Johnny Cash - The Frozen Four-Hundred-Pound Fair-to-Middlin' Cotton Picker: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "The Frozen Four-Hundred-Pound Fair-to-Middlin' Cotton Picker" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
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C G C I left the field one evening my fingers so cold and sore F C G C From fair to middling cotton 300 pounds or more Jim McCann was still picking straddle in the row The sun began to sinking and the wind began to blow He was bound to get 400 a dragging a twelve foot sack I hollered out Jim come weight it but I only saw his back So I went on home to supper and I gathered around my kin I was thinking of Jim out there picking with winter setting in Next morning the air was freezing the snow was nine feet deep I jerked on my long red handles and I left my kids asleep I got myself a shovel and went to where I seen Jim go And commenced to a digging for him at the other end of his row I found his body frozen and I took him in to thaw I dragged in his sack and I weighed it and I added Jim's marks that I saw The total was over 400 so he'd picked more than he'd bet Of fair to middling cotton but Jim hasn't thawed out yet You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsC  F  G  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
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