I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water Chords by Buck Owens
Tempo:
76.45 bpm
Chords used:
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D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] [A] [E] [A]
I was born in Bacon, [E] Georgia.
They kept my dad in the Bacon [A] jail.
They told me if you keep [D] your hands clean,
[A] you won't hear [E] the bloodhounds on [A] your trail.
Well, I fell in with bad [E] companions.
I robbed a man in [A] Tennessee.
They caught me way up [D] in Nashville.
[A] Locked me [E] up and threw [A] away the key.
Washed my hands in muddy [E] water.
Washed my hands, but they didn't [A] come clean.
Tried to do like my daddy [D] told me,
[A] but I must have washed [E] my hands in a muddy [A] stream.
[E] [A]
I couldn't wait to get my [E] time done,
so I broke out of the Nashville [A] jail.
And I just crossed the state line [D] to Georgia,
[A] and I can't hear [E] the bloodhounds on [A] my trail.
Washed my hands in muddy [E] water.
Washed my hands, but they didn't [A] come clean.
I tried to do like my daddy [D] told me,
but [A] I must have washed [E] my hands in a muddy [A] stream.
Yes, I must have washed [E] my hands in a muddy [A] stream.
[N]
I was born in Bacon, [E] Georgia.
They kept my dad in the Bacon [A] jail.
They told me if you keep [D] your hands clean,
[A] you won't hear [E] the bloodhounds on [A] your trail.
Well, I fell in with bad [E] companions.
I robbed a man in [A] Tennessee.
They caught me way up [D] in Nashville.
[A] Locked me [E] up and threw [A] away the key.
Washed my hands in muddy [E] water.
Washed my hands, but they didn't [A] come clean.
Tried to do like my daddy [D] told me,
[A] but I must have washed [E] my hands in a muddy [A] stream.
[E] [A]
I couldn't wait to get my [E] time done,
so I broke out of the Nashville [A] jail.
And I just crossed the state line [D] to Georgia,
[A] and I can't hear [E] the bloodhounds on [A] my trail.
Washed my hands in muddy [E] water.
Washed my hands, but they didn't [A] come clean.
I tried to do like my daddy [D] told me,
but [A] I must have washed [E] my hands in a muddy [A] stream.
Yes, I must have washed [E] my hands in a muddy [A] stream.
[N]
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[E] _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _
I was born in Bacon, [E] Georgia. _
They kept my dad in the Bacon [A] jail. _
They told me if you keep [D] your hands clean,
_ [A] you won't hear [E] the bloodhounds on [A] your trail.
Well, I fell in with bad [E] companions.
I robbed a man _ in [A] Tennessee. _
They caught me way up [D] in Nashville.
_ [A] Locked me [E] up and threw [A] away the key.
Washed my hands in muddy [E] water.
Washed my hands, but they didn't [A] come clean.
Tried to do _ like my daddy [D] told me,
[A] but I must have washed [E] my hands in a muddy [A] stream.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
I couldn't wait to get my [E] time done,
so I broke out _ of the Nashville [A] jail. _
And I just crossed the state line [D] to Georgia,
_ [A] and I can't hear [E] the bloodhounds on [A] my trail.
Washed my hands _ in muddy [E] water. _
Washed my hands, but they didn't [A] come clean.
I tried to do like my daddy [D] told me,
but [A] I must have washed [E] my hands in a muddy [A] stream. _
Yes, I must have washed [E] my hands in a muddy [A] stream. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
I was born in Bacon, [E] Georgia. _
They kept my dad in the Bacon [A] jail. _
They told me if you keep [D] your hands clean,
_ [A] you won't hear [E] the bloodhounds on [A] your trail.
Well, I fell in with bad [E] companions.
I robbed a man _ in [A] Tennessee. _
They caught me way up [D] in Nashville.
_ [A] Locked me [E] up and threw [A] away the key.
Washed my hands in muddy [E] water.
Washed my hands, but they didn't [A] come clean.
Tried to do _ like my daddy [D] told me,
[A] but I must have washed [E] my hands in a muddy [A] stream.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
I couldn't wait to get my [E] time done,
so I broke out _ of the Nashville [A] jail. _
And I just crossed the state line [D] to Georgia,
_ [A] and I can't hear [E] the bloodhounds on [A] my trail.
Washed my hands _ in muddy [E] water. _
Washed my hands, but they didn't [A] come clean.
I tried to do like my daddy [D] told me,
but [A] I must have washed [E] my hands in a muddy [A] stream. _
Yes, I must have washed [E] my hands in a muddy [A] stream. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _