D
We didn't know the times were lean
G
Around our home the grass was green
D A7
It didn't seem like things were all that bad
D
I bet we walked a thousand miles
G
Chopping cotton and pushing plows
D A7 D
And learning how to give it all we had
D
As life went on and years went by
G
I saw the light in daddy's eyes
D A7
And felt the love in mama's hands
D
They kept us warm and kept us fed
G D
Taught us how to look ahead
A7 D
Now looking back I understand
D
We Were Walking in High Cotton
G
Old times there are not forgotten
D A7
Those fertile fields are never far away
D
We were walking in high cotton
G
Old times there are not forgotten
D A7 D
Leaving home was the hardest thing we ever faced
D
When Sunday morning rolled around
G
We dressed up in hand-me downs
D A7
Just in time together with the church
D
Sometimes I think how long it's been
G
And how it impressed me then
D A7 D
It was the only day my daddy wouldn't work
D
We Were Walking in High Cotton
G
Old times there are not forgotten
D A7
Those fertile fields are never far away
D
We were walking in high cotton
G
Old times there are not forgotten
D A7 D
Leaving home was the hardest thing we ever faced