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"Cut The Mustard" written by Shel Silverstein and recorded by Mel Tillis and the Old Dogs
 (Mel Tillis, Jerry Reed, Waylon Jennings and Bobby Bare) on the 1998 album "Old Dogs Vol. 1"...lyrics...
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It was a Csunny GSunday aFfternooGn, Miss DColly was a Ghaving a Fbar- b- qGue
And CI just haGppened to be eFasily strolling Gby (my, Cmy, Gwhat a FstrolGlin' guy)
She hollered C"Mel come Gin, Fhave a tasGte, tChis stuff's Gtoo good to Fgo to waGste"
"YCou aint' Gtried nothing F'til you tried this sauGce of mine" C(hey HGoss, hFer sauGce is boss)
I said "noCw, I don't wGanna hurt youFr pride"G  
"You're Ccooking is knowGn far and Fwide"G  
"But I'Cm expected Ghome for Fdinner so I must declinGe" (wonder why he must decline)
BCut Dolly yeGlled "Fwhat's the matteGr buster, ACre you toGo old to cFut the mustaGrd?"
AmI turned my silver head Gand I replied..G7.
"No, CI ain't too old to cut the A7mustard, I'm Fjust too tired to spreaGd it around"C  
"So FI gotta turn you and your bar- b- que dowGn, dFown, Emdown, G7down
"So Cleave me alone, I'm C7goin' on home to tFhe best home cookin in D7town"
I aCin't too old to cut A7the mustard, just toFo tired to spread it arGoundC  
And you Cladies, youG're watchin' me Fsing and plaGy
With my Cbelly kinda Gflabby and my Fhair kinda grGay
And I Csee you loGokin' thFat old time way Gat me...Cand meG  
FAnd me, anGd me 
We haCte to sGee you get your Fhopes deflGated
And uCh, we hGate to see you, Fuh, humiliGated
So beCfore yoGu storm the staFge so shamelesslyG  
Slippin' us all them love notes...And flowers...And them motel ke    
Let Gus decline so graciG7ously
                          CA7.                                       F       G  C  
You see, we ain't too old to cut the mustard, just too tired to spread it around
On Fevery juicy little hamburger in this tGown, toFwn, tEmown, toG7wn
                                 C                     C7F.                                           D7  
So leave me alone, I'm gonna go home to the best home cookin' I've found
And we Cain't too old to cut thA7e mustard, just Fto tired to Gspread it around C(around)A7  
TFoo tired to sGpread it arouCndA7  F  G  C  

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Cut The Mustard

by Waylon Jennings

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"Cut The Mustard" written by Shel Silverstein and recorded by Mel Tillis and the Old Dogs

(Mel Tillis, Jerry Reed, Waylon Jennings and Bobby Bare) on the 1998 album "Old Dogs Vol. 1"...lyrics...

C G F G C G F G

It was a sunny Sunday afternoon, Miss Dolly was a having a bar- b- que

C G F G C G F G

And I just happened to be easily strolling by (my, my, what a strollin' guy)

C G F G C G F G

She hollered "Mel come in, have a taste, this stuff's too good to go to waste"

C G F G C G F G

"You aint' tried nothing 'til you tried this sauce of mine" (hey Hoss, her sauce is boss)

C G F G

I said "now, I don't wanna hurt your pride"

C G F G

"You're cooking is known far and wide"

C G F G

"But I'm expected home for dinner so I must decline" (wonder why he must decline)

C G F G C G F G

But Dolly yelled "what's the matter buster, Are you too old to cut the mustard?"

Am G G7

I turned my silver head and I replied...

C A7 F G C

"No, I ain't too old to cut the mustard, I'm just too tired to spread it around"

F G F Em G7

"So I gotta turn you and your bar- b- que down, down, down, down

C C7 F D7

"So leave me alone, I'm goin' on home to the best home cookin in town"

C A7 F G C

I ain't too old to cut the mustard, just too tired to spread it around

C G F G

And you ladies, you're watchin' me sing and play

C G F G

With my belly kinda flabby and my hair kinda gray

C G F G C G

And I see you lookin' that old time way at me...and me

F G

And me, and me

C G F G

We hate to see you get your hopes deflated

C G F G

And uh, we hate to see you, uh, humiliated

C G F G

So before you storm the stage so shamelessly

Slippin' us all them love notes...And flowers...And them motel ke

G G7

Let us decline so graciously

C F G C

A7.

You see, we ain't too old to cut the mustard, just too tired to spread it around

F G F Em G7

On every juicy little hamburger in this town, town, town, town

C C7 D7

So leave me alone, I'm gonna go home to the best home cookin' I've found

C A7 F G C A7

And we ain't too old to cut the mustard, just to tired to spread it around (around)

F G C A7 F G C

Too tired to spread it around

About Cut The Mustard Chords by Waylon Jennings

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