Cotton Jenny - Gordon Lightfoot



theme   A (x0222x)   A6sus4 (x0423x)   A7sus2 (x0545x)   4x



          A                A7      D                       A
There's a house on a hill,    by a worn down weathered old mill
               E                                          E7           A
In the vally below where the river winds, there's no such thing as bad times
      A                     A7    D                  A
And a soft, southern flame,    oh Cotton Jenny's her name
             E                                           E7        A
She wakes me up when the sun goes down, and the wheel of love goes round



(bridge)
          A7      D              A         A7
Wheels of love go round, love go rou-ou-ou-ound
        B7              E         E7
Love go round, a joyful sou-ou-ou-ound



(chorus)
        A               D               E                             A
I ain't got a penny for Cotton Jenny to spend, but then the wheels go round


theme  2x


When the new day begins, I go down to the cotton gin
And I make my time worthwhile to them, then I climb back up again
And she waits by the door, oh Cotton Jenny I'm sore
And she rubs my feet while the sun goes down, and the wheel of love goes round


bridge,  chorus


theme  2x


In the hot, sickly South, when they say "well shut my mouth"
I can never be free from the cotton grind, but I know I got what's mine
With a soft southern flame, oh Cotton Jenny's her name
She wakes me up when the sun goes down, and the wheel of love goes round


bridge,  chorus


theme chords on vocal improvisation  (fade-out)