Biography:
The Beach Boys is an iconic American rock band, frequently cited as one of the most influential and commercially successful groups in the history of popular music due to their intricate vocal harmonies, studio experiments, and novel approaches to pop songwriting. Rooted in doo-wop and rock and roll, their early string of vocal surf hits defined the '60s California Sound. For a period afterward, they notably delved into progressive pop styles. often combining elements from classical and jazz in innovative ways.
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Other songs:
- Barbara Ann
- California Girls
- Catch A Wave
- Don't Talk (put Your Head On My Shoulder)
- Forever (the Beach Boys)
- Girl Don't Tell Me
- Help Me Rhonda
- I Get Around
- Kokomo
- Sloop John B
- Surfer Girl
- Surfin' Usa
- Then I Kissed Her
- Wendy
- Wonderful
- Wouldn't It Be Nice
- 409
- God Only Knows
- Surfin’ USA
- Wouldn’t It Be Nice
- A Day In The Life Of A Tree
- A Thing Or Two
- Add Some Music To Your Day
- Airplane
- All I Wanna Do
- All Summer Long
- Alley
- Angel Come Home
- At My Window
- Ballad Of Ole Betsy
- Barbie
- Be Here In The Morning
- Be Still
- Be True To Your School
- Be With Me
- Break Away
- Brians Back
- Busy Doin Nothin
- Cabinessence
- California Calling
- California Dreamin
- Cant Wait Too Long
- Caroline No
- Christmas Day
- Chug
- Come And Go With Me
- Cottonfields
- County Fair
- Cuckoo Clock
- Dance Dance Dance
- Darlin
- Daybreak Over The Ocean
- Deep Purple
- Deirdre
- Ding Dang
- Disney Girls
- Disney Girls 1957
- Do It Again
- Do You Remember
- Do You Wanna Dance
- Do You Want To Dance
- Dont Back Down
- Dont Go Near The Water
- Dont Hurt My Little Sister
- Dont Talk
- Dont Talk Put Your Head On My Shoulder
- Dont Worry Baby
- Farmers Daughter
- Feel Flows
- Forever
- Friends
- From There To Back Again
- Fun Fun Fun
- Games Two Can Play
- Getcha Back
- Gettin Hungry
- Girl Dont Tell Me
- Girls On The Beach
- Good Time
- Good Timin
- Good Vibrations
- Had To Phone Ya
- Hang On To Your Ego
- Hawaii
- Heads You Win Tails I Lose
- Here Today
- Hey Little Tomboy
- Honkin Down The Highway
- How She Boogalooed It
- Hushabye
- I Can Hear Music
- I Do
- I Just Wasnt Made
- I Just Wasnt Made For These Times
- I Know Theres An Answer
- I Wanna Pick You Up
- Id Love Just Once To See You
- Ill Bet Hes Nice
- Im Waiting For The Day
- In My Room
- In The Back Of My Mind
- In The Parkin Lot
- Isnt It Time
- Its Over Now
- Its Trying To Say
- Johnny Carson
- Keep An Eye On Summer
- Kiss Me Baby
- Kona Coast
- Lady Lynda
- Lana
- Leaving This Town
- Let Him Run Wild
- Let The Wind Blow
- Let Us Go On This Way
- Lets Go Away For Awhile
- Lets Put Our Hearts Together
- Life Is For The Living
- Lines
- Little Bird
- Little Deuce Coupe
- Little Girl I Once Knew
- Little Girl Youre My Miss America
- Little Honda
- Little Pad
- Little Saint Nick
- Lonely Sea
- Long Promised Road
- Long Tall Texan
- Love Is A Woman
- Marcella
- Match Point Of Our Love
- Meant For You
- Merry Christmas Baby
- Mona
- Monster Mash
- Mountain Of Love
- My Diane
- Oh Darling
- Only With You
- Orange Crate Art
- Pacific Coast Highway
- Papa
- Please Let Me Wonder
- Roller Skating Child
- Sail On Sailor
- Salt Lake City
- San Miguel
- Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
- Santas Beard
- She Knows Me Too Well
- Shelter
- Sherry She Needs Me
- Shes Goin Bald
- Shes My Lady
- Shut Down
- Slip On Through
- Solar System
- Somewhere Near Japan
- Soulful Old Man Sunshine
- Spring Vacation
- Strange World
- Student Demonstration Time
- Summers Gone
- Summertime Blues Acoustic
- Surfers Rule
- Surfin
- Surfin Safari
- Surfin Usa
- Surfs Up
- Tears In The Morning
- Thats Not Me
- Thats Why God Made The Radio
- The Girl From New York City
- The Loco
- The Lonely Sea
- The Man With All The Toys
- The Monkeys Uncle
- The Night Was So Young
- The Private Life Of Bill And Sue
- The Shift
- The Surfer Moon
- The Trader
- Theres No Other Like My Baby
- This Whole World
- Til I Die
- Vegatables
- Wake The World
- Warmth Of The Sun
- Well Run Away
- What Is A Young Girl Made Of
- When I Grow Up
- When I Grow Up To Be A Man
- Whistle In
- Wild Honey
- Wouldnt It Be Nice
- You Still Believe In Me
- Your Summer Dream
- Youre So Good To Me
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COTTONFIELDS: BEACH BOYS (in: Ab) (H. Ledbetter) 4/4 – 132
Capo on the 1st Fret.
|./. |: Repeat the previous Measure and Chord of 4-counts.
Verse 1:
n.c. |G |./. |./. |./.
WHEN I WAS A LITTLE BITTY BABY, MY MOMMA DONE ROCK ME IN THE CRADLE,
|./. |./. |D7 |./.
IN THEM O- LD COTTON FIELDS BACK HOME.
|G |./. |C |G
IT WAS BACK IN LOUISI-ANA, FOR JUST ABOUT A MILE FROM TEXAR-KANA,
|./. |Am7 D7 |G |./. |
IN THEM O- LD COTTON FIELDS BACK HOME.
Verse 2:
G |./. |./.
LET ME TELL YOU NOW WELL I GOT ME IN A FIX, I CAUGHT A NAIL IN MY TIRE
|./. |./. |./. |D7 |./.
DOIN’ LICKETY SPLIT. I HAD TO WALK A LONG LONG WAY TO TO-WN.
|G |./. |
CAME ALONG A NICE OLD MAN WELL HE HAD A HAT ON.
C |G |./.
WAIT A MINUTE MISTER CAN YOU GET ME SOME DIRECTION.
|Am7 D7 |G |./. |
I'M GONNA WANNA BE RIGHT OFF FOR HOME.
Chorus:
|C |./. |G
DON’T CARE IF THEM COTTON BALLS ARE GETTING’ ROTTEN, WHEN I GOT YOU BABY
|G |./. |./. |Am7 |D7
WHO NEEDS COTTON, IN THEM O-LD COTTON FIELDS BACK HO-ME.
|G |G7 |C
BROTHER ONLY ONE THING MORE THAT’S GONNA WARM YA, A SUMMER’S DAY OUT
|Am7 |G |Am7 D7 |G |
IN CALIFORNIA, IT’S GONNA BE THE COTTON FIELDS BACK HO-ME.
Interlude: |G |Am7 |Am7 D7 |G
Bridge:
|C |./. |G |Em
IT WAS BACK IN LOUISI-ANA, JUST ABOUT A MILE FROM TEXAR-KANA.
|G |Em |G |Em |
A GIVE ME THEM COTTON FIELDS, LET ME HEAR IT FOR THE COTTON FIELDS.
G |Em |Am7 |D7
YOU KNOW THERE’S JUST NO PLACE LIKE HO-ME.
Outro:
|G |G7
OH BOY IT SURE FEELS GOOD TO BREATHE THE AIR BACK HOME,
|C |Am7
YOU SHOULD ‘VE SEEN THEIR FACES WHEN THEY SEE HOW I GROWN,
|G |Am7 D7 |C G |G (: Fade Out)
IN THEM O- LD COTTON FIELDS BACK HOME.
Tab by: DAIRYBEAT (André H. Hofman, Purmerend, The Netherlands).
DAIRYBEAT Originals and Backing Tracks on:
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=137360&content=music
https://soundcloud.com/dairybeat
https://www.youtube.com/user/Dairybeat
Capo on the 1st Fret.
|./. |: Repeat the previous Measure and Chord of 4-counts.
Verse 1:
n.c. |G |./. |./. |./.
WHEN I WAS A LITTLE BITTY BABY, MY MOMMA DONE ROCK ME IN THE CRADLE,
|./. |./. |D7 |./.
IN THEM O- LD COTTON FIELDS BACK HOME.
|G |./. |C |G
IT WAS BACK IN LOUISI-ANA, FOR JUST ABOUT A MILE FROM TEXAR-KANA,
|./. |Am7 D7 |G |./. |
IN THEM O- LD COTTON FIELDS BACK HOME.
Verse 2:
G |./. |./.
LET ME TELL YOU NOW WELL I GOT ME IN A FIX, I CAUGHT A NAIL IN MY TIRE
|./. |./. |./. |D7 |./.
DOIN’ LICKETY SPLIT. I HAD TO WALK A LONG LONG WAY TO TO-WN.
|G |./. |
CAME ALONG A NICE OLD MAN WELL HE HAD A HAT ON.
C |G |./.
WAIT A MINUTE MISTER CAN YOU GET ME SOME DIRECTION.
|Am7 D7 |G |./. |
I'M GONNA WANNA BE RIGHT OFF FOR HOME.
Chorus:
|C |./. |G
DON’T CARE IF THEM COTTON BALLS ARE GETTING’ ROTTEN, WHEN I GOT YOU BABY
|G |./. |./. |Am7 |D7
WHO NEEDS COTTON, IN THEM O-LD COTTON FIELDS BACK HO-ME.
|G |G7 |C
BROTHER ONLY ONE THING MORE THAT’S GONNA WARM YA, A SUMMER’S DAY OUT
|Am7 |G |Am7 D7 |G |
IN CALIFORNIA, IT’S GONNA BE THE COTTON FIELDS BACK HO-ME.
Interlude: |G |Am7 |Am7 D7 |G
Bridge:
|C |./. |G |Em
IT WAS BACK IN LOUISI-ANA, JUST ABOUT A MILE FROM TEXAR-KANA.
|G |Em |G |Em |
A GIVE ME THEM COTTON FIELDS, LET ME HEAR IT FOR THE COTTON FIELDS.
G |Em |Am7 |D7
YOU KNOW THERE’S JUST NO PLACE LIKE HO-ME.
Outro:
|G |G7
OH BOY IT SURE FEELS GOOD TO BREATHE THE AIR BACK HOME,
|C |Am7
YOU SHOULD ‘VE SEEN THEIR FACES WHEN THEY SEE HOW I GROWN,
|G |Am7 D7 |C G |G (: Fade Out)
IN THEM O- LD COTTON FIELDS BACK HOME.
Tab by: DAIRYBEAT (André H. Hofman, Purmerend, The Netherlands).
DAIRYBEAT Originals and Backing Tracks on:
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=137360&content=music
https://soundcloud.com/dairybeat
https://www.youtube.com/user/Dairybeat
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