Muddy Water Chords by Johnny Rivers
Tempo:
86.05 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
A
Eb
Bb
Db
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Ebm] [Ab]
I was home in [Eb] Macon, Georgia, and kept my daddy in the [Ab] Macon [Db] jail.
[Ab]
They said, [Db] son, [Ab] if you [Db] keep your hands clean, uh-huh, [Ab] he won't [Eb] hit those [Gb] bloodhounds [Ab] on your [Db] trail.
[Ab] I fell in with [Eb] bad companions.
I robbed a male of the [Ab] genocide.
And I got caught up in [Db] Nashville, uh-huh, now.
Well, [Ab] they locked [Eb] me up and they threw me [Ab] to jail.
[Ab] I washed [Db] my [Ab] hands in muddy [Eb] water.
I washed my hands.
They didn't [Ab] come clean.
[Db] I tried to do [Ab] like my dad [Db] told me.
Now, [Ab] I must [Eb] have washed my hands [Gb] in a muddy [Ab] stream.
[E] I asked [A] the [D] jailer, [A] I said, when's [E] my time up?
He said, son, you know he won't [A] forget us.
And if you try just to keep [D] your hands clean, uh-huh,
[A] why, we may just [E] make a good man of [A] you here.
[D] [A] But I couldn't wait to get [E] my time in.
I broke out, broke out the [A] Nashville jail.
[D] [A] I just crossed Atlanta, [D] Georgia, oh, now.
[A] And I can't hit [E] those bloodhounds on [A] my trail.
I washed my hands in muddy [E] water.
I washed my hands.
Well, they [A] didn't come [D] clean.
[A] I tried to do like my [D] dad told me.
Now, [A] I better must have [E] washed my hands in a [A] muddy stream.
[F] I [Bb] washed my hands in [F] muddy water.
I washed my hands.
Well, [Bb] they didn't come clean.
I tried to do [Bb] like [Eb] my dad told me.
Now, I [Bb] better must have washed [F] my hands in a muddy [Bb] stream.
[Bb] Oh, Lord, I better must have washed [F] my hands in a muddy [Bb] stream.
[Eb] [Bb] I [Eb] guess [Bb] I must have washed [F] my hands in a muddy [Bb] stream.
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [B]
[N]
I was home in [Eb] Macon, Georgia, and kept my daddy in the [Ab] Macon [Db] jail.
[Ab]
They said, [Db] son, [Ab] if you [Db] keep your hands clean, uh-huh, [Ab] he won't [Eb] hit those [Gb] bloodhounds [Ab] on your [Db] trail.
[Ab] I fell in with [Eb] bad companions.
I robbed a male of the [Ab] genocide.
And I got caught up in [Db] Nashville, uh-huh, now.
Well, [Ab] they locked [Eb] me up and they threw me [Ab] to jail.
[Ab] I washed [Db] my [Ab] hands in muddy [Eb] water.
I washed my hands.
They didn't [Ab] come clean.
[Db] I tried to do [Ab] like my dad [Db] told me.
Now, [Ab] I must [Eb] have washed my hands [Gb] in a muddy [Ab] stream.
[E] I asked [A] the [D] jailer, [A] I said, when's [E] my time up?
He said, son, you know he won't [A] forget us.
And if you try just to keep [D] your hands clean, uh-huh,
[A] why, we may just [E] make a good man of [A] you here.
[D] [A] But I couldn't wait to get [E] my time in.
I broke out, broke out the [A] Nashville jail.
[D] [A] I just crossed Atlanta, [D] Georgia, oh, now.
[A] And I can't hit [E] those bloodhounds on [A] my trail.
I washed my hands in muddy [E] water.
I washed my hands.
Well, they [A] didn't come [D] clean.
[A] I tried to do like my [D] dad told me.
Now, [A] I better must have [E] washed my hands in a [A] muddy stream.
[F] I [Bb] washed my hands in [F] muddy water.
I washed my hands.
Well, [Bb] they didn't come clean.
I tried to do [Bb] like [Eb] my dad told me.
Now, I [Bb] better must have washed [F] my hands in a muddy [Bb] stream.
[Bb] Oh, Lord, I better must have washed [F] my hands in a muddy [Bb] stream.
[Eb] [Bb] I [Eb] guess [Bb] I must have washed [F] my hands in a muddy [Bb] stream.
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [B]
[N]
Key:
Ab
A
Eb
Bb
Db
Ab
A
Eb
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
I was home in [Eb] Macon, Georgia, and kept my daddy in the [Ab] Macon [Db] jail.
[Ab] _
They said, [Db] son, [Ab] if you [Db] keep your hands clean, uh-huh, [Ab] he won't [Eb] hit those [Gb] bloodhounds [Ab] on your [Db] trail.
[Ab] I fell in with [Eb] bad companions.
I robbed a male of the [Ab] genocide.
And I got caught up in [Db] Nashville, uh-huh, now.
Well, [Ab] they locked [Eb] me up and they threw me [Ab] to jail.
[Ab] _ I washed [Db] my [Ab] hands in muddy [Eb] water.
_ I washed my hands.
They didn't [Ab] come clean.
[Db] I tried to do [Ab] _ like my dad [Db] told me.
Now, [Ab] I must [Eb] have washed my hands [Gb] in a muddy [Ab] stream.
_ [E] I asked [A] the [D] jailer, [A] I said, when's [E] my time up?
He said, son, you know he won't [A] forget us.
And if you try _ just to keep [D] your hands clean, uh-huh,
[A] why, we may just [E] make a good man of [A] you here.
[D] [A] But I couldn't wait to get [E] my time in.
I broke out, broke out the [A] Nashville jail.
[D] _ [A] I just crossed Atlanta, [D] Georgia, oh, now.
[A] And I can't hit [E] those bloodhounds on [A] my trail.
_ I washed my hands in muddy [E] water.
_ I washed my hands.
Well, they [A] didn't come [D] clean.
[A] I tried to do like my [D] dad told me.
Now, [A] I better must have [E] washed my hands in a [A] muddy stream.
[F] I [Bb] washed my hands in [F] muddy water.
I washed my hands.
Well, [Bb] they didn't come clean.
I tried to do [Bb] like [Eb] my dad told me.
Now, I [Bb] better must have washed [F] my hands in a muddy [Bb] stream. _
[Bb] Oh, Lord, I better must have washed [F] my hands in a muddy [Bb] stream.
[Eb] [Bb] I [Eb] guess [Bb] I must have washed [F] my hands in a muddy [Bb] stream.
[Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
I was home in [Eb] Macon, Georgia, and kept my daddy in the [Ab] Macon [Db] jail.
[Ab] _
They said, [Db] son, [Ab] if you [Db] keep your hands clean, uh-huh, [Ab] he won't [Eb] hit those [Gb] bloodhounds [Ab] on your [Db] trail.
[Ab] I fell in with [Eb] bad companions.
I robbed a male of the [Ab] genocide.
And I got caught up in [Db] Nashville, uh-huh, now.
Well, [Ab] they locked [Eb] me up and they threw me [Ab] to jail.
[Ab] _ I washed [Db] my [Ab] hands in muddy [Eb] water.
_ I washed my hands.
They didn't [Ab] come clean.
[Db] I tried to do [Ab] _ like my dad [Db] told me.
Now, [Ab] I must [Eb] have washed my hands [Gb] in a muddy [Ab] stream.
_ [E] I asked [A] the [D] jailer, [A] I said, when's [E] my time up?
He said, son, you know he won't [A] forget us.
And if you try _ just to keep [D] your hands clean, uh-huh,
[A] why, we may just [E] make a good man of [A] you here.
[D] [A] But I couldn't wait to get [E] my time in.
I broke out, broke out the [A] Nashville jail.
[D] _ [A] I just crossed Atlanta, [D] Georgia, oh, now.
[A] And I can't hit [E] those bloodhounds on [A] my trail.
_ I washed my hands in muddy [E] water.
_ I washed my hands.
Well, they [A] didn't come [D] clean.
[A] I tried to do like my [D] dad told me.
Now, [A] I better must have [E] washed my hands in a [A] muddy stream.
[F] I [Bb] washed my hands in [F] muddy water.
I washed my hands.
Well, [Bb] they didn't come clean.
I tried to do [Bb] like [Eb] my dad told me.
Now, I [Bb] better must have washed [F] my hands in a muddy [Bb] stream. _
[Bb] Oh, Lord, I better must have washed [F] my hands in a muddy [Bb] stream.
[Eb] [Bb] I [Eb] guess [Bb] I must have washed [F] my hands in a muddy [Bb] stream.
[Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _