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Clean Me Up
by The Mother Hips
Capo 5th Fret
[Intro]
  GG6sus4    G(x2)
[Verse]
                          GG6sus4                      G  
This hobo jungle’s not the place for us mama
                  G6b5      G6sus4
But it’s where we ended up tonight
My Csteps are C/Bunsure and I need you Emmama
You deserve A7more and I’ll do my best to make it Cright
                        GG6sus4                      G  
They told me long ago to do my daddy’s bidding
                  G6b5                G6sus4
Work your job and do your love one’s proud
But I’ve Cstumbled down a C/Btrail they never Emdreamed of
On to a A7land they never made a map Cabout
[Chorus]
So Cdrag that blade across my face now GhoneyD  
CClean this drifter B7up
                                 C          GG6b5
Tomorrow I’ll go scare us up some money
        G6sus4                           G  
But for now let’s just clean me up
   GG6sus4   G  
[Verse]
                       G6sus4                         G  
We don’t have much but what we have is whiskey
                      G6b5              G6sus4
So tonight let’s just grin and tip the cup
As for Cme I would C/Bhappy to see Emfifty
But I’m not A7giiiiiiving Cup
                      GG6sus4                        G  
The smell of woodsmoke used to make me happy
                      G6b5            G6sus4
The empty sky and the freedom of the road
But Cnow its just aC/Bnother hobo Emjungle
Old patch of A7ground and an early Csnow
[Chorus]
So Cdrag that blade across my face now GhoneyD  
CClean this drifter B7up
                                 C          GG6b5
Tomorrow I’ll go scare us up some money
        G6sus4                           G  
But for now let’s just clean me up
[Instrumental Break]
   GG6sus4        G  
   GG6b5  G6sus4   G  
C   C/B  Em
A7       C
[Chorus]
So Cdrag that blade across my throat (!) now GhoneyD  
CClean this drifter B7up
                                 C          GG6b5
Tomorrow I’ll go scare us up some money
        G6sus4                                  GG6b5
But for now let’s just clean me up
[Outro]
        G6sus4                             GG6b5
But for now let’s just clean me up
        G6sus4                             G  
Ooooooh now let’s just clean me up
   GG6sus4   G  
Chords Used:
       G3x0003
G6sus4  3x2013
       Cx32010
     C/Bx20010  (I might have named this one incorrectly)
      A7x02020
       Dx00323
      B7x21202
Pro Tip: If you use your ring and pinky finger to play that  Gchord, it makes it easy to hammer on 
that Rolling Stonesish  C(notated as G6sus4 here) chord in the intro and verse.

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Clean Me Up

by The Mother Hips

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/B

Clean Me Up

by The Mother Hips

Capo 5th Fret

[Intro]

G G

G6sus4 (x2)

[Verse]

G G

G6sus4

This hobo jungle’s not the place for us mama

G6b5 G6sus4

But it’s where we ended up tonight

C C/B Em

My steps are unsure and I need you mama

A7 C

You deserve more and I’ll do my best to make it right

G G

G6sus4

They told me long ago to do my daddy’s bidding

G6b5 G6sus4

Work your job and do your love one’s proud

C C/B Em

But I’ve stumbled down a trail they never dreamed of

A7 C

On to a land they never made a map about

[Chorus]

C G D

So drag that blade across my face now honey

C B7

Clean this drifter up

C G

G6b5

Tomorrow I’ll go scare us up some money

G6sus4

But for now let’s just clean me up

G G

G6sus4

[Verse]

G6sus4

We don’t have much but what we have is whiskey

G6b5 G6sus4

So tonight let’s just grin and tip the cup

C C/B Em

As for me I would happy to see fifty

A7 C

But I’m not giiiiiiving up

G G

G6sus4

The smell of woodsmoke used to make me happy

G6b5 G6sus4

The empty sky and the freedom of the road

C C/B Em

But now its just another hobo jungle

A7 C

Old patch of ground and an early snow

[Chorus]

C G D

So drag that blade across my face now honey

C B7

Clean this drifter up

C G

G6b5

Tomorrow I’ll go scare us up some money

G6sus4

But for now let’s just clean me up

[Instrumental Break]

G G

G6sus4

G G

G6b5 G6sus4

C C/B Em

A7 C

[Chorus]

C G D

So drag that blade across my throat (!) now honey

C B7

Clean this drifter up

C G

G6b5

Tomorrow I’ll go scare us up some money

G6sus4 G6b5

But for now let’s just clean me up

[Outro]

G6sus4 G6b5

But for now let’s just clean me up

G6sus4

Ooooooh now let’s just clean me up

G G

G6sus4

Chords Used:

3x0003

G6sus4 3x2013

x32010

C/B

x20010 (I might have named this one incorrectly)

x02020

x00323

x21202

Pro Tip: If you use your ring and pinky finger to play that chord, it makes it easy to hammer on

that Rolling Stonesish (notated as G6sus4 here) chord in the intro and verse.

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