{"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":2636073,"song":"Get Behind The Mule","artist":"Tom Waits","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2636073-get-behind-the-mule-chords-by-tom-waits/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2636073?type=chord","rating":4.39362,"votes":17,"content":"[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nMolly b'Damn smote Jimmy the Harp[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWith a horrid little pistol and a lariat[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nShe's goin to the bottom[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nAnd she's goin down the drain[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nSaid she wasn't big enough to carry it[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nShe got to get behind the mule[/tab]\r\n\r\nIn the morning and plow\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nShe got to get behind the mule[/tab]\r\n\r\nIn the morning and plow\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nShe got to get behind the mule[/tab]\r\n\r\nIn the morning and plow\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nShe got to get behind the mule[/tab]\r\n\r\nIn the morning and plow\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nChoppity chop goes the axe in the woods[/tab]\r\n\r\nYou gotta meet me by the fall down tree\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nShovel of dirt upon a coffee lid[/tab]\r\n\r\nAnd I know they'll come lookin' for me boys\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nAnd I know they'll come a-lookin' for me[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nGot to get behind the mule[/tab]\r\n\r\nIn the morning and plow\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nGot to get behind the mule[/tab]\r\n\r\nIn the morning and plow\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nGot to get behind the mule[/tab]\r\n\r\nIn the morning and plow\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nGot to get behind the mule[/tab]\r\n\r\nIn the morning and plow\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nBig Jack Earl was 8'1'[/tab]\r\n\r\nHe stood in the road and he cried\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nHe couldn't make her love him[/tab]\r\n\r\nCouldn't make her stay\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nBut tell the good Lord that he tried[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nGot to get behind the mule[/tab]\r\n\r\nIn the morning and plow\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nGot to get behind the mule[/tab]\r\n\r\nIn the morning and plow\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nGot to get behind the mule[/tab]\r\n\r\nIn the morning and plow\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nGot to get behind the mule[/tab]\r\n\r\nIn the morning and plow\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch] \r\nDusty trail from Atchison to Placerville[/tab]\r\n\r\nOn the wreck of the Weaverville stage\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nBeulah fired on Beatty for a lemonade[/tab]\r\n\r\nI was stirring my brandy with a nail boys\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nStirring my brandy with a nail[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nGot to get behind the mule[/tab]\r\n\r\nIn the morning and plow\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nGot to get behind the mule[/tab]\r\n\r\nIn the morning and plow\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nGot to get behind the mule[/tab]\r\n\r\nIn the morning and plow\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nGot to get behind the mule[/tab]\r\n\r\nIn the morning and plow\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWell the rampaging sons of the widow James[/tab]\r\n\r\nJack the Cutter and the pock marked kid\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nHad to stand naked at the bottom of the cross[/tab]\r\n\r\nAnd tell the good lord what they did\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nTell the good lord what they did[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nGot to get behind the mule[/tab]\r\n\r\nIn the morning and plow\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nGot to get behind the mule[/tab]\r\n\r\nIn the morning and plow\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nGot to get behind the mule[/tab]\r\n\r\nIn the morning and plow\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nGot to get behind the mule[/tab]\r\n\r\nIn the morning and plow\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 6]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nPunctuated birds on the power line[/tab]\r\n\r\nIn a Studebaker with the Birdie Joe Hoaks\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI'm diggin all the way to China with a silver spoon[/tab]\r\n\r\nWhile the hangman fumbles with the noose, boys\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nThe hangman fumbles with the noose[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nGot to get behind the mule[/tab]\r\n\r\nIn the morning and plow\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nGot to get behind the mule[/tab]\r\n\r\nIn the morning and plow\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nGot to get behind the mule[/tab]\r\n\r\nIn the morning and plow\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nGot to get behind the mule[/tab]\r\n\r\nIn the morning and plow\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 7]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nPin your ear to the wisdom post[/tab]\r\n\r\nPin your eye to the line\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nNever let the weeds get higher than the garden[/tab]\r\n\r\nAlways keep a sapphire in your mind\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nAlways keep a diamond in your mind[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nGot to get behind the mule[/tab]\r\n\r\nIn the morning and plow\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nGot to get behind the mule[/tab]\r\n\r\nIn the morning and plow\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nGot to get behind the mule[/tab]\r\n\r\nIn the morning and plow\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nGot to get behind the mule[/tab]\r\n\r\nIn the morning and plow","plain_text":"[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\nIn the morning and plow\n\n\nIn the morning and plow\n\n\nIn the morning and plow\n\n\nIn the morning and plow\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\nYou gotta meet me by the fall down tree\n\n\nAnd I know they'll come lookin' for me boys\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\nIn the morning and plow\n\n\nIn the morning and plow\n\n\nIn the morning and plow\n\n\nIn the morning and plow\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\nHe stood in the road and he cried\n\n\nCouldn't make her stay\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\nIn the morning and plow\n\n\nIn the morning and plow\n\n\nIn the morning and plow\n\n\nIn the morning and plow\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\nOn the wreck of the Weaverville stage\n\n\nI was stirring my brandy with a nail boys\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\nIn the morning and plow\n\n\nIn the morning and plow\n\n\nIn the morning and plow\n\n\nIn the morning and plow\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\nJack the Cutter and the pock marked kid\n\n\n\nAnd tell the good lord what they did\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\nIn the morning and plow\n\n\nIn the morning and plow\n\n\nIn the morning and plow\n\n\nIn the morning and plow\n\n\n[Verse 6]\n\n\nIn a Studebaker with the Birdie Joe Hoaks\n\n\nWhile the hangman fumbles with the noose, boys\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\nIn the morning and plow\n\n\nIn the morning and plow\n\n\nIn the morning and plow\n\n\nIn the morning and plow\n\n\n[Verse 7]\n\n\nPin your eye to the line\n\n\nAlways keep a sapphire in your mind\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\nIn the morning and plow\n\n\nIn the morning and plow\n\n\nIn the morning and plow\n\n\nIn the morning and plow","chords":["Dm"],"chord_diagrams":{"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]}}}