Cotton Jenny — Gordon Lightfoot
Chords and lyrics for Cotton Jenny by Gordon Lightfoot (key of G).
Intro
[G] [C/G] [G7] [C/G]
Verse 1
[G]There's a house on a hill
[C]By a worn down weathered old [G]mill
[D]In the valley below where the river [G]winds
There's no such thing as bad times
[G]And a soft southern flame
[C]Oh Cotton Jenny's her [G]name
[D]And she wakes me up when the sun goes [G]down
And the wheels of love go round
Chorus
[G]Wheels of love go [C]round
[G]Love go round, love go [A]round
[D]What a joyful [G]sound
[C]I ain't got a penny for Cotton Jenny to [D]spend
[G]But then the wheels go round
Interlude
[G] [C/G] [G7] [C/G]
Verse 2
[G]When a new day begins
[C]I go down to the cotton [G]gin
[D]And I make my time worthwhile to [G]them
Then I climb back up again
[G]And she waits by the door
[C]Oh Cotton Jenny I'm [G]sore
[D]And she rubs my feet while the sun goes [G]down
And the wheel of love goes round
Chorus
[G]Wheels of love go [C]round
[G]Love go round, love go [A]round
[D]A joyful [G]sound
[C]I ain't got a penny for Cotton Jenny to [D]spend
[G]But then the wheels go round
Interlude
[G] [C/G] [G7] [C/G]
Verse 3
[G]In the hot, sickly south
[C]When they say we'll shut my [G]mouth
[D]I can never be free from the cotton [G]grind
But I know I got what's mine
[G]She's a soft southern flame
[C]Oh Cotton Jenny's her [G]name
[D]She wakes me up when the sun goes [G]down
And the wheels of love go round
Chorus
[G]Wheels of love go [C]round
[G]Love go round, love go [A]round
[D]A joyful [G]sound
[C]I ain't got a penny for Cotton Jenny to [D]spend
[G]But then the wheels go round
Outro
[G] [C/G] [G7] [C/G]