From Cotton To Satin
Gene Watson
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F Bb C [Chorus]F From cotton to satin, fromBb Birmingham to ManhattanF C From a pickup to a long limousineF From cotton to satin, fromBb Birmingham to ManhattanF C F She had to follow her dreamF Bb I saved up enough, to buy her, oneF small diamond That's the year that old tractor,C broke downF And the dream house I promised herBb still lies by a shade treeContinues after the adF C Some old bricks and boards allF aroundF Bb She begged me to take her, to seeF New York City So I mortgaged the farm and we wereC goneF But while we were there she tookBb F up with a rich man C F (Walk up & Change Keys C D) I came back, to the country aloneF Now there is the garden, where sheB F touched every flower There's the meadow where we walkedC hand in handF B If only she'd waited, she'd haveF more than she dreamed of C F (Walk up & Change Keys D E) For today they struck oil on my land [Chorus]G From cotton to satin, fromC Birmingham to ManhattanG D From a pickup to a long limousineG From cotton to satin, fromC Birmingham to ManhattanG D G She had to follow her dream [Other]Gm She went from cotton to satin