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