Cotton Eye Joe
Traditional
Charlie Daniels, Charlie McCoy (Harmonica,
Alvin
and the Chipmunks
Jock Jams,
Rednex, Chieftains, Trick Pony,
Dance1,
Dance2.
Vanessa
Mae
Midi 1(A120) Midi 2(Ab95) Midi 3(Bb14) Midi 4(Ab80)* |
Midi 5(C132) Midi 6(A224) Midi 7(C132) |
Midi 8(Ab80)*-harp |
Tabbed by
Mark Purintun 8-05
For Diatonic harmonica See YouTube videos below Hilarious videos |
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? |
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From June 30, 2006
Rednex
How to dance Cotton-eye Joe
Rednex (sexier version)
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