Chords Req: Cotton Eyed Joe

Subject: Req. chords for Cotton Eyed Joe
From: GUEST,william
Date: 25 Dec 00 - 01:22 AM

I'm looking for chords and lyrics for Cotton Eyed Joe bluegrass version thank's

Subject: RE: Req. chords for Cotton Eyed Joe
From: Brendy
Date: 27 Dec 00 - 10:41 PM

There's a 'Cotton Eyed Joe' in the DT Click HERE, the midi is at the bottom of the page.

Somebody else might be able to provide the Chords.

B.

Subject: RE: Req. chords for Cotton Eyed Joe
From: GUEST,Guest: John in Kansas
Date: 28 Dec 00 - 07:50 AM

No words, but "The Craig Duncan Master Fiddle Solo Collection" - Mel Bay gives two variations of the tune.
The first is 'the line dance' version:

-/A /AD/A / /A /AD/A /EA:
:A / / /EA/ / / /EA:

The second he calls a 'tune from the southern mountain tradition ... often performed with a vocal'.

/A / / /EA/ / / /EA/ / / /EA/ / / /EA

Both are in 3# key signature (A) as written. No repeats (:) in the second version.

Subject: Lyr/Chords Add: COTTON EYED JOE
From: GUEST,John in Kansas
Date: 28 Dec 00 - 08:11 AM

Research helps???????
"Bluegrass Favorites No.2" Joe Morrel Books, Bristol Tenn gives:

DO you remember a LOng time ago,
THere was a man called COtton-Eyed Joe,
There was a MAn called COtton-EYed JOe.

Chord on the CAPS:
A, D
A, E7
E, A, E, A

I could have been married a long time ago,
If it hadn't a-been for Cotton-eyed Joe,

Old bow fiddle and a shoe-string bow,
Wouldn't play nothin' but Cotton-Eyed Joe.

Play it fast or play it slow,
Didn't play nothin' but Cotton-Eyed Joe.

Don't you remember a long time ago,
Daddy worked a man called Cotton-Eyed Joe.

Where do you come from? Where do you go?
Where do you come from, Cotton-Eyed Joe.

Come for to see you, come for to sing,
Come for to show you my diamond ring.

This is one of those books that shows you how to finger the chords -- but I have seen some blue**sers actually use it.

Subject: RE: Req. chords for Cotton Eyed Joe
From: GUEST,CraigS
Date: 28 Dec 00 - 03:26 PM

Chords for cotton-eyed Joe (banjo version):

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