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1/9

Tempo 80 BPMVol

Sound:

Position

Step 1 / 9Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Notes: Em7#5 (Bend B string!)
 C Should look like this. (Add pinkie to 1st E, Should look like this)
e|------3----| 
B|-1---------| 
G|-----------| 
D|----2------| 
A|------3----|
E|-----------| 
As for Fmaj7/E, it should look like this (Beside it is was E7/B should look like!)
e|-----------|            e|-----------| 
B|-1---------|            B|------3----| 
G|----2------|            G|-1---------| 
D|------3----|            D|----2------|
A|------3----|            A|----2------|
E|-----------|            E|-----------|
Note 2: When playing intro, switch between Fmaj7/E to C by moving middle finger back and fourth from D to G to D
again
[Intro] 
Am, Fmaj7/E, C
AmI've been Fmaj7/Efucking with some Cgirls,
Amand I've been Fmaj7/Etold that makes me Em7#5king.
AmI've been Fmaj7/Efucking with the Claw,
Amand I've been Fmaj7/Etold that means Em7#5nothing.
AmAnd I've been Fmaj7/Emaking plans to Cchange,
Amand I've been Fmaj7/Etold that's all I Cneed.
AmAnd I've been Fmaj7/Efucking with the Cchurch,
and all the profits, Amall in Fmaj7/EJesus nCame.
AmI want it E7/Ball,
Fmaj7/EI want all I can Ctake,
AmI want it E7/Ball, I want it Fmaj7/Eall.
AmYeah, I want E7/Blove, but I Fmaj7/Ewant it fCake,
AmI want E7/Bit all, I want Fmaj7/Eit all.
Fmaj7/EI wanted mud in my eyes,
Fmbut now I want back mAmy scales.
AmAnd I'm Fmaj7/Ea free mCan,
Amwritten on Fmaj7/EJuly the fourth in Cblack and white,
And I'm a Amslave to Fmaj7/Eraise my hand,
Cin spinning motion to the music,
on AmSunday mornings and Fmaj7/EWednesday Cmaj7/Enights.
AmPro-Fmaj7/Escribed to fall in Clove,
Amwith someone Fmaj7/Eoutside the Ccult
But AmHosea married Fmaj7/EGomer, wrote the Crighteous bound to sin,
AmJesus Fmaj7/Esaid no Crebel.
AmI want it E7/Ball,
Fmaj7/EI want all I can Ctake,
AmI want it E7/Ball, I want it Fmaj7/Eall.
AmYeah, I want E7/Blove, but I Fmaj7/Ewant it fCake,
AmI want E7/Bit all, I want Fmaj7/Eit all.
Fmaj7/EI wanted mud in my eyes,
Fmbut now I want back mAmy scales.

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Mud

by Robert DeLong

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7/E

Em7#5

E7/B

Cmaj7/E

Notes: Em7#5 (Bend B string!)

C Should look like this. (Add pinkie to 1st E, Should look like this)

e|------3----|

B|-1---------|

G|-----------|

D|----2------|

A|------3----|

E|-----------|

As for Fmaj7/E, it should look like this (Beside it is was E7/B should look like!)

e|-----------| e|-----------|

B|-1---------| B|------3----|

G|----2------| G|-1---------|

D|------3----| D|----2------|

A|------3----| A|----2------|

E|-----------| E|-----------|

Note 2: When playing intro, switch between Fmaj7/E to C by moving middle finger back and fourth from D to G to D

again

[Intro]

Am, Fmaj7/E, C

Am Fmaj7/E C

I've been fucking with some girls,

Am Fmaj7/E Em7#5

and I've been told that makes me king.

Am Fmaj7/E C

I've been fucking with the law,

Am Fmaj7/E Em7#5

and I've been told that means nothing.

Am Fmaj7/E C

And I've been making plans to change,

Am Fmaj7/E C

and I've been told that's all I need.

Am Fmaj7/E C

And I've been fucking with the church,

Am Fmaj7/E C

and all the profits, all in Jesus name.

Am E7/B

I want it all,

Fmaj7/E C

I want all I can take,

Am E7/B Fmaj7/E

I want it all, I want it all.

Am E7/B Fmaj7/E C

Yeah, I want love, but I want it fake,

Am E7/B Fmaj7/E

I want it all, I want it all.

Fmaj7/E

I wanted mud in my eyes,

Fm Am

but now I want back my scales.

Am Fmaj7/E C

And I'm a free man,

Am Fmaj7/E C

written on July the fourth in black and white,

Am Fmaj7/E

And I'm a slave to raise my hand,

in spinning motion to the music,

Am Fmaj7/E Cmaj7/E

on Sunday mornings and Wednesday nights.

Am Fmaj7/E C

Pro-scribed to fall in love,

Am Fmaj7/E C

with someone outside the cult

Am Fmaj7/E C

But Hosea married Gomer, wrote the righteous bound to sin,

Am Fmaj7/E C

Jesus said no rebel.

Am E7/B

I want it all,

Fmaj7/E C

I want all I can take,

Am E7/B Fmaj7/E

I want it all, I want it all.

Am E7/B Fmaj7/E C

Yeah, I want love, but I want it fake,

Am E7/B Fmaj7/E

I want it all, I want it all.

Fmaj7/E

I wanted mud in my eyes,

Fm Am

but now I want back my scales.

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