***Cotton Fields - by Shane MacGowan
from the albums "Peace & Love"
Cotton Fields - as perfomed by The Pogues
Melody 1:
G Em G Em
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D|----12-10-9-----12-10-9-----12-10-9--10-9-------|
A|------------------------------------------12-10-|
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Melody 1 (2x)
G Em (4x)
G Em
Now the party's over and the money's all gone
G Em
You remember feeling like Jesus' son
G Em (2x)
G Em
Now your girl has left your side
G Em
And now you're gonna get crucified
G Em (2x)
-- Play Melody 1 over this part --
G Em
They're gonna crucify you
G Em
Crucify you
G Em
Crucify you
G Em
Crucify you
C D G Em
In those old cotton fields back home
G Em
Back Home
G Em
Too late to joke or crack a smile
G Em
You gotta carry that shit up that drunken mile
G Em (2x)
G Em
When they put the electrodes in your brain
G Em
And even your Mother won't know you're sane
G Em (2x)
G Em
First Lord Nelson's sunken ships
G Em
Now Steve Lillywhite's drunken mix
G Em (2x)
-- Play Melody 1 over this part --
G Em
They're gonna crucify you
G Em
Crucify you
G Em
Crucify you
G Em
Crucify you
C D G Em
In those old cotton fields back home
G Em
Back Home
G Em
Back Home
G Em
Back Home
G
Back Home
Melody 1 (3x) alone
Melody 1 (4x)
Repeat Chorus/Verse until fade out