Chords for Cornbread & Butterbeans- Carolina Chocolate Drops- Merlefest 2009

We're gonna do you one called Cornbread and Butter [Cm] Beans. _ _ _
[G] This is in honor of P.
Townsend's mother.
_ _ _ _ I was up at 4 [B] o'clock this morning, _ [A#] _ [F] because I got woke up by somebody.
_ [A] He was hiding behind his banjo, and I couldn't get back to sleep, so I went [G] downstairs and saw [D#] him. _
He's the director of this festival, and I [F#] saw an assistant director of this festival,
and I was just thinking, here are these guys who are way high up on the food chain.
They started the festival, they run it, and here they are up early,
and got their fingers in everything, just making sure everything's being run well.
I think that makes a big difference.
It makes this festival a lot better than a lot of other festivals.
The people who are running it are [N] daring. _
_ _ _ _ [A#] At 10, 11, 12, I'm [G] kind of walking around and chilling [F#] out.
He was out there, and he's had a hard week.
[G#m] I just wanted to say that.
This is [F#] Cornbread and Butter Beans in honor [G] of his mom, P.
Townsend's mom.
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_ [D] This is the first hot day we've played outside, so these [B] instruments are not very happy.
_ [D] _ What happened to all their [G] mild weather? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Like I said, winter longest. _ _
In case you're wondering why this man is sitting up here in long sleeves [F#] and long pants, he's from Arizona.
It's an old cowboy [D] trick, I'm telling you.
So this ain't nothing [Em] to do with it. _ _
[G] Just a winter life, set to go.
_ What do y'all think of that, huh?
_ _ Meanwhile, here's the gig. _ _
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Cornbread and butter [D] beans, at you across the table
Eating in a vein, making love as long as I am able
Pulling corn and cotton too, and when the day is over
Riding you and cousin fool in love [G] again all over
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Goodbye, don't you cry, I'm going to Louisiana
If I can draw, then I'll pick you back up, I'll get [G] married soon, see ya
Same _ song, same song, I'll take you to [D] China _
Cornbread and butter beans, and back to North Carolina _
[G] Cornbread and [D] butter beans, at you across the table
Eating in a vein, making love as long as I am able
Pulling corn and cotton too, and when the day is over
Riding you and cousin fool in love again all [G] over
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Wearing shoes and drinking booze, it goes against the Bible
[D] This one neck tie will make you die, cause you lots of trouble
Driving in street cars and whistlebars and kissing all the pretty women
Women, yeah, that's the end of the [G] world, we can have _
Cornbread [D] and butter beans, at you across the table
Eating in a vein, making love as long as I am able
Pulling corn and cotton too, and when the day is over
Riding you and cousin fool in love again all over _
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[G] Kids hating, don't care, and [D] education unlawful
Racing and writing checks, it [F#m] all seems unlawful
[G] Silk bows and free clothes, it's just a waste of your money
[D] Come with me, stay with me, see [G] you bring my smile to your honeycomb _
Cornbread and butter beans, [D] at you across the table
Eating in a vein, making love as long as I am able
Pulling corn and cotton too, and when the day is over
Riding you and cousin fool in love again all over _
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Cornbread and butter [D] beans, at you across the table
Eating in a vein, making love as long as I am able
Pulling corn and [G] cotton too, and when the day is over
[D] Riding you and cousin fool in love again all over
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