Muddy Waters chords by Johnny Cash

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:

  C minorCm
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-3/4-------3/4-------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-3/5-------3/5-------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-3/5-------3/5-------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------0---------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----1-3----3------1-3----3------1-3----3------1-3----3---------------|
E MajorE|--3-----3-----3-3-------------3-----3-----3-3-----3------------------|

Verse 1:

C minorCm        G+G      C minorCm
Mary grab the baby river's risin'
Eb MajorEb     F minorFm        G7G7
Muddy water taking back the land
C minorCm          G+G         C minorCm
Old frame house she can't take no more beatin'
AbAb        G+G        C minorCm
Ain't no use to stay and make a stand
C minorCm            G+G         C minorCm
Well the morning light showed water in the valley
Eb MajorEb         F minorFm       G7G7
Daddy's grave just went below the line
C minorCm          G+G          C minorCm
Things they say you just can't take'em with you
AbAb           G+G       C minorCm
The flood will swallow all you leave behind


Chorus:

Eb MajorEb             Bb7Bb7
Won't be back to start all over
Eb MajorEb               G7G7
Cause what I've held before is gone
C minorCm       G+G         C minorCm
Mary take the child the river's risin'
AbAb      G+G       C minorCm
Muddy water taking back my home

Interlude:

C minorCm G+G C minorCm Cm

Eb MajorEb F minorFm G+G G7G7

C minorCm G+G C minorCm Cm

AbAb G+G C minorCm Cm


Verse 2:

C minorCm         G+G          C minorCm
The road is gone just one way to leave here
Eb MajorEb       F minorFm        G7G7
Turn my back on what I've left below
C minorCm        G+G         C minorCm
Shiftin' lands broken farms around me
AbAb      G+G       C minorCm
Muddy water's changin' all I know


Chorus:

Eb MajorEb             Bb7Bb7
Hard to say just what I'm losin'
Eb MajorEb            G7G7
Ain't never felt so all alone
C minorCm       G+G        C minorCm
Mary take the child the river's risin'
AbAb      G+G       C minorCm
Muddy water taking back my home


Solo:

C minorCm G+G C minorCm Cm

Eb MajorEb F minorFm G+G G7G7

C minorCm G+G C minorCm Cm

AbAb G+G C minorCm Cm


Chorus:

Eb MajorEb              Bb7Bb7
Won't be back to start all over
Eb MajorEb              G7G7
Cause what I felt before is gone
C minorCm        G+G          C minorCm
Mary take the child, the river’s rising
AbAb       G+G      Cm7Cm7 C minorCm   AbAb      G+G      Cm7Cm7 C majorC
Muddy water taking back my home. That muddy water taking back my home
Ab7Ab7       G7G7     Cm7Cm7 C minorCm    Ab7Ab7     G7G7      C minorCm
Muddy water’s taking back my home. Lord muddy water taking back my home