Chords for Lightnin' Hopkins-Mighty Crazy

_ This is mighty crazy [Eb] to _ _ keep on rubbing at the same old thing. _
And that's exactly what it is.
I ain't jiving neither.
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Yes, it is.
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It's mighty crazy. _ _ _ _
It's mighty crazy. _ _ _ _
It's [Ab] mighty crazy. _ _ _ _
[Eb] It's mighty crazy.
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You know [Bb] it's crazy
to _ [Eb] keep _ _ _ on rubbing at that.
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_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] Sister got a rub bowl.
Mama got a tub.
They're going [Ab] around doing the rub, the rub.
Ain't it crazy? _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] Now ain't it crazy? _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] You know it's crazy _
[Eb] to _ _ _ [Ab] keep on rubbing at that.
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[Eb] Yeah. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Get up in the morning, they're gone.
Take a little toddy.
They're taking and washing for each and [Ab] everybody.
Ain't it crazy?
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_ _ _ _ [Ebm] Ain't it crazy? _
_ _ _ You [Bb] know it's crazy _
[Eb] to _ [Ab] keep on rubbing at that.
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Get up in the [G] morning, they're gone.
[Eb] Take a little drink.
Bundle up their clothes and break over to the [Ab] tank.
Ain't it crazy?
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] Now ain't it crazy?
_ _ _ _ You know it's [Bb] crazy _
[Eb] to _ _ _ keep on rubbing at that.
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[Gb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] Sister got a rub [Eb] bowl.
Mama got a tub.
They're going around doing [Ab] the rub, the rub.
Ain't it crazy? _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] Now ain't it crazy? _ _ _ _
You [Bb] know it's crazy
_ [Eb] to _ [B] keep on [C] rubbing at that.
Same [Db] old thing. _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] Mama said, looky here, girl.
[Cm] _ _ _ [Eb] You got to come on in here
and wash some of these clothes.
_ _ _ [Ab] Sister told Mama, said, all right, Mama, I will.
_ [Abm] She had a [Eb] boyfriend.
He drank wine. _ _ _
_ _ [G] So [Bb] sis didn't know what it was,
and so [Ab] he brought [Eb] her a drink one morning.
They got [Ab] to do [Eb] the same [Bb] old thing, though.
_ [Eb] So he give her a drink,
and [Bb] she said, [C] _ I'm ready [Eb] now. _ _
[Em] So Mama [Eb] said,
[Ab] what you so happy for?
[F] _ _ _ [Eb] She said, well, Mama,
I'm just ready to wash today.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ She [Abm] didn't know what had happened.
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] And so sis said, let's [Eb] go.
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[Eb] Mama said, you're walking mighty fast.
She said, well, I can't help it.
I'm going on over here and get it over.
_ _ [Cm] _ That is my sister.
[Ab] _ And so [Gb] Mama [Eb] traded right along behind her and said,
that girl is sure going to wash today.
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_ _ _ _ _ All day long.
All [Bb] right, they got there.
[Eb] _ _ My sister went to turn it out.
_ Tug by tug. _
Old Mama didn't have a chance to rub.
Wasn't [Ab] it crazy?
_ _ _ _ Now, wasn't [Eb] it crazy?
_ [Gb] _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] You know what's crazy?
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [C] To keep on rubbing at that.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] Mama said, girl, what's the matter with you?
_ _ [Ab] Yesterday you couldn't wash at all.
[Eb] _ Come to [Bb] find out you washing them [Ebm] all.
_ [Eb] _ Mama said, Mama, you're getting old.
I got to look [Bb] out for you now.
[Eb] At wine talking.
[C] _
[G] _ [C] _ She said, whatever move you in,
I hope you've been tomorrow [Ebm] morning.
[Gm] _ _ [C] _ [Abm] _ _
Sis said, just one [Cm] more.
And [Bb] said, Mama, excuse me.
She said, one more what?
She said, one more tub.
[Ab] I'm ready to rub. _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] So the next [Cm] morning, they're going to go out
and do that same [Bb] washing.
_ Sis run around [Cm] the corner,
_ [Gm] _
[Ab] reach up on the [Gb] house and brought that fill [Eb] file. _
_ [Gb] [Cm] So Mama said, that girl has [G] gone a long [Bb] time.
_ [Ab] She went around and [G] said, look here, girl, [Eb] what you doing?
Oh, Mama, excuse me.
You caught me fat.
That ain't nothing but a little drink of wine.
She said, what is wine?
Said, you know you take second minutes to check.
_ _ _ Said, [Ab] every Sunday morning, _ _ they give you wine [Eb] and cracker.
She said, that's true.
Said, well, [Bb] here, Mama, take a little tea.
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_ _ [Abm] She said, well, I [Bb] guess I will, but I think [Eb] I'm out of my place.
So Mama turned up and taking a little tea,
and she handed it back to Sis.
Said, uh-uh.
Said, give me that stuff back here.
_ _ [Ab] She said, it tastes pretty good [Eb] there.
_ _ _ [Gb] _ [Bb] Mom said, _ _ [Ab] I've got to wash with you today.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] So Sis, [Ebm] let's go. _
[Gm] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
So they broke [Abm] over to the tank, [Eb] _ [Ab] _ _
and they both [Ebm] began to think
[Gm] _ [Ab] [Bb] about _
_ _ [Ab] that lonesome [Eb] drink.
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_ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] And you know, [Eb] Sister had to rub a bowl.
Mama had to tell them they're going [Bbm] around doing the rub-a [Ab]-rub. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] Yeah. _
_ _ _ You [Bb] know, it's crazy _ [Eb] to _ keep [Dbm] on [Cm] rubbing at that.
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