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Time signature: Cut Common (ie feels 2/4 but written 4/4) E (whole song is E) Gonna jump down, spin around, pick a bale of cotton Gonna jump down, spin around, pick a bale a day Gonna jump down, spin around, pick a bale of cotton Gonna jump down, spin around, pick a bale a day Oh, Lordy Pick a bale of cotton Oh, Lordy Pick a bale a day Oh, Lordy Pick a bale of cotton Oh, Lordy Pick a bale a day I said me and my buddy gonna pick a bale of cotton Now me and my buddy gonna pick a bale a day I said me and my buddy gonna pick a bale of cotton Now me and my buddy gonna pick a bale a day Oh, Lordy Pick a bale of cotton Oh, Lordy Pick a bale a day Oh, Lordy Pick a bale of cotton Oh, Lordy Pick a bale a day Turnaround: 6 bars of E then |E |D |A D|A N.C.| Time Signature now 6/8 (A) D On top of Old Smokey A All covered with snow A7 E I lost my true lover A A7 By courting so slow D For courting's a pleasure A And parting is grief E And a false-hearted lover A A7 Is worse than a thief D On top of old Smokey A All covered with snow A7 E I lost my true lover A By courting so slow Back to 4/4 Turnaround: 4 bars N.C. however you can play a G Verse 1: (G) C Well, you wake up in the morning G Hear the ding dong ring D You go marching to the table G See the same old thing C See the fork on the table G Nothing in your pan D If you say a thing about it G You're in trouble with the man CHORUS: G7 C Let the midnight special G Shine a light on me D Let the midnight special G Shine its everlovin' light on me Verse 2: G7 C If you ever go to Houston G Well you'd better act right D And you'd better not gamble G And you'd better not fight C For the sheriff will arrest you G And he'll take you down D And before you understand it G You are prison bound CHORUS: G7 C Let the midnight special G Shine a light on me D Let the midnight special G Shine its everlovin' light on me (on me, on me)
