Capo: 4th fret

[Intro]
C D Em
It was the time of the cottonwood trees
C G G G G
The time of the cottonwood trees

[Verse]
G D Em
I met her at the Pale Horse Saloon
C
Yes I did
B
Yes I did

G D Em
Her pretty hair was brown, her eyes were too
C
Yes they were
G
Yes they were

[Chorus]
C G
It was the time of the cottonwood trees
B Em
I don’t know if it was all a dream
C G
She drove a blue pickup truck

Bm Em
Boy, she loved it though it really wasn’t much
C G
Kinda like the way she loved me

C D Em
In the time of the cottonwood trees
C D G G
The time of the cottonwood trees

[Verse]
G D Em
She followed me up the Rio Grande
C
Yes she did
B7
Yes she did

G DD Em
She said she liked the way I crossed the land
C
That’s a fact
G
That’s a fact

[Chorus]
C G
It was the time of the cottonwood trees
B7 Em
I could smell that sage on the breeze
C G
I drove a blue pickup truck

Bm Em
Boy, she loved it though it really wasn’t much
C G
Kinda like the way she loved me

C D Em
In the time of the cottonwood trees
C D G G
The time of the cottonwood trees

[Instrumental/Solo]
G D Em C B7
G D Em C G

[Chorus]
C G
It was the time of the cottonwood trees
B7 Em
It’s hard to figure what life really means
C G
I can still see a blue pickup truck

Bm Em
Boy, she loved it though it really wasn’t much
C G
Kinda like the way she loved me

[Outro]
C D Em G
In the time of the cottonwood trees
C D Em G
The time of the cottonwood trees
C D G
The time of the cottonwood trees