E
We didn't know the times were lean
A
Around our home the grass was green
E B7
It didn't seem like things were all that bad
E
I bet we walked a thousand miles
A
Chopping cotton and pushing plows
E B7 E
And learning how to give it all we had
E
As life went on and years went by
A
I saw the light in daddy's eyes
E B7
And felt the love in mama's hands
E
They kept us warm and kept us fed
A E
Taught us how to look ahead
B7 E
Now looking back I understand
E
We Were Walking in High Cotton
A
Old times there are not forgotten
E B7
Those fertile fields are never far away
E
We were walking in high cotton
A
Old times there are not forgotten
E B7 E
Leaving home was the hardest thing we ever faced
E
When Sunday morning rolled around
A
We dressed up in hand-me downs
E B7
Just in time together with the church
E
Sometimes I think how long it's been
A
And how it impressed me then
E B7 E
It was the only day my daddy wouldn't work
E
We Were Walking in High Cotton
A
Old times there are not forgotten
E B7
Those fertile fields are never far away
E
We were walking in high cotton
A
Old times there are not forgotten
E B7 E
Leaving home was the hardest thing we ever faced