***Cotton Fields - by Shane MacGowan
from the albums "Peace & Love"
Cotton Fields - as perfomed by The Pogues
Melody 1:
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Melody 1 (2x)
G Em (4x)
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Now the party's over and the money's all gone
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You remember feeling like Jesus' son
G Em (2x)
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Now your girl has left your side
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And now you're gonna get crucified
G Em (2x)
-- Play Melody 1 over this part --
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They're gonna crucify you
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Crucify you
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Crucify you
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Crucify you
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In those old cotton fields back home
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Back Home
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Too late to joke or crack a smile
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You gotta carry that shit up that drunken mile
G Em (2x)
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When they put the electrodes in your brain
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And even your Mother won't know you're sane
G Em (2x)
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First Lord Nelson's sunken ships
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Now Steve Lillywhite's drunken mix
G Em (2x)
-- Play Melody 1 over this part --
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They're gonna crucify you
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Crucify you
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Crucify you
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Crucify you
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In those old cotton fields back home
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Back Home
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Back Home
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Back Home
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Back Home
Melody 1 (3x) alone
Melody 1 (4x)
Repeat Chorus/Verse until fade out