Mule Skinner Blues chords by Tony Rice

Chords with lyrics

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

Key: G+G

Difficulty: Novice

Verse 1:
G+G
Good morning captain good morning to your shine
G+G          C majorC
Do you need new mule skinner
          G+G
Out on your new mud line
  D MajorD        C majorC                      G+G
hey,hey, hey, gonna do a little bit of the mule skinner blues

Instrumental:
|G+G |G+G |G+G G7G7 |G7G7 C majorC |C majorC |G+G |D MajorD C majorC |D MajorD G+G |G+G

Verse 2:
G+G
Well, I smell your bread a burnin'
G+G                  G7G7
woman go and turn your damper down, turn it down
             C majorC                  G+G
well, if you ain't got no damper, woman go and turn your bread around
G+G
it's a gettin' brown
  D MajorD        C majorC                      G+G
hey,hey, hey, gonna do a little bit of the mule skinner blues

Instrumental:
|G+G |G+G |G+G G7G7 |G7G7 C majorC |C majorC |G+G |D MajorD C majorC |D MajorD G+G |G+G

Verse 3:
G+G                               G7G7
Well I'm going to town honey what do you want me to bring you back
                C majorC             G+G
Just bring a pint of cold hard booze and a John B.Stetson hat
  D MajorD        C majorC                      G+G
hey,hey, hey, gonna do a little bit of the mule skinner blues

Instrumental:
|G+G |G+G |G+G G7G7 |G7G7 C majorC |C majorC |G+G |D MajorD C majorC |D MajorD G+G |G+G

Verse 4:
G+G
Well it's hey little water boy get your butt up off the ground
                           G7G7
get that bucket of water, son, and bring that bucket 'round
              C majorC            G+G
And if you don't like your job set the water bucket down
  D MajorD        C majorC                      G+G
hey,hey, hey, gonna do a little bit of the mule skinner blues

Instrumental:
|G+G |G+G |G+G G7G7 |G7G7 C majorC |C majorC |G+G |D MajorD C majorC |D MajorD G+G |G+G

Outro:
G+G                      G7G7
I'm an old... mule skinner, out old Kentucky way
          C majorC                G+G
I can make any mule listen, but I won't accept your pay
  D MajorD        C majorC                      G+G
hey,hey, hey, gonna do a little bit of the mule skinner blues