Autoscroll
1 Column
Text size
Transpose 0
INTRO – Em - Ebm - D – Db - C – G x2
VERSE-1
GShe F#mshe came from the Bmland of the cotton
Em Em7 C G…
Land that was nearly forgotten by everyone
GAnd F#mShe worked and she Bmslaved so hard
Em Em7 C G…
A big old field was her back yard in the delta sun
FOh??C? Oh, but she sure coulGd sing
FOh??C? Oh, she sure coulGd sing
VERSE-2
GHe…F#m He looked down and hBme took a little pity
Em Em7 C G…
The whole town swore they knew it was to help her some
GAnd he??F#m? He didn't mind if shBme wasn't very pretty
Em Em7 C G…
For deep inside his heart he knew She was the only one
CHORUS
FOh??C? Oh, but she sure coulGd sing
FOh??C? Oh, she sure coulGd sing
BRIDGE
DShe had faith, she had believin’
GLed all the people together in singin’
DAnd she prayed every night to the Lord up above
CHal??G6? leA7… lu-jah A7 HallCe… Dlu… jah
VERSE-3
GThey…F#m Used to walk singBming songs by the river
Em Em7 C G…
Even when she knew for sure She had to go away
GShe, F#mshe never knew what her Bmlife had to give her
Em Em7 C G…
She never had to think about it For one single day
CHORUS
BRIDGE
Repeat VERSE-1
CHORUS X 2 to End