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Cotton Jenny

by Gordon Lightfoot · harmonica tab for C diatonic harmonica

No bends336 notesHoles 4–9Diatonic
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4 = blow hole 4-4 = draw hole 4’ = bend
There's a house on a hill
By a worn down weathered old mill
In the valley below where the river winds
Theres no such thing as bad times
And a soft southern flame
Oh cotton jennys her name
She wakes me up when the sun goes down
And wheels of love go round
Wheels of love go round
Love go round,
love go round
A joyful sound
I aint got a penny for cotton jenny to spend
But then the wheels go round
When the new day begins
I go down to the cotton gin
And I make my time worth while to them
Then I climb back up again
And she waits by the door
Oh cotton jenny I'm sore
She wakes me up when the sun goes down
And wheels of love go round
Wheels of love go round
Love go round,
love go round
A joyful sound
I aint got a penny for cotton jenny to spend
But then the wheels go round
In the hot, sickly south
When they say well shut my mouth
I can never be free from the cotton grind
But I know I got whats mine
Shes a soft southern flame
Oh cotton jennys her name
She wakes me up when the sun goes down
And wheels of love go round
Wheels of love go round
Love go round,
love go round
A joyful sound
I aint got a penny for cotton jenny to spend
But then the wheels go round