Intro: F Bb C
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From cotton to satin, from Birmingham to Manhattan
F C
From a pickup to a long limousine
F Bb
From cotton to satin, from Birmingham to Manhattan
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She had to follow her dream
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I saved up enough, to buy her, one small diamond
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That's the year that old tractor, broke down
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And the dream house I promised her still lies by a shade tree
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Some old bricks and boards all around
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She begged me to take her, to see New York City
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So I mortgaged the farm and we were gone
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But while we were there she took up with a rich man
C F (Walk up & Change Keys C D)
I came back, to the country alone
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Now there is the garden, where she touched every flower
C
There's the meadow where we walked hand in hand
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If only she'd waited, she'd have more than she dreamed of
C F (Walk up & Change Keys D E)
For today they struck oil on my land
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From cotton to satin, from Birmingham to Manhattan
G D
From a pickup to a long limousine
G C
From cotton to satin, from Birmingham to Manhattan
G D G
She had to follow her dream
Outro
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She went from cotton to satin