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