Muddy Waters Chords by Johnny Cash
Tempo:
93.75 bpm
Chords used:
Cm
G
Eb
F
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Cm]
Mary grabbed [G] the baby, [Cm] river's rising
[Eb] Muddy [F] water taking back [G] the land
[Cm] Old frame [G] house you can't take for [Cm] mobile Ain't no [G] use to stay and [Cm] make a stand
[C] Well the morning light [G] showed water in [Cm] the valley
[Eb] Daddy's [F] grave just went below [G] the line
[Cm] Thanks to [G] slave you just can't [Cm] take him with you
Blood will [G] swallow all you [Cm] leave behind
[Eb] Won't be back, [Bb] start all [F] over Cause [Eb] what I felt [G] before is gone
[Cm] Mary [G] take the child, [Cm] river's rising [Eb] Muddy [G] water taking [Cm] back my home
The [D]
[Eb] [C] [Eb] [F]
[G] [Cm] [D]
[Eb] [C] [G]
[Cm]
road is [G] gone, there's just one [Cm] way to leave here
[Eb] Turn my [F] back on what I've [G] left below
Shifting lands, broken [Cm] farms around me Muddy [G] waters changing [Cm] all I know
[Eb] Hard to say just [Bb] what I'm losing [Eb] Ain't never felt so [G] all alone
[Cm] Mary [G] take the child, [Cm] river's rising
[Eb] Muddy [G] water taking [C] back my home
[Cm] [G] [Cm]
[Eb] [F] [G]
[Cm] [G] [Cm]
[G] [Cm]
[Eb] Won't be back, [Bb] start all over Cause [Eb] what I felt before [G] is gone
[Cm] Mary take [G] the child, [Cm] river's rising
[Eb] Muddy [G] water taking back [Cm] my home
That muddy water [G] taking back [Cm] my home Muddy [G] waters taking back [Cm] my home
[G] Muddy water taking back [Cm] my home
[N]
Mary grabbed [G] the baby, [Cm] river's rising
[Eb] Muddy [F] water taking back [G] the land
[Cm] Old frame [G] house you can't take for [Cm] mobile Ain't no [G] use to stay and [Cm] make a stand
[C] Well the morning light [G] showed water in [Cm] the valley
[Eb] Daddy's [F] grave just went below [G] the line
[Cm] Thanks to [G] slave you just can't [Cm] take him with you
Blood will [G] swallow all you [Cm] leave behind
[Eb] Won't be back, [Bb] start all [F] over Cause [Eb] what I felt [G] before is gone
[Cm] Mary [G] take the child, [Cm] river's rising [Eb] Muddy [G] water taking [Cm] back my home
The [D]
[Eb] [C] [Eb] [F]
[G] [Cm] [D]
[Eb] [C] [G]
[Cm]
road is [G] gone, there's just one [Cm] way to leave here
[Eb] Turn my [F] back on what I've [G] left below
Shifting lands, broken [Cm] farms around me Muddy [G] waters changing [Cm] all I know
[Eb] Hard to say just [Bb] what I'm losing [Eb] Ain't never felt so [G] all alone
[Cm] Mary [G] take the child, [Cm] river's rising
[Eb] Muddy [G] water taking [C] back my home
[Cm] [G] [Cm]
[Eb] [F] [G]
[Cm] [G] [Cm]
[G] [Cm]
[Eb] Won't be back, [Bb] start all over Cause [Eb] what I felt before [G] is gone
[Cm] Mary take [G] the child, [Cm] river's rising
[Eb] Muddy [G] water taking back [Cm] my home
That muddy water [G] taking back [Cm] my home Muddy [G] waters taking back [Cm] my home
[G] Muddy water taking back [Cm] my home
[N]
Key:
Cm
G
Eb
F
C
Cm
G
Eb
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Mary grabbed [G] the baby, [Cm] river's rising _
_ [Eb] Muddy [F] water taking back [G] the land _
[Cm] Old frame [G] house you can't take for [Cm] mobile Ain't _ no [G] use to stay and [Cm] make a stand _
_ [C] _ _ _ Well the morning light [G] showed water in [Cm] the valley
_ _ [Eb] Daddy's [F] grave just went below [G] the line
_ _ [Cm] Thanks to [G] slave you just can't [Cm] take him with you
_ Blood will [G] swallow all you [Cm] leave behind
_ _ [Eb] _ Won't be back, [Bb] start all [F] over Cause [Eb] _ what I felt [G] before is gone
_ [Cm] Mary [G] take the child, [Cm] river's rising _ _ [Eb] Muddy [G] water taking [Cm] back my home
The _ _ [D] _
_ [Eb] _ [C] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [D] _
_ [Eb] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ road is [G] gone, there's just one [Cm] way to leave here
_ [Eb] Turn my [F] back on what I've [G] left below
_ Shifting lands, broken [Cm] farms around me _ Muddy [G] waters changing [Cm] all I know _
_ [Eb] _ Hard to say just [Bb] what I'm losing _ [Eb] Ain't never felt so [G] all alone
_ [Cm] Mary [G] take the child, [Cm] river's rising _
_ [Eb] Muddy [G] water taking [C] back my home _
_ [Cm] _ _ [G] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ [G] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [Eb] Won't be back, [Bb] start all over Cause [Eb] what I felt before [G] is gone _
_ [Cm] Mary take [G] the child, [Cm] river's rising _
_ [Eb] Muddy [G] water taking back [Cm] my home _
That muddy water [G] taking back [Cm] my home _ _ Muddy [G] waters taking back [Cm] my home
[G] Muddy water taking back [Cm] my home _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Mary grabbed [G] the baby, [Cm] river's rising _
_ [Eb] Muddy [F] water taking back [G] the land _
[Cm] Old frame [G] house you can't take for [Cm] mobile Ain't _ no [G] use to stay and [Cm] make a stand _
_ [C] _ _ _ Well the morning light [G] showed water in [Cm] the valley
_ _ [Eb] Daddy's [F] grave just went below [G] the line
_ _ [Cm] Thanks to [G] slave you just can't [Cm] take him with you
_ Blood will [G] swallow all you [Cm] leave behind
_ _ [Eb] _ Won't be back, [Bb] start all [F] over Cause [Eb] _ what I felt [G] before is gone
_ [Cm] Mary [G] take the child, [Cm] river's rising _ _ [Eb] Muddy [G] water taking [Cm] back my home
The _ _ [D] _
_ [Eb] _ [C] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [D] _
_ [Eb] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ road is [G] gone, there's just one [Cm] way to leave here
_ [Eb] Turn my [F] back on what I've [G] left below
_ Shifting lands, broken [Cm] farms around me _ Muddy [G] waters changing [Cm] all I know _
_ [Eb] _ Hard to say just [Bb] what I'm losing _ [Eb] Ain't never felt so [G] all alone
_ [Cm] Mary [G] take the child, [Cm] river's rising _
_ [Eb] Muddy [G] water taking [C] back my home _
_ [Cm] _ _ [G] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ [G] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [Eb] Won't be back, [Bb] start all over Cause [Eb] what I felt before [G] is gone _
_ [Cm] Mary take [G] the child, [Cm] river's rising _
_ [Eb] Muddy [G] water taking back [Cm] my home _
That muddy water [G] taking back [Cm] my home _ _ Muddy [G] waters taking back [Cm] my home
[G] Muddy water taking back [Cm] my home _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _