Chords for Stonewall Jackson_Washed My Hands In Muddy Water
Tempo:
81.3 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
Gm
C
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb] [G]
I was born [F] in [D] Macon, Georgia.
They kept my dad [F]
[G] in the Macon jail.
Dad said, son, if you keep your hands [Gm] clean, you won't hear [D] them bloodhounds on [G] your trail.
But I fell in with [D] bad companions.
We robbed a man in [G] Tennessee.
The sheriff caught me way [Gm] up in Nashville.
[C] [G] They locked me [D] up and [Gm] threw away the [C] keys.
[G] I washed my hands [D] in muddy water.
Washed my hands, but they [G] didn't come clean.
Tried to do like [Gm] daddy told me, [G] but I must have washed my hands in a muddy stream.
[D] [G] Asked the jailer, [D] when's my time up?
He said, son, we [G] won't forget.
And if you try to keep [C] your hands clean, [G] we may make a good man of [Gm] you yet.
I [G] couldn't wait to do [D] my sentence.
I broke out [G] of the Nashville jail.
I just crawled out [Gm] of Georgia, [C] [Gm] and I can't hear them bloodhounds on my trail.
[G] I washed my hands in [D] muddy water.
Washed my hands, [Dm] but they didn't [G] come clean.
Tried to do [Gm]
like daddy [E] told [G] me, but I must have washed my hands in a muddy [Gm] stream.
[G]
[D] I [Dm]
I was born [F] in [D] Macon, Georgia.
They kept my dad [F]
[G] in the Macon jail.
Dad said, son, if you keep your hands [Gm] clean, you won't hear [D] them bloodhounds on [G] your trail.
But I fell in with [D] bad companions.
We robbed a man in [G] Tennessee.
The sheriff caught me way [Gm] up in Nashville.
[C] [G] They locked me [D] up and [Gm] threw away the [C] keys.
[G] I washed my hands [D] in muddy water.
Washed my hands, but they [G] didn't come clean.
Tried to do like [Gm] daddy told me, [G] but I must have washed my hands in a muddy stream.
[D] [G] Asked the jailer, [D] when's my time up?
He said, son, we [G] won't forget.
And if you try to keep [C] your hands clean, [G] we may make a good man of [Gm] you yet.
I [G] couldn't wait to do [D] my sentence.
I broke out [G] of the Nashville jail.
I just crawled out [Gm] of Georgia, [C] [Gm] and I can't hear them bloodhounds on my trail.
[G] I washed my hands in [D] muddy water.
Washed my hands, [Dm] but they didn't [G] come clean.
Tried to do [Gm]
like daddy [E] told [G] me, but I must have washed my hands in a muddy [Gm] stream.
[G]
[D] I [Dm]
Key:
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D
Gm
C
F
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D
Gm
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I was born [F] in [D] Macon, Georgia.
They kept my dad [F]
[G] in the Macon jail.
Dad said, son, if you keep your hands [Gm] clean, you won't hear [D] them bloodhounds on [G] your trail.
But I fell in with [D] bad companions.
We robbed a man in [G] Tennessee.
_ The sheriff caught me way [Gm] up in Nashville.
[C] _ [G] They locked me [D] up and [Gm] threw away the [C] keys.
[G] I washed my hands [D] in muddy water.
_ Washed my hands, but they [G] didn't come clean.
_ Tried to do like [Gm] daddy told me, [G] but I must have washed my hands in a muddy stream.
_ [D] [G] Asked the jailer, _ [D] when's my time up?
He said, son, we [G] won't forget.
And if you try to keep [C] your hands clean, [G] we may make a good man of [Gm] you yet.
I [G] couldn't wait to do [D] my sentence.
I broke out [G] of the Nashville jail.
I just crawled out [Gm] of Georgia, [C] _ [Gm] and I can't hear them bloodhounds on my trail.
[G] _ I washed my hands in [D] muddy water.
Washed my hands, [Dm] but they didn't [G] come clean.
Tried to do [Gm]
like daddy [E] told [G] me, but I must have washed my hands in a muddy [Gm] stream.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ I _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ I was born [F] in [D] Macon, Georgia.
They kept my dad [F]
[G] in the Macon jail.
Dad said, son, if you keep your hands [Gm] clean, you won't hear [D] them bloodhounds on [G] your trail.
But I fell in with [D] bad companions.
We robbed a man in [G] Tennessee.
_ The sheriff caught me way [Gm] up in Nashville.
[C] _ [G] They locked me [D] up and [Gm] threw away the [C] keys.
[G] I washed my hands [D] in muddy water.
_ Washed my hands, but they [G] didn't come clean.
_ Tried to do like [Gm] daddy told me, [G] but I must have washed my hands in a muddy stream.
_ [D] [G] Asked the jailer, _ [D] when's my time up?
He said, son, we [G] won't forget.
And if you try to keep [C] your hands clean, [G] we may make a good man of [Gm] you yet.
I [G] couldn't wait to do [D] my sentence.
I broke out [G] of the Nashville jail.
I just crawled out [Gm] of Georgia, [C] _ [Gm] and I can't hear them bloodhounds on my trail.
[G] _ I washed my hands in [D] muddy water.
Washed my hands, [Dm] but they didn't [G] come clean.
Tried to do [Gm]
like daddy [E] told [G] me, but I must have washed my hands in a muddy [Gm] stream.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ I _ [Dm] _