A
We didn't know the times were lean
D
Around our home the grass was green
A E7
It didn't seem like things were all that bad
A
I bet we walked a thousand miles
D
Chopping cotton and pushing plows
A E7 A
And learning how to give it all we had
A
As life went on and years went by
D
I saw the light in daddy's eyes
A E7
And felt the love in mama's hands
A
They kept us warm and kept us fed
D A
Taught us how to look ahead
E7 A
Now looking back I understand
A
We Were Walking in High Cotton
D
Old times there are not forgotten
A E7
Those fertile fields are never far away
A
We were walking in high cotton
D
Old times there are not forgotten
A E7 A
Leaving home was the hardest thing we ever faced
A
When Sunday morning rolled around
D
We dressed up in hand-me downs
A E7
Just in time together with the church
A
Sometimes I think how long it's been
D
And how it impressed me then
A E7 A
It was the only day my daddy wouldn't work
A
We Were Walking in High Cotton
D
Old times there are not forgotten
A E7
Those fertile fields are never far away
A
We were walking in high cotton
D
Old times there are not forgotten
A E7 A
Leaving home was the hardest thing we ever faced