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Pick A Bale Of Cotton by Leadbelly - Guitar Chords

Artist Leadbelly How to play the guitar chord A.jpg How to play the guitar chord E.jpg How to play the guitar chord D.jpg How to play the guitar chord F.jpg

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Version 1
            Notes:
This song starts out at a decent tempo and then increases.
I would recommend finger picking, but it doesn't sound too shabby with
a little strumming. I would also recommend listening to the track to get the
picking right because the chord work isn't much. It's only 3 chords (A E D).
Hope you enjoy this classic song in the rendition of Leadbelly.
This is from a 9.5mm 1945 recording of Leadbelly, so I added what he says at the beginning.

"Now this is another work song. 
When we pick cotton, you gotta jump down to pick a bale of cotton a day.
You can't fool around.
And we sang:"

A
Great God Almighty I can pick a bale of cotton
                          E             A 
Great God Almighty I can pick a bale a day.
                 (x2)
D        A                            D
Oh Lord, I can pick a bale of cotton, oh Lord,
E                   A
I can pick a bale a day.
                 (x2)
A                                     
Me and my wife can pick a bale of cotton,
                   E             A
Me and my wife can pick a bale a day.
                 (x2)

D        A                            D
Oh Lord, I can pick a bale of cotton, oh Lord,
E                   A
I can pick a bale a day.
                 (x2)
A
Jump down, turn around to pick a bale of cotton.
                          E             A     
Jump down, turn around to pick a bale a day.
                  (x2)

D        A                            D
Oh Lord, I can pick a bale of cotton, oh Lord,
E                   A
I can pick a bale a day.
                 (x2)

A                                     
Me and my buddy can pick a bale of cotton,
                    E             A
Me and my buddy can pick a bale a day.
                 (x2)

D        A                            D
Oh Lord, I can pick a bale of cotton, oh Lord,
E                   A
I can pick a bale a day.
                 (x2)

A                                     
Me and my papa can pick a bale of cotton,
                   E             A
Me and my papa can pick a bale a day.
                 (x2)

D        A                            D
Oh Lord, I can pick a bale of cotton, oh Lord,
E                   A
I can pick a bale a day.
                 (x2)

A                                     
Me and my sissy can pick a bale of cotton,
                    E             A
Me and my sissy can pick a bale a day.
                 (x2)

D        A                            D
Oh Lord, I can pick a bale of cotton, oh Lord,
F                   A
I can pick a bale a day.
                 (x2)
A
I can pick a pick a pick … a pick a bale of cotton
A                            E             A
I can pick a pick a pick … a pick a bale a day
                 (x2)

D        A                            D
Oh Lord, I can pick a bale of cotton, oh Lord,
E                   A
I can pick a bale a day.
                 (x2)

A
Jump down, turn around to pick a bale of cotton.
                          E             A     
Jump down, turn around to pick a bale a day.
                  (x2)

D        A                            D
Oh Lord, I can pick a bale of cotton, oh Lord,
E                   A
I can pick a bale a day.
                 (x2) 
        

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