Cotton-Eyed Joe

Traditional American fiddle tune · pub. 1882 · public domain

Two chords at fiddle tempo — with this little harmony, the muted chop IS the arrangement.

KeyCDbDEbEFF#GAbABbB♩ 170+ · chop backbeat

Chorus
AWhere did you come from, where did you go?
AWhere did you come from, E7Cotton-Eyed AJoe?
Verse
AIf it hadn't-a been for Cotton-Eyed Joe,
AI'd-a been married a E7long time aAgo.
Break (chop keeps time)

A1
A1
E75⁷
A1
A1
A1
E75⁷
A1
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