Chords for I Wash My Hands in Muddy Water
Tempo:
81.75 bpm
Chords used:
G
Ab
D
Eb
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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I was born in [D] Macon, Georgia, but kept my daddy in [G] the Macon jail.
He said, son, [C] keep your hands clean, [G] and you won't [D] hear the bloodhounds [G] on your trail.
Well, I fell in with [D] bad companions.
We robbed a man in [G] Tennessee.
And I got caught [C] up in Nashville, [G] cause they locked me [D] up and threw [G] away the keys.
I washed my hands in [D] muddy water.
I washed my hands, but they [G] didn't get clean.
I tried to do like my [C] daddy told me.
[G] I must have [D] washed my hands in a [G] muddy stream.
I [D]
[G]
[C]
[G] [D] [G] [Eb]
[Ab] asked the jailer, when is [Eb] my time up?
He said, son, you know we [Ab] won't forget.
And if you try and keep [Db] your hands clean, [Ab] then we may [Eb] make a good man of [Ab] you yet.
I couldn't wait and do [Eb] my time up.
I broke out of the [Ab] Nashville jail.
Now I just crossed the line [Db] of Georgia, [Ab] and I can hear [Eb] the bloodhounds on [Ab] my trail.
I washed my hands in muddy [Eb] water.
I washed my hands, but they didn't [Ab] get clean.
I tried to do like my daddy [Db] told me.
[Ab] I must have washed [Eb] my hands in a muddy [Ab] stream.
Yeah, I must have washed [Eb] my hands in a muddy [Ab] stream.
He said, son, [C] keep your hands clean, [G] and you won't [D] hear the bloodhounds [G] on your trail.
Well, I fell in with [D] bad companions.
We robbed a man in [G] Tennessee.
And I got caught [C] up in Nashville, [G] cause they locked me [D] up and threw [G] away the keys.
I washed my hands in [D] muddy water.
I washed my hands, but they [G] didn't get clean.
I tried to do like my [C] daddy told me.
[G] I must have [D] washed my hands in a [G] muddy stream.
I [D]
[G]
[C]
[G] [D] [G] [Eb]
[Ab] asked the jailer, when is [Eb] my time up?
He said, son, you know we [Ab] won't forget.
And if you try and keep [Db] your hands clean, [Ab] then we may [Eb] make a good man of [Ab] you yet.
I couldn't wait and do [Eb] my time up.
I broke out of the [Ab] Nashville jail.
Now I just crossed the line [Db] of Georgia, [Ab] and I can hear [Eb] the bloodhounds on [Ab] my trail.
I washed my hands in muddy [Eb] water.
I washed my hands, but they didn't [Ab] get clean.
I tried to do like my daddy [Db] told me.
[Ab] I must have washed [Eb] my hands in a muddy [Ab] stream.
Yeah, I must have washed [Eb] my hands in a muddy [Ab] stream.
Key:
G
Ab
D
Eb
C
G
Ab
D
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I was born in [D] Macon, Georgia, _ but kept my daddy in [G] the Macon jail. _
He said, son, _ [C] keep your hands clean, [G] and you won't [D] hear the bloodhounds [G] on your trail.
Well, I fell in with [D] bad companions.
We robbed a man in [G] Tennessee.
_ And I got caught _ [C] up in Nashville, _ [G] cause they locked me [D] up and threw [G] away the keys.
I washed my hands in [D] muddy water.
I washed my hands, but they [G] didn't get clean.
I tried to do like my [C] daddy told me.
[G] I must have [D] washed my hands in a [G] muddy stream.
I _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [Eb] _
[Ab] asked the jailer, when is [Eb] my time up?
He said, son, you know we [Ab] won't forget.
_ And if you try and keep [Db] your hands clean, _ [Ab] then we may [Eb] make a good man of [Ab] you yet.
I couldn't wait _ and do [Eb] my time up.
I broke out of the [Ab] Nashville jail.
_ Now I just crossed the line [Db] of Georgia, _ _ [Ab] and I can hear [Eb] the bloodhounds on [Ab] my trail.
_ I washed my hands _ in muddy [Eb] water.
I washed my hands, but they didn't [Ab] get clean.
I tried to do like my daddy [Db] told me. _
[Ab] I must have washed [Eb] my hands in a muddy [Ab] stream.
_ Yeah, I must have washed [Eb] my hands in a muddy [Ab] stream. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I was born in [D] Macon, Georgia, _ but kept my daddy in [G] the Macon jail. _
He said, son, _ [C] keep your hands clean, [G] and you won't [D] hear the bloodhounds [G] on your trail.
Well, I fell in with [D] bad companions.
We robbed a man in [G] Tennessee.
_ And I got caught _ [C] up in Nashville, _ [G] cause they locked me [D] up and threw [G] away the keys.
I washed my hands in [D] muddy water.
I washed my hands, but they [G] didn't get clean.
I tried to do like my [C] daddy told me.
[G] I must have [D] washed my hands in a [G] muddy stream.
I _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [Eb] _
[Ab] asked the jailer, when is [Eb] my time up?
He said, son, you know we [Ab] won't forget.
_ And if you try and keep [Db] your hands clean, _ [Ab] then we may [Eb] make a good man of [Ab] you yet.
I couldn't wait _ and do [Eb] my time up.
I broke out of the [Ab] Nashville jail.
_ Now I just crossed the line [Db] of Georgia, _ _ [Ab] and I can hear [Eb] the bloodhounds on [Ab] my trail.
_ I washed my hands _ in muddy [Eb] water.
I washed my hands, but they didn't [Ab] get clean.
I tried to do like my daddy [Db] told me. _
[Ab] I must have washed [Eb] my hands in a muddy [Ab] stream.
_ Yeah, I must have washed [Eb] my hands in a muddy [Ab] stream. _ _ _
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