F
We didn't know the times were lean
Bb
Round our home the grass was green
FC7
It didn't seem like things were all that bad
F
I bet we walked a thousand miles
Bb
Chopin' cotton and pushin' plows
FC7F
And learnin' how to give it all we had.
F
As life went on and years went by
Bb
I saw the light in daddy's eyes
FC7
And felt the love in mama's hands
F
They kept us warm and kept us fed
Bb
Taught us how to look ahead
FC7F
Now lookin' back, I understand.
Refrain :
F
We were Walkin' in High Cotton
Bb
Old times there are not forgotten
FC7
Those fertile fields are never far a- way
F
We were Walkin' in High Cotton
Bb
Old times there are not forgotten
FC7F
Leavin' home was the hardest thing we ever faced.
F
When Sunday morning rolled around
Bb
We dressed up in hand-me downs
FC7
Just in time, together with the church
F
Sometimes I think how long it's been
Bb
And how it impressed me then
FC7F
It was the only day my daddy wouldn't work.
REPEAT Refrain 1 :
(Change to key of G:)
Refrain :
FG
We were Walkin' in High Cotton
C
Old times there are not forgotten
GD7
Those fertile fields are never far a- way
P G
We were Walkin' in High Cotton
C
Old times there are not forgotten
GD7G
Leavin' home was the hardest thing we ever faced.
REPEAT Refrain 2 :
We Were Walkin' In High Cotton
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