Intro-(D-D-Am-D-D-D-C-D)
Verse 1-
[D]Way out there in the [D]cotton
[Am]Sun beatin' down so [D]hard
[D]Sweat rollin' of this shovel
[Am]Diggin' in the devil's bone[D]yard
Pre-Chorus-
[G]Sure like a cool drink of water
[Bb]Soft rag to soothe my face
[D]Sure like a woman to [Am]talk to in this p[D]lace
Chorus-
It's a [D]hundred and ten
[G]Hundred and ten in the [D]shade
Goin' [D]way down
[Am]Mama won't you carry [D]me
Verse 2-
[D]Handle so hot I can't [D]stand it
[Am]Might shrivel up and blow [D]away
[D]Noonday sun make you crazy
Least, [Am]that's what the old men [D]say
Pre-Chorus-
[G]Bottom land hard as a gravestone
[Bb]Couldn't cut it with an axe
[D]Gonna lay me down right [Am]here
[D]And that's a fact
Chorus-
It's a [D]hundred and ten
[G]Hundred and ten in the [D]shade
Goin' [D]way down
[Am]Mama won't you carry [D]me
Solo (D-Am-D)
Verse 3-
[D]Sometimes late in the [D]evenin'
[Am]Everything is quiet and [D]still
[D]I set here and think about [D]leavin'
[Am]Lord, I guess I never [D]will
Pre-Chorus-
[G]Heartache down in that city
[Bb]Bright light scares me anyway
[D]Sure like a woman to [Am]talk in this [D]place
Chorus-(Repeat 4x until fade-out)
It's a [D]hundred and ten
[G]Hundred and ten in the [D]shade
Goin' [D]way down
[Am]Mama won't you carry [D]me
Verse 1-
[D]Way out there in the [D]cotton
[Am]Sun beatin' down so [D]hard
[D]Sweat rollin' of this shovel
[Am]Diggin' in the devil's bone[D]yard
Pre-Chorus-
[G]Sure like a cool drink of water
[Bb]Soft rag to soothe my face
[D]Sure like a woman to [Am]talk to in this p[D]lace
Chorus-
It's a [D]hundred and ten
[G]Hundred and ten in the [D]shade
Goin' [D]way down
[Am]Mama won't you carry [D]me
Verse 2-
[D]Handle so hot I can't [D]stand it
[Am]Might shrivel up and blow [D]away
[D]Noonday sun make you crazy
Least, [Am]that's what the old men [D]say
Pre-Chorus-
[G]Bottom land hard as a gravestone
[Bb]Couldn't cut it with an axe
[D]Gonna lay me down right [Am]here
[D]And that's a fact
Chorus-
It's a [D]hundred and ten
[G]Hundred and ten in the [D]shade
Goin' [D]way down
[Am]Mama won't you carry [D]me
Solo (D-Am-D)
Verse 3-
[D]Sometimes late in the [D]evenin'
[Am]Everything is quiet and [D]still
[D]I set here and think about [D]leavin'
[Am]Lord, I guess I never [D]will
Pre-Chorus-
[G]Heartache down in that city
[Bb]Bright light scares me anyway
[D]Sure like a woman to [Am]talk in this [D]place
Chorus-(Repeat 4x until fade-out)
It's a [D]hundred and ten
[G]Hundred and ten in the [D]shade
Goin' [D]way down
[Am]Mama won't you carry [D]me
