If it hadn’t been for cotton-eye Joe Harmonica

Lead in: | -7 -6 6 -6 -7 -7 7 | -7 -7 -6 6 -6 -7 6 -4 |
         | -7 -6 6 -6 -7 -7 7 | -7 -6 6 -6 -7 -6 6 r |

  -8 -8   8     9   9   9  9   8   -8      9    9   8  -8  7  -7   -7 -6 6
| If it hadn’t been for cotton-eye Joe, | I’d been married a long time ago. |
    -8   -8  8   9    9      9   9   8  -8      9    9   8  -8    7   -7 -7  -6  6
| Where did ya come from? Where did you go? | Where did ya come from cotton-eye Joe? |


Lead in again...

  -8  -8   8   9    9     9   8      -8     
| He came to town like a midwin'er storm, |
   9  9      8     -8    7   -7  -7  -7        6  r
| he rode through the fields so handsome 'n strong, |
   -8   -8    8    9      9     8    -8  8   9
| His eyes's his tools 'n his smile was his gun, |
   9   9   8    -8   7   -7   -7    -6   6
| But all he'd came for was hav'n' some fun. |


Lead in again... (a bit faster)

  -8   -8     8   9     9   9   8  -8      9    9     8    -8      7    -7    -7 -6   6
| He brought disaster wher'ver he went, | the hearts of the girls was tohell broken sent. |
   -8   -8  8    9   9   8 -8   8     9
| They all ran 'way so nobody would know, |
   9    9  8 -8  7     -7      -7     -6  6 r
| and left only men cause 'ah cotton-eye Joe. |

Lead in again... (much faster - work them lips... crank the volume and jam!)

  -8 -8    8     9   9   9  9   8   -8     9    9   8  -8  7  -7   -7 -6 6
| If it hadn’t been for cotton-eye joe, | I’d been married a long time ago. |
    -8   -8  8   9    9      9   9   8  -8      9    9   8  -8    7   -7 -7  -6  6
| Where did ya come from? Where did you go? | Where did ya come from cotton-eye Joe? |