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Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cottonfields Chords

Chord reference C, F, C7, G7
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[C]When I was a little bitty baby my mama done [F]rock me in the [C]cradle In them old cotton fields back [G7]home It was [C]back in Louis[C7]iana Just about a [F]mile from a Texar[C]kana In them old [G7]cotton fields back [C]home [C7]

[C7]Oh when them [F]cotton balls get rotten, you can’t [C]pick very much cotton In them old cotton fields back [G7]home It was [C]down in Louis[C7]iana just about a [F]mile from Texar[C]kana In them old [G7]cotton fields back [C]home

When I was a little bitty baby my mama done [F]rock me in the [C]cradle In them old cotton fields back [G7]home It was [C]back in Louis[C7]iana Just about a [F]mile from a Texar[C]kana In them old [G7]cotton fields back [C]home

[C7]Oh when them [F]cotton balls get rotten, you can’t [C]pick very much cotton In them old cotton fields back [G7]home It was [C]down in Louis[C7]iana Just about a [F]mile from Texar[C]kana In them old [G7]cotton fields back [C]home

Artist Creedence Clearwater Revival
Album Willy and the Poor Boys
Genres Rock, Classic Rock
Year 1969
Key C

How to Play Cottonfields on Guitar?

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cottonfields can be played in the key of C using the C, F, C7, G7 chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For C7, To play C7, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Cottonfields with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.