Chords for Cotton Eyed Joe (The Murder Ballad) by Pawns or Kings Official Lyric Video
Tempo:
100.35 bpm
Chords used:
Am
Em
C
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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He came [Am] to town like [Em] a midwinter storm
[Am] Rode through the field [Em] so handsome and adored
[C] He [Am] was passing [Em] every woman in town
Guess he [Am] heard there were [Em] no long rounds
[Am] Yeah, all [Em] he come for was fun
No, I loved [Am] Eileen [Em] since we first met
[Am] and on her those
[Em] Torches were set
[C] the sight [Am] of his eyes [Em] were
angel-like white
[C] Kind [Am] of blues you [Em] can't see in the night.
[Am] No holsters [B] smile was [Em] his gun
[Am] Well, if it hadn't been for Cotton Eye [Em] Joe, I'd be married a long time [C] ago.
Where did you [Am] come from?
Where [Em] did you go?
[Am] And who you on the [B] run from?
[Em] Cotton Eye Joe
I [Am] hadn't seen my [Em] love for near a week
[Am]
Same amount I [Em] didn't see that sneak
[C] Then a [Am] bounty man pulled [Em] up
quick as the rain
[C] Asking [Am] if I knew a [Em] man with a peculiar name
[Am] Then he [B] told the truth.
I [Em] just couldn't bear
Joe [Am] brought disaster [Em] wherever he went
[Am] The hearts of girls was the [Em] hell broken and said
[C] He [Am] had a heart made [Em] out of
concrete filler
[C] [Am] No doubt.
He's [Em] the
Cotton-eyed killer
[Am] And [B] he caught my [Em] leaning his snare
[Am] But if it hadn't been for Cotton [Em] Eye Joe
Been married a long time [C] ago.
Where did you [Am] come from?
[Em] Where did you go?
[Am] And who you on [B] the run from?
[Em] Cotton Eye Joe
[C] [Am] You can run [Em] for as long as you [C] want to
[Am] You won't rest [Em] till the day [B] that you [C] die
[Am] I'll be there [Em] in every shadow
Come [Am] through this mule ain't young [B] enough to take us both alive
[Am] Well, if it hadn't been for Cotton Eye Joe
I've been buried a long time [C] ago.
Where did you come [Am] from?
Where [Em] did you go?
[Am] It's me you're on the run [B] from
Cotton [Em] Eye Joe
[Am] Rode through the field [Em] so handsome and adored
[C] He [Am] was passing [Em] every woman in town
Guess he [Am] heard there were [Em] no long rounds
[Am] Yeah, all [Em] he come for was fun
No, I loved [Am] Eileen [Em] since we first met
[Am] and on her those
[Em] Torches were set
[C] the sight [Am] of his eyes [Em] were
angel-like white
[C] Kind [Am] of blues you [Em] can't see in the night.
[Am] No holsters [B] smile was [Em] his gun
[Am] Well, if it hadn't been for Cotton Eye [Em] Joe, I'd be married a long time [C] ago.
Where did you [Am] come from?
Where [Em] did you go?
[Am] And who you on the [B] run from?
[Em] Cotton Eye Joe
I [Am] hadn't seen my [Em] love for near a week
[Am]
Same amount I [Em] didn't see that sneak
[C] Then a [Am] bounty man pulled [Em] up
quick as the rain
[C] Asking [Am] if I knew a [Em] man with a peculiar name
[Am] Then he [B] told the truth.
I [Em] just couldn't bear
Joe [Am] brought disaster [Em] wherever he went
[Am] The hearts of girls was the [Em] hell broken and said
[C] He [Am] had a heart made [Em] out of
concrete filler
[C] [Am] No doubt.
He's [Em] the
Cotton-eyed killer
[Am] And [B] he caught my [Em] leaning his snare
[Am] But if it hadn't been for Cotton [Em] Eye Joe
Been married a long time [C] ago.
Where did you [Am] come from?
[Em] Where did you go?
[Am] And who you on [B] the run from?
[Em] Cotton Eye Joe
[C] [Am] You can run [Em] for as long as you [C] want to
[Am] You won't rest [Em] till the day [B] that you [C] die
[Am] I'll be there [Em] in every shadow
Come [Am] through this mule ain't young [B] enough to take us both alive
[Am] Well, if it hadn't been for Cotton Eye Joe
I've been buried a long time [C] ago.
Where did you come [Am] from?
Where [Em] did you go?
[Am] It's me you're on the run [B] from
Cotton [Em] Eye Joe
Key:
Am
Em
C
B
Am
Em
C
B
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ He came [Am] to town like [Em] a midwinter storm
[Am] Rode through the field [Em] so handsome and adored
_ [C] He [Am] was passing [Em] every woman in town
Guess he [Am] heard there were [Em] no long rounds
[Am] Yeah, all [Em] he come for was fun
_ _ _ _ _ _ No, I loved [Am] Eileen [Em] since we first met
[Am] and on her those
[Em] Torches were set
[C] the sight [Am] of his eyes [Em] were
angel-like white
[C] Kind [Am] of blues you [Em] can't see in the night.
[Am] No holsters [B] smile was [Em] his gun _ _ _ _
_ [Am] Well, if it hadn't been for Cotton Eye [Em] Joe, I'd be married a long time [C] ago.
Where did you [Am] come from?
Where [Em] did you go?
_ [Am] And who you on the [B] run from?
[Em] Cotton Eye Joe
_ _ _ _ _ _ I [Am] hadn't seen my [Em] love for near a week
[Am] _
Same amount I [Em] didn't see that sneak
[C] Then a [Am] bounty man pulled [Em] up
quick as the rain
[C] Asking [Am] if I knew a [Em] man with a peculiar name
[Am] Then he [B] told the truth.
I [Em] just couldn't bear _ _ _
_ _ Joe [Am] brought disaster [Em] wherever he went
[Am] The hearts of girls was the [Em] hell broken and said
[C] He [Am] had a heart made [Em] out of
concrete filler
[C] _ [Am] No doubt.
He's [Em] the
Cotton-eyed killer
[Am] And [B] he caught my [Em] leaning his snare
_ _ _ _ [Am] But if it hadn't been for Cotton [Em] Eye Joe
Been married a long time [C] ago.
Where did you [Am] come from?
[Em] Where did you go?
_ _ [Am] And who you on [B] the run from?
[Em] Cotton Eye Joe _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ [Am] You can run [Em] for as long as you [C] want to
[Am] You won't rest [Em] till the day [B] that you [C] die
[Am] I'll be there [Em] in every shadow
Come [Am] through this mule ain't young [B] enough to take us both alive
_ _ _ [Am] Well, if it hadn't been for Cotton Eye Joe
I've been buried a long time [C] ago.
Where did you come [Am] from?
Where [Em] did you go?
_ [Am] It's me you're on the run [B] from
Cotton [Em] Eye Joe
_ _ He came [Am] to town like [Em] a midwinter storm
[Am] Rode through the field [Em] so handsome and adored
_ [C] He [Am] was passing [Em] every woman in town
Guess he [Am] heard there were [Em] no long rounds
[Am] Yeah, all [Em] he come for was fun
_ _ _ _ _ _ No, I loved [Am] Eileen [Em] since we first met
[Am] and on her those
[Em] Torches were set
[C] the sight [Am] of his eyes [Em] were
angel-like white
[C] Kind [Am] of blues you [Em] can't see in the night.
[Am] No holsters [B] smile was [Em] his gun _ _ _ _
_ [Am] Well, if it hadn't been for Cotton Eye [Em] Joe, I'd be married a long time [C] ago.
Where did you [Am] come from?
Where [Em] did you go?
_ [Am] And who you on the [B] run from?
[Em] Cotton Eye Joe
_ _ _ _ _ _ I [Am] hadn't seen my [Em] love for near a week
[Am] _
Same amount I [Em] didn't see that sneak
[C] Then a [Am] bounty man pulled [Em] up
quick as the rain
[C] Asking [Am] if I knew a [Em] man with a peculiar name
[Am] Then he [B] told the truth.
I [Em] just couldn't bear _ _ _
_ _ Joe [Am] brought disaster [Em] wherever he went
[Am] The hearts of girls was the [Em] hell broken and said
[C] He [Am] had a heart made [Em] out of
concrete filler
[C] _ [Am] No doubt.
He's [Em] the
Cotton-eyed killer
[Am] And [B] he caught my [Em] leaning his snare
_ _ _ _ [Am] But if it hadn't been for Cotton [Em] Eye Joe
Been married a long time [C] ago.
Where did you [Am] come from?
[Em] Where did you go?
_ _ [Am] And who you on [B] the run from?
[Em] Cotton Eye Joe _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ [Am] You can run [Em] for as long as you [C] want to
[Am] You won't rest [Em] till the day [B] that you [C] die
[Am] I'll be there [Em] in every shadow
Come [Am] through this mule ain't young [B] enough to take us both alive
_ _ _ [Am] Well, if it hadn't been for Cotton Eye Joe
I've been buried a long time [C] ago.
Where did you come [Am] from?
Where [Em] did you go?
_ [Am] It's me you're on the run [B] from
Cotton [Em] Eye Joe