ChorusA
If it hadn't been for Cotton-Eye Joe
I'd been married long time ago
D
Where did you come from? Where did you go?
E
Where did you come from, Cotton-Eye Joe?
A
If it hadn't been for Cotton-Eye Joe
I'd been married long time ago
D
Where did you come from? Where did you go?
E
Where did you come from, Cotton-Eye Joe?
Verse 1A
He came to town like a midwinter storm
DA
He rode through the fields so handsome and strong
A
His eyes was his tools and his smile was his gun
DE
But all he had come for was having some fun
ChorusA
If it hadn't been for Cotton-Eye Joe
I'd been married long time ago
D
Where did you come from? Where did you go?
E
Where did you come from, Cotton-Eye Joe?
A
If it hadn't been for Cotton-Eye Joe
I'd been married long time ago
D
Where did you come from? Where did you go?
E
Where did you come from, Cotton-Eye Joe?
InterludeA /D /
B /E /
A /D /
B /E /
Verse 2A
He brought disaster wherever he went
DA
The hearts of the girls was to hell broken sent
A
They all ran away so nobody would know
DE
And left only men cause of Cotton-Eye Joe
ChorusA
If it hadn't been for Cotton-Eye Joe
I'd been married long time ago
D
Where did you come from? Where did you go?
E
Where did you come from, Cotton-Eye Joe?
A
If it hadn't been for Cotton-Eye Joe
I'd been married long time ago
D
Where did you come from? Where did you go?
E
Where did you come from, Cotton-Eye Joe?
A
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey...
DE
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey...
A
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey...
DE
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey...
A
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey...
DE
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey...
ChorusA
If it hadn't been for Cotton-Eye Joe
I'd been married long time ago
D
Where did you come from? Where did you go?
E
Where did you come from, Cotton-Eye Joe?
A
If it hadn't been for Cotton-Eye Joe
I'd been married long time ago
D
Where did you come from? Where did you go?
E
Where did you come from, Cotton-Eye Joe?
A
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey...
DE
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey...
A
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey...
DE
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey...
A
If it hadn't been for Cotton-Eye Joe
I'd been married long time ago
D
Where did you come from? Where did you go?
E
Where did you come from, Cotton-Eye Joe?
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.