Pick A Bale Of Cotton
Leadbelly
Start with a walk down on the A string-543, then play the E string F note,then the
A-string A# note followed by A # chord, follow this pattern with the F and the A# again.
Bb
Jump down, turn around to pick a bale of cotton/
F Bb
Jump down, turn around to pick a bale a day./
Jump down, turn around to pick a bale of cotton/
F Bb
Jump down, turn around to pick a bale a day./
Eb Bb Eb
Oh Lordy, pick a bale of cotton, oh Lordy,/
F Bb
Pick a bale a day./
Eb Bb Eb
Oh Lordy, pick a bale of cotton, oh Lordy,/
F Bb
Pick a bale a day./
Me and my gal can pick a bale of cotton,/
Me and my gal can pick a bale a day.
(Chorus)
Me and my wife can pick a bale of cotton,/
Me and my wife can pick a bale a day./
(Chorus)
Me and my friend can pick a bale of cotton,/
Me and my friend can pick a bale a day./
(Chorus)
Me and my papa can pick a bale of cotton,/
Me and my papa can pick a bale a day./
Sorry about the way I worded the beginning, I didn't know how to do otherwise. I don't
have a tab sheet.