Mule Skinner Blues chords by Tony Rice

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: G

Difficulty: Novice

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

Instrumental:
|G  |G  |G  G7  |G7  C  |C  |G  |D  C  |D  G  |G

Verse 2:
G
Well, I smell your bread a burnin'
G                                   G7
woman go and turn your damper down, turn it down
                          C                                    G
well, if you ain't got no damper, woman go and turn your bread around
G
it's a gettin' brown
    D               C                                           G
hey,hey, hey, gonna do a little bit of the mule skinner blues

Instrumental:
|G  |G  |G  G7  |G7  C  |C  |G  |D  C  |D  G  |G

Verse 3:
G                                                             G7
Well I'm going to town honey what do you want me to bring you back
                               C                         G
Just bring a pint of cold hard booze and a John B.Stetson hat
    D               C                                           G
hey,hey, hey, gonna do a little bit of the mule skinner blues

Instrumental:
|G  |G  |G  G7  |G7  C  |C  |G  |D  C  |D  G  |G

Verse 4:
G
Well it's hey little water boy get your butt up off the ground
                                                     G7
get that bucket of water, son, and bring that bucket 'round
                           C                        G
And if you don't like your job set the water bucket down
    D               C                                           G
hey,hey, hey, gonna do a little bit of the mule skinner blues

Instrumental:
|G  |G  |G  G7  |G7  C  |C  |G  |D  C  |D  G  |G

Outro:
G                                            G7
I'm an old... mule skinner, out old Kentucky way
                    C                               G
I can make any mule listen, but I won't accept your pay
    D               C                                           G
hey,hey, hey, gonna do a little bit of the mule skinner blues