cottonfields

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1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open

[Intro]
   F6sus2
e|-----------------|-----------------|
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]
   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]
  F6sus2F6sus2G      G
|  |  |      |      |
  G       C       D7    D7
|       |       |     |     |
  C       D7     G      G
|       |      |      |      |
[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
  F6sus2F6sus2G      G
|  |  |      | 

California Cottonfields chords and lyrics

Free chords for California Cottonfields by Merle Haggard. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

| G     | G     |
| G      | C      | D7    | D7    |
| C      | D7     | G     | G     |
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Interlude]
| F6sus2 | F6sus2 | G     | G     |
| G      | C      | D7    | D7    |
| C      | D7     | G     | G     |
[Verse 3]
[Verse 4]
[Chorus]
| F6sus2 | F6sus2 | G     | G

California Cottonfields Chords by Merle Haggard

Learn how to play California Cottonfields by Merle Haggard with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “California Cottonfields chords”, “California Cottonfields guitar chords”, or “Merle Haggard California Cottonfields 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 California Cottonfields chords and for experienced players who want accurate California Cottonfields lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include F6sus2, B, G, D, A, E.

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What key is "California Cottonfields" in?

The chords for "California Cottonfields" show the original chord names (including F6sus2, B, G, D, A, E). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.