Chords for Mule Skinner Blues (Blue Yodel No. 8)
Tempo:
74.45 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Am
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [D]
Good morning, Captain.
Good morning, son.
[G] You need another mule skinner out on your [D] line.
[A] Dear Lee, oh Lee, [D] oh Lee.
I like to work.
I'm a rolling all the time.
I can [G] carve my initials on any old mule behind.
[A] Dear Lee, oh Lee, [D] oh Lee.
Here comes James Burton on the acoustical guitar.
[G]
[D] [A]
[G] [D]
Hey, hey, little water boy.
Hey, bring your water round.
If you don't like your job, sit your bucket down.
Dear [A] Lee, oh [D] Lee, oh Lee.
And Roy Nichols on the harmonic guy.
[Am] [G]
[D] [A]
[G] [D]
I'm going to town, honey.
I want you home to bring you back.
How [G] about a pint of booze and a John [D] Vesterson hat?
[A] Dear Lee, oh Lee, [D] oh Lee.
Norman Hamlet.
[G]
[D] [A]
[G] [D]
Hey, I smell your bread a-burning, woman, turn your damper down.
[G] If you ain't got a damper, good gal, turn your [D] bread a-brown.
A-round, I said, round.
Dear [A] Lee, [A] oh Lee, [Dm] oh Lee.
[D]
Good morning, Captain.
Good morning, son.
[G] You need another mule skinner out on your [D] line.
[A] Dear Lee, oh Lee, [D] oh Lee.
I like to work.
I'm a rolling all the time.
I can [G] carve my initials on any old mule behind.
[A] Dear Lee, oh Lee, [D] oh Lee.
Here comes James Burton on the acoustical guitar.
[G]
[D] [A]
[G] [D]
Hey, hey, little water boy.
Hey, bring your water round.
If you don't like your job, sit your bucket down.
Dear [A] Lee, oh [D] Lee, oh Lee.
And Roy Nichols on the harmonic guy.
[Am] [G]
[D] [A]
[G] [D]
I'm going to town, honey.
I want you home to bring you back.
How [G] about a pint of booze and a John [D] Vesterson hat?
[A] Dear Lee, oh Lee, [D] oh Lee.
Norman Hamlet.
[G]
[D] [A]
[G] [D]
Hey, I smell your bread a-burning, woman, turn your damper down.
[G] If you ain't got a damper, good gal, turn your [D] bread a-brown.
A-round, I said, round.
Dear [A] Lee, [A] oh Lee, [Dm] oh Lee.
[D]
Key:
D
G
A
Am
Dm
D
G
A
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Good morning, Captain.
_ Good morning, son.
_ [G] You need another mule skinner _ out on your [D] line. _
_ _ _ [A] Dear Lee, oh Lee, [D] oh Lee.
_ _ I like to work.
I'm a rolling all the time.
I can [G] carve my initials on any old mule behind. _
_ _ _ [A] Dear Lee, oh Lee, [D] oh Lee.
Here comes James Burton on the acoustical guitar. _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ Hey, hey, little water boy.
_ Hey, bring your water round.
If _ you don't like your job, sit your bucket down.
Dear [A] Lee, _ oh [D] Lee, oh Lee.
And Roy Nichols on the harmonic guy.
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ I'm going to town, honey.
I want you home to bring you back.
How [G] about a pint of booze and a John [D] Vesterson hat?
_ [A] Dear Lee, oh Lee, [D] oh Lee.
Norman Hamlet. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
Hey, I smell your bread a-burning, woman, turn your damper down.
_ _ [G] If you ain't got a damper, good gal, turn your [D] bread a-brown.
A-round, I said, round.
_ Dear [A] Lee, [A] _ oh Lee, [Dm] oh Lee.
_ [D] _
_ _ _ _ Good morning, Captain.
_ Good morning, son.
_ [G] You need another mule skinner _ out on your [D] line. _
_ _ _ [A] Dear Lee, oh Lee, [D] oh Lee.
_ _ I like to work.
I'm a rolling all the time.
I can [G] carve my initials on any old mule behind. _
_ _ _ [A] Dear Lee, oh Lee, [D] oh Lee.
Here comes James Burton on the acoustical guitar. _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ Hey, hey, little water boy.
_ Hey, bring your water round.
If _ you don't like your job, sit your bucket down.
Dear [A] Lee, _ oh [D] Lee, oh Lee.
And Roy Nichols on the harmonic guy.
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ I'm going to town, honey.
I want you home to bring you back.
How [G] about a pint of booze and a John [D] Vesterson hat?
_ [A] Dear Lee, oh Lee, [D] oh Lee.
Norman Hamlet. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
Hey, I smell your bread a-burning, woman, turn your damper down.
_ _ [G] If you ain't got a damper, good gal, turn your [D] bread a-brown.
A-round, I said, round.
_ Dear [A] Lee, [A] _ oh Lee, [Dm] oh Lee.
_ [D] _