Chords for Stonewall Jackson: 'I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water,' 1967
Tempo:
99.35 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Em
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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One of the finest, most genuine old boys in the world right there, Stonewall Jackson.
This song's called, I Wash My Hands in Muddy Water.
Make Stonewall welcome with another nice hand.
I was born in [D] Macon, Georgia.
Kept my dad in the [G] Macon jail.
Dad said, son, if you keep your [C] hands clean,
well, you won't hear [D] them blow downs on your trail.
Well, I fell in with bad companions.
We robbed a man in [G] Tennessee.
Sheriff caught me way [C] up in Nashville.
[G] Well, he locked me [D] up and threw [G] away the key.
Well, I washed my hands [D] in muddy water.
I washed my hands, but [G] they didn't come clean.
Tried to do like [C] daddy told me,
[G] but I must have [D] washed my hands [G] in a muddy stream.
Pickleball, boy.
[Em] [D] Eh.
[G]
[Gm]
[D] [G]
Passing jailer, now [D] when is my time up?
He said, son, [G] we won't forget.
And if you try to [C] keep your little hands clean,
[G] well, we may [D] make a good man [G] of you.
But I couldn't wait to [D] do my sentence.
I broke out of the [G] Nashville jail.
Now I just crossed the [C] line of Georgia,
[G] and I can't hear [D] them blow downs on [G] my trail.
Well, I washed my hands in [A] muddy water.
[D]
I washed my hands, but they [G] didn't come clean.
Tried to do like [C] daddy told me,
[G] but I must have washed my hands in a muddy stream.
Oh.
[D] Mm.
Mm.
[E] [G] Mm.
This song's called, I Wash My Hands in Muddy Water.
Make Stonewall welcome with another nice hand.
I was born in [D] Macon, Georgia.
Kept my dad in the [G] Macon jail.
Dad said, son, if you keep your [C] hands clean,
well, you won't hear [D] them blow downs on your trail.
Well, I fell in with bad companions.
We robbed a man in [G] Tennessee.
Sheriff caught me way [C] up in Nashville.
[G] Well, he locked me [D] up and threw [G] away the key.
Well, I washed my hands [D] in muddy water.
I washed my hands, but [G] they didn't come clean.
Tried to do like [C] daddy told me,
[G] but I must have [D] washed my hands [G] in a muddy stream.
Pickleball, boy.
[Em] [D] Eh.
[G]
[Gm]
[D] [G]
Passing jailer, now [D] when is my time up?
He said, son, [G] we won't forget.
And if you try to [C] keep your little hands clean,
[G] well, we may [D] make a good man [G] of you.
But I couldn't wait to [D] do my sentence.
I broke out of the [G] Nashville jail.
Now I just crossed the [C] line of Georgia,
[G] and I can't hear [D] them blow downs on [G] my trail.
Well, I washed my hands in [A] muddy water.
[D]
I washed my hands, but they [G] didn't come clean.
Tried to do like [C] daddy told me,
[G] but I must have washed my hands in a muddy stream.
Oh.
[D] Mm.
Mm.
[E] [G] Mm.
Key:
G
D
C
Em
Gm
G
D
C
One of the finest, most genuine old boys in the world right there, Stonewall Jackson.
This song's called, I Wash My Hands in Muddy Water.
Make Stonewall welcome with another nice hand.
I was born _ in [D] Macon, Georgia.
_ Kept my dad in the [G] Macon jail. _
Dad said, son, if you keep your [C] hands clean, _
well, you won't hear [D] them blow downs on your trail.
Well, I fell in with bad companions.
We robbed a man in [G] Tennessee. _ _
Sheriff caught me way [C] up in Nashville. _
[G] Well, he locked me [D] up and threw [G] away the key.
Well, I washed my hands [D] in muddy water. _
I washed my hands, but [G] they didn't come clean.
Tried to do like [C] daddy told me,
[G] but I must have [D] washed my hands [G] in a muddy stream.
Pickleball, boy.
_ _ _ _ [Em] [D] Eh. _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
Passing jailer, now [D] when is my time up? _
He said, son, _ [G] we won't forget. _
And if you try to [C] keep your little hands clean,
[G] well, we may [D] make a good man [G] of you. _
But I couldn't wait to [D] do my sentence. _
I broke out of the [G] Nashville jail.
Now I just crossed the [C] line of Georgia, _
[G] and I can't hear [D] them blow downs on [G] my trail.
Well, I washed my hands in [A] muddy water.
[D]
I washed my hands, but they [G] didn't come clean. _
Tried to do like [C] daddy told me, _
[G] but I must have washed my hands in a muddy stream. _
Oh.
_ _ [D] Mm. _ _
_ Mm.
[E] _ [G] Mm. _ _
This song's called, I Wash My Hands in Muddy Water.
Make Stonewall welcome with another nice hand.
I was born _ in [D] Macon, Georgia.
_ Kept my dad in the [G] Macon jail. _
Dad said, son, if you keep your [C] hands clean, _
well, you won't hear [D] them blow downs on your trail.
Well, I fell in with bad companions.
We robbed a man in [G] Tennessee. _ _
Sheriff caught me way [C] up in Nashville. _
[G] Well, he locked me [D] up and threw [G] away the key.
Well, I washed my hands [D] in muddy water. _
I washed my hands, but [G] they didn't come clean.
Tried to do like [C] daddy told me,
[G] but I must have [D] washed my hands [G] in a muddy stream.
Pickleball, boy.
_ _ _ _ [Em] [D] Eh. _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
Passing jailer, now [D] when is my time up? _
He said, son, _ [G] we won't forget. _
And if you try to [C] keep your little hands clean,
[G] well, we may [D] make a good man [G] of you. _
But I couldn't wait to [D] do my sentence. _
I broke out of the [G] Nashville jail.
Now I just crossed the [C] line of Georgia, _
[G] and I can't hear [D] them blow downs on [G] my trail.
Well, I washed my hands in [A] muddy water.
[D]
I washed my hands, but they [G] didn't come clean. _
Tried to do like [C] daddy told me, _
[G] but I must have washed my hands in a muddy stream. _
Oh.
_ _ [D] Mm. _ _
_ Mm.
[E] _ [G] Mm. _ _