Tom: Ab Capo 4 (or tune down ½ step) E A From cotton to satin, from Birmingham to Manhattan E B7 From a pickup to a long limousine E A From cotton to satin, from Birmingham to Manhattan E B7 E She had to follow her dream E A E I saved up enough to buy her one small diamond E B7 That's the year that old tractor broke down E A E And the dream house I promised her still lies by a shade tree E B7 E Some old bricks and boards all around She begged me to take her to see New York city So I mortgaged the farm and we were gone But while we were there she took up with a rich man I came back to the country alone Key Change F Bb F Now, there is the garden where she touched every flower F C7 There's the meadow where we walked hand in hand F Bb F If only she'd waited she'd have more than she dreamed of F C7 F For today they struck oil on my land Up ½ step to F# She went from cotton to satin, from Burmingham to Manhattan From a pickup to a lonely limousine From cotton to satin, from Burmingham to Manhattan She had to follow her dream She went from cotton to satin