Muddy Water Chords by Johnny Rivers

Tempo:
85.2 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

A

Eb

E

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Muddy Water chords
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[Ab] I was home [Eb] in Nickin, Georgia, to get my daddy in [Ab] the minkin' [Db] jail.
[Ab] They said, son, [Ab] if you [Db] keep your hands clean, uh-huh, [Ab] he won't [Eb] hit those bloodhounds [Ab] on your trail.
I fell in with [Eb] bad companions, a rough male up in [Ab] Tennessee.
And I got caught way up [Db] in Nashville, uh-huh, now.
Well, [Ab] they locked me up and [Eb] they threw away [Ab] the kid.
I washed my hands in muddy [Eb] water.
I washed my hands, but they didn't [Ab] come clean.
I tried to do like my daddy [Db] told me, now.
[Ab] I must have washed [Eb] my hands in a muddy stream.
[E] I asked [A] the jailer, 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 your [D] hands clean, uh-huh,
[A] well, we may just [E] make a good man of [A] you here.
But I couldn't wait to get my [E] time in.
I broke out, broke out the Nashville [A] jail.
I just crossed Atlanta, [D] Georgia, oh, now.
[A] And I can't hit [E] those bloodhounds on my [A] trail.
I washed my hands in muddy [E] water.
I washed my hands, but they didn't [A] come clean.
I [A] tried to do like my [D] daddy told me, now.
[A] I said, I 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, but they [Bb] didn't come clean.
I tried to do like my [Eb] daddy told me, now.
[Bb] But I must [F] have washed my hands in [Bb] a muddy stream.
Oh, Lord, I must [F] have washed my hands in [Bb] a muddy stream.
I guess I must [F] have washed my hands [Bb] in a muddy stream.
[F] [Bm]
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Ab
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A
1231
Eb
12341116
E
2311
F
134211111
Ab
134211114
A
1231
Eb
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To learn Johnny Rivers - Muddy Water chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: D, E, A, E, Eb, Ab, Eb, Ab, Db and Eb. Start slow with ChordU's Free Tempo controller and increase your speed as you get comfortable. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: Ab Major.

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[Ab] _ _ _ I was home _ [Eb] in Nickin, Georgia, _ to get my daddy in [Ab] the minkin' [Db] jail.
_ [Ab] They said, son, [Ab] if you [Db] keep your hands clean, uh-huh, [Ab] he won't [Eb] hit those bloodhounds [Ab] on your trail.
I fell in with [Eb] bad companions, a rough male up in [Ab] Tennessee.
_ And I got caught way up [Db] in Nashville, uh-huh, now.
Well, [Ab] they locked me up and [Eb] they threw away [Ab] the kid.
_ I washed my hands in muddy [Eb] water.
I washed my hands, but they didn't [Ab] come clean.
_ I tried to do _ like my daddy [Db] told me, now.
[Ab] I must have washed [Eb] my hands in a muddy stream.
_ [E] I asked [A] the jailer, 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 your [D] hands clean, uh-huh,
[A] well, we may just [E] make a good man of [A] you here.
But I couldn't wait to get my [E] time in.
I broke out, broke out the Nashville [A] jail.
_ I just crossed Atlanta, [D] Georgia, oh, now.
[A] And I can't hit [E] those bloodhounds on my [A] trail.
_ I washed my hands in muddy [E] water.
_ I washed my hands, but they didn't [A] come clean.
I [A] tried to do like my [D] daddy told me, now.
[A] I said, I 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, but they [Bb] didn't come clean.
I tried to do like my [Eb] daddy told me, now.
[Bb] But I must [F] have washed my hands in [Bb] a muddy stream.
Oh, Lord, I must [F] have washed my hands in [Bb] a muddy stream.
I guess I must [F] have washed my hands [Bb] in a muddy stream.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _

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