Carolina Chocolate Drops - Cornbread And Butterbeans Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to A,D,E keys to play this song with easier chords.
Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar D7 chord diagram
[chorus]
[G]Cornbread and butterbeans, and you across the [C]table
[D7]Eating beans and making love, as long as I am [G]able
[G]Hoein’ corn and cotton too, and when the day is [C]over
[D7]Ride the mule, a crazy fool, and love again all [G]over
[Opening]
[G]Goodbye. don’t you cry. I’m going to Lou’s[C]iana,
[D7]Buy a dog and a big fat hog and marry Suzy [G]Anna.
[G]Sing-song, ding-dong, gonna take a trip to [C]China,
[D7]Cornbread and butter beans, and there to Caro[G]lina.
[chorus]
[G]Cornbread and butterbeans, and you across the [C]table
[D7]Eating beans and making love, as long as I am [G]able
[G]Hoein’ corn and cotton too, and when the day is [C]over
[D7]Ride the mule, a crazy fool, and love again all [G]over
[verse 2]
[G]Wearing shoes and drinking booze, is goin’ against the [C]Bible
[D7]A necktie will make you die, and cause you lots of [G]trouble
[G]Street cars and whiskey bars, and kissing pretty [C]women
[D7]Woah man, that’s the end, of a terrible be[G]ginning
[chorus]
[G]Cornbread and butterbeans, and you across the [C]table
[D7]Eating beans and making love, as long as I am [G]able
[G]Hoein’ corn and cotton too, and when the day is [C]over
[D7]Ride the mule, a crazy fool, and love again all [G]over
[Closing]
[G]Can’t read and don’t care, and education’s [C]awful
[D7]Raising heck and writing checks, it oughtta be [G]unlawful
[G]Silk hose and pretty clothes is just a waste of [C]money
[D7]I can see how glad you’ll be to marry me, my [G]honey
[chorus]
[G]Cornbread and butterbeans, and you across the [C]table
[D7]Eating beans and making love, as long as I am [G]able
[G]Hoein’ corn and cotton too, and when the day is [C]over
[D7]Ride the mule, a crazy fool, and love again all [G]over
How to play Cornbread And Butterbeans on Guitar (Step-by-step)
The Carolina Chocolate Drops - Cornbread And Butterbeans on guitar requires 3 chords and 3 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.
Cornbread And Butterbeans uses these transitions most often: C → D7 (14), D7 → G (14), and G → C (14). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with G - C chord transition.
1. G → C chord transition
To move from G to C;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
2. C → D7 chord transition
To move from C to D7;
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
3. D7 → G chord transition
To move from D7 to G;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 3.
Cornbread And Butterbeans chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Cornbread And Butterbeans.
- Cornbread And Butterbeans includes 42 chord transitions, 3 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Cornbread And Butterbeans contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Cornbread And Butterbeans connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
- G → C: 25%
After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).- C → D7: 1%