The Sky Above The Mud Below chords by Tom Russell

Chords with lyrics

THE SKY ABOVE THE MUD BELOW
Best with a Travis style pick

A minorAm       C majorC                Asus2Asus2
Two men rode in from the south, one rainy autumn night
    G+G         Asus2Asus2
The Sky above and the mud below
A minorAm            C majorC               Asus2Asus2
They walked into the Deacon's bar, they were Mexican by sight
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The sky above and the mud below
A minorAm  C majorC        G+G        D/F#D/F#      FF
They threw a horsehair bridle down, We trade this for whiskey rounds.
  AM   G+G   FF
The Deacon slams a bottle down,
E MajorE          Asus2Asus2
The two men start to Drink in'

A minorAm           C majorC              Asus2Asus2
Their hair was long and black, tied up behind their ears
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The sky above and the mud below
A minorAm          C majorC              Asus2Asus2
Their faces were identical, like a man beside a mirror
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The sky above and the mud below
A minorAm   C majorC        G+G        D/F#D/F#        FF
Then someone whispered "That beats all, their wanted posters on the wall
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Twin brothers name of Sandoval,
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horse thieves from Boquillas"

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Now the bridle and the belts they wore were braided gray and black
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The sky above and the mud below
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The color of a roan horse once belonged to Deacon Black
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The sky above and the mud below
A minorAm   C majorC       G+G         D/F#D/F#          FF
The fastest horse for miles around, He'd been stolen from the old fairground
A minorAm   G+G        FF
a month ago outside of town
E MajorE             Asus2Asus2
We tracked and never found him

A minorAm          C majorC                   Asus2Asus2
Now the Deacon was a preacher who had fallen hard from grace
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The sky above and the mud below
A minorAm          C majorC                  Asus2Asus2
He owned the bar and a string of quarter horses that he'd race
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The sky above and the mud below
A minorAm   C majorC       G+G            D/F#D/F#       FF
Yea, Deacon he could drink and curse, though he still quoted sacred verse
A minorAm       G+G     FF
He was sheriff, judge; he owned the hearse,
E MajorE        Asus2Asus2
man you did not anger

Bridge -
C majorC       G+G       D/F#D/F#        FF
The sky above, the mud below, The wind and rain, The sleet and snow
A minorAm    G+G      FF   E MajorE           Asus2Asus2
Two horse thieves from Mexico drinkin' hard and singin'

A minorAm      C majorC                     Asus2Asus2
One brother he spoke English, Deac inquires as to their work
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The sky above and the mud below
A minorAm           C majorC                  Asus2Asus2
The man says "Mister we braid horsehair bridles, ropes and Quirts
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The sky above and the mud below
A minorAm C majorC        G+G       D/F#D/F#           FF
Yea, that fine bridle we did make, A augmentedA roan horse killed by leg bone break
A minorAm   G+G         FF
He's horsehair rope now; horse-meat steak,
E MajorE           Asus2Asus2
We cleaned him to the bone

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Well these gentlemen they were ignorant or didn't know just where they were
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The sky above and the mud below
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The Deacon's face grew darker as he measured every word
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The sky above and the mud below
A minorAm  C majorC         G+G        D/F#D/F#       FF
"You horsehair braidin' sons of bitches stole my claim to earthly riches.
A minorAm   G+G   FF
Someone go and dig a ditch,
E MajorE           Asus2Asus2
There may well be a hangin'

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One brother reached inside his shirt searching for his gun
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The sky above and the mud below
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Too late, for Deac had whipped around his sawed off Remington
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The sky above and the mud below
A minorAm C majorC            G+G         D/F#D/F#        FF
The twins, they raised their hands and sneered, Deac was grinnin' ear to ear
 A minorAm    G+G         FF
He says "Court's in session, hear ye hear,
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Yours truly is presidin'"

A minorAm              C majorC                Asus2Asus2
Well the trial commenced and ended quick, They didn't have a Hope
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The sky above and the mud below
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Deac says "We'll cut your hair now boys and you can braid yourselves a rope"
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The sky above and the mud below
A minorAm  C majorC      G+G         D/F#D/F#      FF
The Old Testament, it says somewhere 'Eye for eye and hair for hair
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Covet not thy neighbors mare',
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I believe it's Revelations

A minorAm           C majorC              Asus2Asus2
Now the fancy horsehair bridle, it hangs on Deacon's wall
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The sky above and the mud below
A minorAm         C majorC             Asus2Asus2
Next to that wanted poster of the brothers Sandoval
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The sky above and the mud below
A minorAm   C majorC        G+G      D/F#D/F#       FF
And the twisted rope so shiny black, The artifact that broke their necks
   A minorAm   G+G    FF
Their craftsmanship he did respect,
E MajorE            Asus2Asus2
They shoulda stuck to braidin'


C majorC       G+G       D/F#D/F#        FF
The sky above, the mud below, The wind and rain, The sleet and snow
A minorAm   C majorC        FF
The Deacon's hearse is rollin' slow
E MajorE             Asus2Asus2  A minorAm
in the first blue light of morning