Cotton Eye Joe Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Chorus 1]
If it hadn't been for Cotton-Eyed Joe
I'd been married long time ago
Where did you come from,
where did you go?
Where did you come from,
Cotton-Eyed Joe?
[G]If it hadn't been for Cotton-Eyed Joe
I'd been married long time ago
[C]Where did you come from,
where did you go?
[D]Where did you come from,
[C]Cotton-Eyed Joe?
[G][G][C]
[G]If it hadn't been for Cotton-Eyed Joe
I'd been married long time ago
[C]Where did you come from,
where did you go?
[D]Where did you come from,
[C]Cotton-Eyed Joe?
[G]If it hadn't been for Cotton-Eyed Joe
I'd been married long time ago
[C]Where did you come from,
where did you go?
[D]Where did you come from,
[C]Cotton-Eyed Joe?

[Interlude 1]
[G][G][C][D][C]
[G][G][C][D][C]

[Verse 1]
[G]He came to town like a midwinter storm
He [C]rode through the fields,
so [D]handsome and [C]strong
His [G]eyes was his tools
so his smile was his gun
But [C]all he had come for was [D]having some fun

[Chorus 2]
[G]If it hadn't been for Cotton-Eyed Joe
I'd been married long time ago
[C]Where did you come from,
where did you go?
[D]Where did you come from,
[C]Cotton-Eyed Joe?
[G]If it hadn't been for Cotton-Eyed Joe
I'd been married long time ago
[C]Where did you come from,
where did you go?
[D]Where did you come from,
[C]Cotton-Eyed Joe?

[Solo 1]
[G][C][A][D]
[G][C][A][D]

[Verse 2]
[G]He brought disaster wherever he went
The [C]hearts of the girls
was to [D]hell broken [C]sent
They [G]all ran away so nobody would know
And [C]left only men 'cause of [D]Cotton-Eyed [C]Joe

[Chorus 3]
[G]If it hadn't been for Cotton-Eyed Joe
I'd been married long time ago
[C]Where did you come from,
where did you go?
[D]Where did you come from,
[C]Cotton-Eyed Joe?
[G]If it hadn't been for Cotton-Eyed Joe
I'd been married long time ago
[C]Where did you come from,
where did you go?
[D]Where did you come from,
[C]Cotton-Eyed Joe?

[Interlude 2]
[G][G][C][D][C]
[G][G][C][D][C]
[G][G][G][G]
[G][G][C][D]

[Chorus 4]
[G]If it hadn't been for Cotton-Eyed Joe
I'd been married long time ago
[C]Where did you come from,
where did you go?
[D]Where did you come from,
[C]Cotton-Eyed Joe?
[G]If it hadn't been for Cotton-Eyed Joe
I'd been married long time ago
[C]Where did you come from,
where did you go?
[D]Where did you come from,
[C]Cotton-Eyed Joe?

[Interlude 3]
[G][G][C][D][C]
[G][G][C][D][C]

[Outro 1]
[G]If it hadn't been for Cotton-Eyed Joe
I'd been married long time ago
[C]Where did you come from,
where did you go?
Where did you come from,
Cotton-Eyed Joe?