F We didn't know the times were lean
Bb Round our home the grass was green
It F didn't seem like things were all that C7 bad
I F bet we walked a thousand miles
Bb Chopin' cotton and pushin' plows
And F learnin' how to C7 give it all we F had.
 
F As life went on and years went by
Bb I saw the light in daddy's eyes
And F  felt the love in mama's C7 hands
They F kept us warm and kept us fed
Bb Taught us how to look ahead
Now F lookin' back, C7 I F understand.
 
Refrain : 
 
We were Walkin' in F High Cotton
Old times Bb there are not forgotten
Those F fertile fields are never far a-C7 way
We were Walkin' in F High Cotton
Old times Bb there are not forgotten
Leavin' F home was the hardest C7 thing we ever F faced.
 
When F Sunday morning rolled around
Bb We dressed up in hand-me downs
Just F in time, together with the C7 church
Sometimes F I think how long it's been
Bb And how it impressed me then
It F was the only day C7 my daddy wouldn't F work.
 
REPEAT Refrain 1 : 
 
(Change to key of G:) 
Refrain : 
 
F We were Walkin' in G High Cotton
Old times C there are not forgotten
Those G fertile fields are never far a-D7 way
P We were Walkin' in G High Cotton
Old times C there are not forgotten
Leavin' G home was the hardest D7 thing we ever G faced.
 
REPEAT Refrain 2 : 
 
We Were Walkin' In High Cotton