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Mule Skinner Blues

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capo 3
GWell good morning Captain 
Good morning to you Sir 
Hey hey yeah 
Do you Cneed another mule skinner 
Down on your new mud Grun 
Hey hey yeah 
DYodel-a-ee-he-he 
CHe-he-he-he-he-Ghe 
GWell I'm a lady mule skinner 
From down old Tennessee way 
Hey hey I come from Tennessee 
I can Cmake any mule listen 
Or I won't accept your Gpay 
Hey hey I won't take your pay 
DYodel-a-ee-he-he 
CHe-he-he-he-he-Ghe 
GWell hey hey little waterboy 
Won't you bring your water 'round 
Hey hey 
If you Cdon't like your job 
Well you can Gthrow your bucket down 
Throw it down boy, throw it down 
DYodel-a-ee-he-he 
CHe-he-he-he-he-Ghe 
GWell I've been working down in Georgia 
At a greasy spoon caf? 
Hey that lovely joint 
Just to Clet a no good man 
Call Gevery cent of my pay 
Hey hey and I'm sick of it 
And wanna be a mule skinner 
DYodel-a-ee-he-he 
CHe-he-he-he-he-Ghe 
DYodel-a-ee-he-he 
CHe-he-he-he-he-Ghe 

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Mule Skinner Blues

by Dolly Parton

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

capo 3

Well good morning Captain

Good morning to you Sir

Hey hey yeah

Do you need another mule skinner

Down on your new mud run

Hey hey yeah

Yodel-a-ee-he-he

C G

He-he-he-he-he-he

Well I'm a lady mule skinner

From down old Tennessee way

Hey hey I come from Tennessee

I can make any mule listen

Or I won't accept your pay

Hey hey I won't take your pay

Yodel-a-ee-he-he

C G

He-he-he-he-he-he

Well hey hey little waterboy

Won't you bring your water 'round

Hey hey

If you don't like your job

Well you can throw your bucket down

Throw it down boy, throw it down

Yodel-a-ee-he-he

C G

He-he-he-he-he-he

Well I've been working down in Georgia

At a greasy spoon caf?

Hey that lovely joint

Just to let a no good man

Call every cent of my pay

Hey hey and I'm sick of it

And wanna be a mule skinner

Yodel-a-ee-he-he

C G

He-he-he-he-he-he

Yodel-a-ee-he-he

C G

He-he-he-he-he-he

About Mule Skinner Blues Chords by Dolly Parton

Learn how to play Mule Skinner Blues by Dolly Parton with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Mule Skinner Blues chords”, “Mule Skinner Blues guitar chords”, or “Dolly Parton Mule Skinner Blues chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Mule Skinner Blues chords and for experienced players who want accurate Mule Skinner Blues lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, C, D.

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What key is "Mule Skinner Blues" in?

The chords for "Mule Skinner Blues" show the original chord names (including G, C, D). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.