Intro-(D-D-Am-D-D-D-C-D)

Verse 1-
Way out there in the cotton
Sun beatin’ down so hard
Sweat rollin’ of this shovel
Diggin’ in the devil’s boneyard

Pre-Chorus-
Sure like a cool drink of water
Soft rag to soothe my face
Sure like a woman to talk to in this place

Chorus-
It’s a hundred and ten
Hundred and ten in the shade
Goin’ way down
Mama won’t you carry me

Verse 2-
Handle so hot I can’t stand it
Might shrivel up and blow away
Noonday sun make you crazy
Least, that’s what the old men say

Pre-Chorus-
Bottom land hard as a gravestone
Couldn’t cut it with an axe
Gonna lay me down right here
And that’s a fact

Chorus-
It’s a hundred and ten
Hundred and ten in the shade
Goin’ way down
Mama won’t you carry me

Solo (D-Am-D)

Verse 3-
Sometimes late in the evenin’
Everything is quiet and still
I set here and think about leavin’
Lord, I guess I never will

Pre-Chorus-
Heartache down in that city
Bright light scares me anyway
Sure like a woman to talk in this place

Chorus-(Repeat 4x until fade-out)
It’s a hundred and ten
Hundred and ten in the shade
Goin’ way down
Mama won’t you carry me