Chords for Lee Matthews - Cotton Eye Joe (Official Music Video)

Tempo:
101 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

D

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Lee Matthews - Cotton Eye Joe (Official Music Video) chords
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If it hadn't been for Captain Nigel, I'd have been married a long time ago.
[C] Where did you come from, where did you go?
[E] Where did you come from, Captain [G] Nigel?
[C]
[D] [G] If it hadn't been for Captain Nigel, I'd have been married a long time ago.
[C] Where did you come from, where did you go?
[D] Where did you come from, Captain [G] Nigel?
Have you ever seen a man with a hole in his shoe?
Does more hopping than a kangaroo?
[C] Hands sailed up with binders wine, [D] sipping back in that old [G] moonshot.
You clean up good when the time is right, use his charm and steal your wife.
[C] Where's the F?
Nobody knows.
[D] Look out for old Captain [G] Nigel.
If it hadn't been for Captain Nigel, I'd have been married a long time ago.
[C] Where did you come from, where did you go?
[D] Where did you come from, Captain [G] Nigel?
If it hadn't been for Captain Nigel, I'd have been married a long time ago.
Where did you come from, where did you go?
[D] Where did you come from, Captain [G] Nigel?
[C]
[D] [G] Years from now we've all grown old and I'm still talking about Captain Nigel.
[C] He left me with an empty heart, [D] I wish I'd known right from [G] the start.
He came to tell I'd pay the price, use his charm and stole my wife.
Where's he gone?
Nobody knows.
[D] Look out for old Captain [G] Nigel.
If it hadn't been for Captain Nigel, I'd have been married a long time [C] ago.
Where did you come from, where did you go?
[D] Where did you come from, Captain [G] Nigel?
If it hadn't been for Captain Nigel, I'd have been married a long time ago.
[C] Where did you come from, where did you go?
[D] Where did you come from, Captain [G] Nigel?
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
[C]
[D] [G]
[C]
[D] [G] If it hadn't been for Captain Nigel, I'd have been married a long time ago.
[C] Where did you come from, where did you go?
Where did you come from, Captain [G] Nigel?
If it hadn't been for Captain Nigel, I'd have been married a long time ago.
[C] Where did you come from, where did you go?
Where did you come from, Captain Nigel?
[G] Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
[C]
[D] [G]
[C]
[D] [C] [G] If it hadn't been for Captain Nigel, I'd have been married a long time ago.
[C] Where did you come from, where did you go?
Where did you come from, Captain Nigel?
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
D
1321
E
2311
C
3211
G
2131
D
1321
E
2311
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To learn Lee Matthews - Cotton Eye Joe chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: C, G, D, G, C and D. Kick off your practice at a gentle 50 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 101 BPM. Considering the song's key of G Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ _ _ If it hadn't been for Captain Nigel, I'd have been married a long time ago.
[C] Where did you come from, where did you go?
[E] Where did you come from, Captain [G] Nigel? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] If it hadn't been for Captain Nigel, I'd have been married a long time ago.
[C] Where did you come from, where did you go?
[D] Where did you come from, Captain [G] Nigel?
Have you ever seen a man with a hole in his shoe?
Does more hopping than a kangaroo?
[C] Hands sailed up with binders wine, [D] sipping back in that old [G] moonshot.
You clean up good when the time is right, use his charm and steal your wife.
[C] Where's the F?
Nobody knows.
[D] Look out for old Captain [G] Nigel.
If it hadn't been for Captain Nigel, I'd have been married a long time ago.
[C] Where did you come from, where did you go?
[D] Where did you come from, Captain [G] Nigel?
If it hadn't been for Captain Nigel, I'd have been married a long time ago.
Where did you come from, where did you go?
[D] Where did you come from, Captain [G] Nigel? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] Years from now we've all grown old and I'm still talking about Captain Nigel.
[C] He left me with an empty heart, [D] I wish I'd known right from [G] the start.
He came to tell I'd pay the price, use his charm and stole my wife.
Where's he gone?
Nobody knows.
[D] Look out for old Captain [G] Nigel.
If it hadn't been for Captain Nigel, I'd have been married a long time [C] ago.
Where did you come from, where did you go?
[D] Where did you come from, Captain [G] Nigel?
If it hadn't been for Captain Nigel, I'd have been married a long time ago.
[C] Where did you come from, where did you go?
[D] Where did you come from, Captain [G] Nigel?
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
[C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] If it hadn't been for Captain Nigel, I'd have been married a long time ago.
[C] Where did you come from, where did you go?
Where did you come from, Captain [G] Nigel?
If it hadn't been for Captain Nigel, I'd have been married a long time ago.
[C] Where did you come from, where did you go?
Where did you come from, Captain Nigel?
[G] Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
[C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [C] _ [G] If it hadn't been for Captain Nigel, I'd have been married a long time ago.
[C] Where did you come from, where did you go?
Where did you come from, Captain Nigel? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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