{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1716818,"song":"Mr Mudd And Mr Gold","artist":"Townes Van Zandt","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11362936-mr-mudd-and-mr-gold-chords-by-townes-van-zandt/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1716818?type=chord","rating":4.97393,"votes":110,"content":"Capo 2\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWell, the wicked King of Clubs awoke[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd it was to his Queen he turned[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nHis lips were laughing as they spoke[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nHis eyes like bullets burned[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThe sun's upon a gambling day[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHis Queen smiled low and blissfully[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nLet's make some wretched fool to pay[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nPlain it was she did agree[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nHe sent his Deuce down into Diamond[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHis Four to Heart and his Trey to Spade[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nThree Kings with their legions come[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nPreparations soon were made[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThey voted Club the day's commander[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nGave him an army, face and number[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nAll but the outlaw Jack of Diamonds[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd the Aces in the sky[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWell, he gave his Sevens first instructions[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nSpirit me a game of stud[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nStakes unscarred by limitation[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBetween a man named Gold and a man named Mudd[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nClub filled Gold with greedy vapours[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nTill his long green eyes did glow[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nAnd Mudd was left with sighs and trembles[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nWatching his hard earned money go[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nFlushes fell on Gold like water[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nTens they paired and paired again[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nBut the Aces only flew through heaven[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd the Diamond Jack called no man friend[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nNow the Diamond Queen saw Mudd's ordeal[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nBegan to think of her long lost son[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nFell to her knees with a mother's mercy[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd prayed to the angels every one[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nNow the Diamond Queen she prayed and prayed[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd the Diamond Angel filled Mudd's hole[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nThe wicked King of Clubs himself[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nFell face down in front of Gold[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nNow three Kings come to Club's command[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut the angels in the sky did ride[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nThree Kings up on the streets of Gold[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nThree fireballs on the Muddy side[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 6]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThe Club Queen heard her husband's call[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut Lord, that Queen of Diamond's joy[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWhen the outlaw in the heavenly hall[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nTurned out to be a wandering boy[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nNow Mudd he checked and Gold bet all[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd Mudd he raised and Gold did call[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nAnd the smile just melted off his face[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWhen Mudd turned over that Diamond Ace[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 7]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nNow here's what the story's told[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIf you feel like Mudd you'll end up Gold[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nIf you feel like lost you'll end up found[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nSo amigo, lay them raises down[/tab]","plain_text":"Capo 2\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 6]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 7]","chords":["Am","C","Dm","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}