Chords for OMGG perform "California Cottonfields" at 2009 IBMA World of Bluegrass Festival
Tempo:
119 bpm
Chords used:
C
D
G
F
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] Our final [D] group [G#m] comes to us [B] courtesy of California.
Max and Amy.
[C] [Bm] Go, [C#]
[B] [N]
[E] Amy.
Go, Amy.
Go, Amy.
Go,
[Em] [G]
[D] [F] [C] [G]
[D] [G]
[F] [C] [G]
Amy.
Imagine if it all back [F] to spring would [C] be [G]
without a child in [D] my arms.
[G] My daddy's [D] wife, he would [F] break and someday [C] his would [G] leave.
My mom would go to war.
[Bm] And all that [C] changed [G] in the world.
[A] The big [C] fun is [D] [G] over.
California was [C] green.
Paradise for meeting.
[G]
Picture of it back in the day.
I told my mom.
[C] [D] California got to be true.
[C]
Let's [D] have some [C] fun.
Remember [G] when we were little.
The [C] [D] [C]
world [D] was a dead [G] end.
[D] [C] [G]
[D] [G]
[Dm] [C] [G]
Didn't
[D] we [F] have the story [C] of the [G] fun.
And the bad and the wild and the beautiful.
Sometimes [D] we'd say farewell.
[F] And see what [C] all we [G] had to say.
But sometimes we'd say goodbye.
[D] And hold on while the world [C] [G]
changes.
And look at what we have to [D]
do.
[G] And the only [D] thing that I [F] remember [C] seeing in my daddy.
[G] Was that his [D] dark hair and his [G] silver tongue.
[Am] California [D] got to be us.
[C] [D] Let's have some fun.
Remember [C] [G]
when we [C] [D] were [C] little.
The world [D] was a dead [G]
[D] [F] end.
[C] [G]
[D]
[G] [D] [F] [C] [G]
[D]
Didn't [C] [G]
we have the story of the fun.
[D] And look at what we have to do.
And the only thing that I [F] remember seeing [C] in my daddy.
[G] Was that his dark hair and his silver tongue.
[C] [D] California got to be us.
[C]
[D] Let's have some fun.
[C] [G] Remember when we were little.
[C] [D] California got [C] to be us.
The [D] world was a [G] dead [C] end.
But the [D] world is [G] a new beginning.
[C] [N]
Max and Amy.
[C] [Bm] Go, [C#]
[B] [N]
[E] Amy.
Go, Amy.
Go, Amy.
Go,
[Em] [G]
[D] [F] [C] [G]
[D] [G]
[F] [C] [G]
Amy.
Imagine if it all back [F] to spring would [C] be [G]
without a child in [D] my arms.
[G] My daddy's [D] wife, he would [F] break and someday [C] his would [G] leave.
My mom would go to war.
[Bm] And all that [C] changed [G] in the world.
[A] The big [C] fun is [D] [G] over.
California was [C] green.
Paradise for meeting.
[G]
Picture of it back in the day.
I told my mom.
[C] [D] California got to be true.
[C]
Let's [D] have some [C] fun.
Remember [G] when we were little.
The [C] [D] [C]
world [D] was a dead [G] end.
[D] [C] [G]
[D] [G]
[Dm] [C] [G]
Didn't
[D] we [F] have the story [C] of the [G] fun.
And the bad and the wild and the beautiful.
Sometimes [D] we'd say farewell.
[F] And see what [C] all we [G] had to say.
But sometimes we'd say goodbye.
[D] And hold on while the world [C] [G]
changes.
And look at what we have to [D]
do.
[G] And the only [D] thing that I [F] remember [C] seeing in my daddy.
[G] Was that his [D] dark hair and his [G] silver tongue.
[Am] California [D] got to be us.
[C] [D] Let's have some fun.
Remember [C] [G]
when we [C] [D] were [C] little.
The world [D] was a dead [G]
[D] [F] end.
[C] [G]
[D]
[G] [D] [F] [C] [G]
[D]
Didn't [C] [G]
we have the story of the fun.
[D] And look at what we have to do.
And the only thing that I [F] remember seeing [C] in my daddy.
[G] Was that his dark hair and his silver tongue.
[C] [D] California got to be us.
[C]
[D] Let's have some fun.
[C] [G] Remember when we were little.
[C] [D] California got [C] to be us.
The [D] world was a [G] dead [C] end.
But the [D] world is [G] a new beginning.
[C] [N]
Key:
C
D
G
F
B
C
D
G
[B] _ Our final [D] group [G#m] comes to us [B] courtesy of California.
Max and Amy.
[C] [Bm] Go, _ _ [C#] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ [E] _ Amy.
Go, Amy.
Go, Amy.
Go, _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Amy.
Imagine if it all back [F] to spring would [C] be _ [G]
without a child in [D] my arms.
_ [G] My daddy's [D] wife, he would [F] break and someday [C] his would [G] leave.
My mom would go to war.
_ _ [Bm] And all that _ _ [C] changed [G] in the world.
[A] The big [C] fun is _ [D] _ _ _ [G] over.
California was [C] green.
Paradise for meeting.
[G]
Picture of it back in the day.
I told my mom. _ _
_ [C] _ [D] California got to be true.
[C]
Let's [D] have some [C] fun.
Remember [G] when we were little.
The [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C]
world [D] was a dead [G] end. _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ Didn't _ _
_ _ _ [D] we [F] have the story [C] of the [G] fun.
And the bad and the wild and the beautiful. _ _ _
_ Sometimes [D] we'd say farewell.
[F] And see what [C] all we [G] had to say.
But sometimes we'd say goodbye. _ _ _
[D] And hold on while the world _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ changes.
And look at what we have to [D] _ _
do.
[G] And the only [D] thing that I [F] remember [C] seeing in my daddy.
[G] Was that his [D] dark hair and his [G] silver tongue. _
_ _ _ [Am] California [D] got to be us.
[C] [D] Let's have some fun.
Remember [C] _ [G] _
when we _ [C] _ _ [D] were _ [C] little.
The world [D] was a dead [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] [F] end.
_ [C] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ Didn't [C] _ [G] _ _ _
we have the story of the fun.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ And look at what we have to do.
And the only thing that I [F] remember seeing [C] in my daddy.
[G] Was that his dark hair and his silver tongue. _ _ _
[C] _ [D] California got to be us.
[C]
[D] Let's have some fun.
[C] [G] Remember when we were little.
[C] _ [D] California got _ [C] to be us.
The [D] world was a _ [G] _ _ dead [C] end.
But the [D] world _ is [G] a new beginning.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Max and Amy.
[C] [Bm] Go, _ _ [C#] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ [E] _ Amy.
Go, Amy.
Go, Amy.
Go, _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Amy.
Imagine if it all back [F] to spring would [C] be _ [G]
without a child in [D] my arms.
_ [G] My daddy's [D] wife, he would [F] break and someday [C] his would [G] leave.
My mom would go to war.
_ _ [Bm] And all that _ _ [C] changed [G] in the world.
[A] The big [C] fun is _ [D] _ _ _ [G] over.
California was [C] green.
Paradise for meeting.
[G]
Picture of it back in the day.
I told my mom. _ _
_ [C] _ [D] California got to be true.
[C]
Let's [D] have some [C] fun.
Remember [G] when we were little.
The [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C]
world [D] was a dead [G] end. _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ Didn't _ _
_ _ _ [D] we [F] have the story [C] of the [G] fun.
And the bad and the wild and the beautiful. _ _ _
_ Sometimes [D] we'd say farewell.
[F] And see what [C] all we [G] had to say.
But sometimes we'd say goodbye. _ _ _
[D] And hold on while the world _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ changes.
And look at what we have to [D] _ _
do.
[G] And the only [D] thing that I [F] remember [C] seeing in my daddy.
[G] Was that his [D] dark hair and his [G] silver tongue. _
_ _ _ [Am] California [D] got to be us.
[C] [D] Let's have some fun.
Remember [C] _ [G] _
when we _ [C] _ _ [D] were _ [C] little.
The world [D] was a dead [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] [F] end.
_ [C] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ Didn't [C] _ [G] _ _ _
we have the story of the fun.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ And look at what we have to do.
And the only thing that I [F] remember seeing [C] in my daddy.
[G] Was that his dark hair and his silver tongue. _ _ _
[C] _ [D] California got to be us.
[C]
[D] Let's have some fun.
[C] [G] Remember when we were little.
[C] _ [D] California got _ [C] to be us.
The [D] world was a _ [G] _ _ dead [C] end.
But the [D] world _ is [G] a new beginning.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _