Chords for Johnny Rivers - Muddy Water - stereo LP audio
Tempo:
87 bpm
Chords used:
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Eb
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Ab] I was home
[Ab] [Eb] in Macon, Georgia, kept my daddy in [Ab] the Macon [Db] jail.
They said, son, [Ab]
if you [Db] keep your pants clean, uh-huh,
[Ab] he won't [Eb] hit those bloodhounds [Ab] on your [Db] trail.
I fell in with [Eb] bad companions, a robber male up in [Ab] Tennessee.
And I got caught way up [Db] in Nashville, uh-huh,
now, [Ab] well, they locked me up [Eb] and 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 [Ab] stream.
[E] I [A] asked 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 [D] your hands clean, uh-huh,
[A] why, we may just [E] make a good man of [A] you here.
But I couldn't wait to get [E] my time in.
I broke out, broke out the [A] Nashville jail.
I just crossed Atlanta, [D] Georgia, oh, now,
[A] and I can't hit [E] those bloodhounds on [A] my trail.
I washed my hands in muddy [E] water.
I washed my hands, but they [A] didn't come clean.
I tried to do like my [D] daddy told me.
Now, [A] I thought 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] I thought I must [F] have washed my hands [Bb] in a muddy stream.
Oh, Lord, I must have washed [F] my hands in a muddy stream.
I guess I must [F] have washed my hands [Bb] in a muddy stream.
[F] [B] [Eb]
[Ab] I was home
[Ab] [Eb] in Macon, Georgia, kept my daddy in [Ab] the Macon [Db] jail.
They said, son, [Ab]
if you [Db] keep your pants clean, uh-huh,
[Ab] he won't [Eb] hit those bloodhounds [Ab] on your [Db] trail.
I fell in with [Eb] bad companions, a robber male up in [Ab] Tennessee.
And I got caught way up [Db] in Nashville, uh-huh,
now, [Ab] well, they locked me up [Eb] and 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 [Ab] stream.
[E] I [A] asked 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 [D] your hands clean, uh-huh,
[A] why, we may just [E] make a good man of [A] you here.
But I couldn't wait to get [E] my time in.
I broke out, broke out the [A] Nashville jail.
I just crossed Atlanta, [D] Georgia, oh, now,
[A] and I can't hit [E] those bloodhounds on [A] my trail.
I washed my hands in muddy [E] water.
I washed my hands, but they [A] didn't come clean.
I tried to do like my [D] daddy told me.
Now, [A] I thought 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] I thought I must [F] have washed my hands [Bb] in a muddy stream.
Oh, Lord, I must have washed [F] my hands in a muddy stream.
I guess I must [F] have washed my hands [Bb] in a muddy stream.
[F] [B] [Eb]
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_ [Ab] _ _ _ I was home _
[Ab] [Eb] in Macon, Georgia, _ kept my daddy in [Ab] the Macon [Db] jail.
_ They said, son, [Ab]
if you [Db] keep your pants clean, uh-huh,
[Ab] he won't [Eb] hit those bloodhounds [Ab] on your [Db] trail.
I fell in with [Eb] bad companions, a robber male up in [Ab] Tennessee.
_ And I got caught way up [Db] in Nashville, uh-huh,
now, [Ab] well, they locked me up [Eb] and 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 [Ab] stream.
_ [E] I [A] asked 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 [D] your hands clean, uh-huh,
[A] why, we may just [E] make a good man of [A] you here.
But I couldn't wait _ to get [E] my time in.
I broke out, broke out the [A] Nashville jail.
_ I just crossed Atlanta, [D] Georgia, oh, now,
[A] and I can't hit [E] those bloodhounds on [A] my trail.
_ I washed my hands in muddy [E] water.
_ I washed my hands, but they [A] didn't come clean.
I tried to do like my [D] daddy told me.
Now, [A] I thought 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] I thought I must [F] have washed my hands [Bb] in a muddy stream.
_ Oh, Lord, I must have washed [F] my hands in a muddy stream.
I guess I must [F] have washed my hands [Bb] in a muddy stream.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ I was home _
[Ab] [Eb] in Macon, Georgia, _ kept my daddy in [Ab] the Macon [Db] jail.
_ They said, son, [Ab]
if you [Db] keep your pants clean, uh-huh,
[Ab] he won't [Eb] hit those bloodhounds [Ab] on your [Db] trail.
I fell in with [Eb] bad companions, a robber male up in [Ab] Tennessee.
_ And I got caught way up [Db] in Nashville, uh-huh,
now, [Ab] well, they locked me up [Eb] and 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 [Ab] stream.
_ [E] I [A] asked 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 [D] your hands clean, uh-huh,
[A] why, we may just [E] make a good man of [A] you here.
But I couldn't wait _ to get [E] my time in.
I broke out, broke out the [A] Nashville jail.
_ I just crossed Atlanta, [D] Georgia, oh, now,
[A] and I can't hit [E] those bloodhounds on [A] my trail.
_ I washed my hands in muddy [E] water.
_ I washed my hands, but they [A] didn't come clean.
I tried to do like my [D] daddy told me.
Now, [A] I thought 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] I thought I must [F] have washed my hands [Bb] in a muddy stream.
_ Oh, Lord, I must have washed [F] my hands in a muddy stream.
I guess I must [F] have washed my hands [Bb] in a muddy stream.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Eb] _