Intro Bm A Bm A G#m F# Bm D E F#7 Bm Hey, hee, hi, ho, pickin' cotton all day Bm G7 C#7 C7 F#7 Bm Hey, hee, hi, ho, just a-pickin' away Dm C7 G F#7 White folks knows I'm workin' C#7 F# Bm They knows gon' be no shirkin' Bm G C# G7 G#7 C#7 F# Hee, hi, ho, I knows I'll get my pay Bm7 Em Cm Ain't no use kickin' 'cause I'll be pickin' G B7 Em Till all my children is grown Bm G#m6 Bb G Than I'll shuffle and skip and scuffle B7 Em To have a field of my own B7 G7 All my life, I've been makin' it E F#7 Bm A7 All my life, white folks takin' it Bm D Am7 D7 This old heart, they's just breakin' it F#7 B7 B7 B7 Ain't got a thing to show for what I done done done Bm D D7 Gm But things get brighter, loads get lighter Bm Em F#7 I'll keep a-pluckin' away B7 F#m7 B7 Em Sing my song like I'm happy and gay B7 Em All day F#m B7 Em Just tell the world for me B7 G My soul done set me free A# D E That's the song I'll sing A7 D F#7 Till they put me under the clay Bm F#m7 Bm Em F#M7 Oh, chil'en, stop you're grumblin' Bm F#m7 Bm Em Oh, that's a block for stumblin' CM7 B7 Bm Em Just keep on workin' and praisin' Bm7 Am7 D You'll see that you'll conquer somedayPonte:
Bm F#7 Bm F#7 Bm E7 G A# Bm DBm7 Em Cm Ain't no use kickin' 'cause I'll be pickin' G B7 Em Till all my children is grown Bm G#m6 Bb G Than I'll shuffle and skip and scuffle B7 Em To have a field of my own B7 G7 All my life, I've been makin' it E F#7 Bm A7 All my life, white folks takin' it Bm D Am7 D7 This old heart, they's just breakin' it F#7 B7 B7 B7 B7 Ain't got a thing to show for what I done done done done Bm D D7 Gm But things get brighter, loads get lighter Bm Em F#7 I'll keep a-pluckin' away B7 F#m7 B7 Em Sing my song like I'm happy and gay B7 Em All day F#m B7 Em Just tell the world for me B7 G My soul done set me free A# D E That's the song I'll sing A7 D Till they put me under the clay Outro Bm E7 G7 D7