Song Name: | Cotton Jenny | By: | Gordon Lightfoot |
Posted By: | BlueWest | Difficulty: | Beginner |
Key: | Any | Genre: | General |
Harp Type: | Any | ||
Created: | 2006-11-13 00:11:19 | Modified: | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
Song: | 5 -5 6 -6 -7 7
There's a house on a hill -8 8 -9 -9 -9 8 -8 7 By a worn down weathered old mill 7 7 7 -7 7 -8 -8 -8 -8 7 -7 In the valley below where the river winds -6 6 -6 6 -4 -5 5 Theres no such thing as bad times 5 -5 6 -6 -7 7 And a soft southern flame 8 -9 -9 -9 8 -8 7 Oh cotton jennys her name 7 7 -7 7 -8 -8 -8 -8 7 -7 She wakes me up when the sun goes down -6 6 6 8 -8 7 -6 7 And wheels of love go round 7 7 -8 7 -6 Wheels of love go round 7 -8 7 8 9 8 -8 7 Love go round, 7 7 -6 -6 love go round -6 -8 -8 -7 -8 -7 -6 6 A joyful sound 7 -8 8 8 8 8 8 -9 -9 8 -8 7 -7 -8 -7 -6 6 I aint got a penny for cotton jenny to spend 6 6 6 8 -8 7 -6 7 But then the wheels go round 5 -5 6 -6 -7 7 When the new day begins -8 8 -9 -9 -9 8 -8 7 I go down to the cotton gin 7 7 -7 7 -8 -8 -8 7 -7 And I make my time worth while to them 6 6 6 6 6 -5 6 Then I climb back up again 5 -5 6 -6 -7 7 And she waits by the door 8 -9 -9 -9 8 -8 7 Oh cotton jenny I'm sore 7 7 -7 7 -8 -8 -8 -8 7 -7 She wakes me up when the sun goes down -6 6 6 8 -8 7 -6 7 And wheels of love go round 7 7 -8 7 -6 Wheels of love go round 7 -8 7 8 9 8 -8 7 Love go round, 7 7 -6 -6 love go round -6 -8 -8 -7 -8 -7 -6 6 A joyful sound 7 -8 8 8 8 8 8 -9 -9 8 -8 7 -7 -8 -7 -6 6 I aint got a penny for cotton jenny to spend 6 6 6 8 -8 7 -6 7 But then the wheels go round 5 -5 6 -6 -7 7 In the hot, sickly south -8 8 -9 -9 8 -8 7 When they say well shut my mouth 7 7 7 -7 7 -8 -8 -8 -8 7 -7 I can never be free from the cotton grind 6 6 -6 6 6 -5 5 But I know I got whats mine 5 -5 6 -6 -7 7 Shes a soft southern flame 8 -9 -9 -9 8 -8 7 Oh cotton jennys her name 7 7 -7 7 -8 -8 -8 -8 7 -7 She wakes me up when the sun goes down -6 6 6 8 -8 7 -6 7 And wheels of love go round 7 7 -8 7 -6 Wheels of love go round 7 -8 7 8 9 8 -8 7 Love go round, 7 7 -6 -6 love go round -6 -8 -8 -7 -8 -7 -6 6 A joyful sound 7 -8 8 8 8 8 8 -9 -9 8 -8 7 -7 -8 -7 -6 6 I aint got a penny for cotton jenny to spend 6 6 6 8 -8 7 -6 7 But then the wheels go round |