Capo 4 (or tune down ? step) E5 A5 From cotton to satin, from Birmingham to Manhattan E5 B5 From a pickup to a long limousine E5 A5 From cotton to satin, from Birmingham to Manhattan E5 B5 E5 She had to follow her dream E5 A5 E5 I saved up enough to buy her one small diamond E5 B5 That's the year that old tractor broke down E5 A5 E5 And the dream house I promised her still lies by a shade tree E5 B5 E5 Some old bricks and boards all around She begged me to take her to see New York city So I mortgaged the farm and we were gone But while we were there she took up with a rich man I came back to the country alone Key Change F5 Bb5 F5 Now, there is the garden where she touched every flower F5 C5 There's the meadow where we walked hand in hand F5 Bb5 F5 If only she'd waited she'd have more than she dreamed of F5 C5 F5 For today they struck oil on my land Up ? step to F# She went from cotton to satin, from Burmingham to Manhattan From a pickup to a lonely limousine From cotton to satin, from Burmingham to Manhattan She had to follow her dream She went from cotton to satin