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Scent Of A Mule

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[Verse 1] 
GKitty Malone sat on a mule
Was riding in style
When suddeCnly, like the sound of a
buzzard's breaking
Kitty felt lA7aser beams being fireD7d at
her head
GShe said, "I hate laser beams
And you never done see me Askin’
CFor a UFO, for a A7UFO, for a UFOD7  
N.C.
In Tomahawk County"
[Pre-Chorus]
DWell she kicked the mule
D/CAnd it walked the path
D/BAnd the aliens fired from behiD/And
DTill she stopped the mule
D/CAnd she kicked the rump
D/BAnd the big old mule took a bD/Aig old dump
[Chorus]
FScent of a Cmule, you better Gwatch out
where you go
FTake your Claser beams awaDy
FScent of a Cmule, you better Gwatch out
where you go
FYou better Cstop that laser A7gameD7  
Or you'll smell my muleG  
[Verse]
GShe felt the fire against her neck
And it saddened her to feel it burn
CWhen suddenly, like the sound of a
breeding Holstein
Kitty said, "A7Stop, we ain't lookin' for
D7fightin'
N.C.
In Tomahawk County."
DA little guy from the D/CUFO
D/BCame on out and said his D/Aname was Joe
She said, D"Come on over for some D/Clemonade
Just D/Bfollow me now with the whole D/Abrigade"
[Chorus]
FScent of a Cmule, you better Gwatch out
where you go
FTake your Claser beams awaDy
FScent of a Cmule, you better Gwatch out
where you go
FYou better Cstop that laser A7gameD7  
Or you'll smell my muleG  
[Verse]
GThey walked into her cabin shack
They had never seen a southern home
CAnd they liked it, better than their UFO
A7They liked it, they really D7liked it
[Bridge]
They said, D"Here's a Cplace of Felegance
GHere we sChower ourselves in Flightness"
DHere's a pClace of eFlegance
GHere we sChower ourselves in Flightness
D"Here's a Cplace of Felegance
GHere we sChower ourselves in lFightness"
DHere's a pClace of eFlegance
GHere we sChower ourselves in-
[Chorus]
FScent of a Cmule, you better Gwatch out
where you go
FTake your Claser beams awaDy
FScent of a Cmule, you better Gwatch out
where you go
FYou better Cstop that laser A7gameD7  
FScent of a Cmule, you better Gwatch out
where you go
FTake your Claser beams awaDy
FScent of a Cmule, you better Gwatch out
where you go
FYou better Cstop that laser A7gameD  D/C  D/B  D/A  
[Outro]
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Scent Of A Mule

by Phish

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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D/C

D/B

D/A

[Verse 1]

Kitty Malone sat on a mule

Was riding in style

When suddenly, like the sound of a

buzzard's breaking

A7 D7

Kitty felt laser beams being fired at

her head

She said, "I hate laser beams

And you never done see me Askin’

C A7 D7

For a UFO, for a UFO, for a UFO

N.C.

In Tomahawk County"

[Pre-Chorus]

Well she kicked the mule

D/C

And it walked the path

D/B D/A

And the aliens fired from behind

Till she stopped the mule

D/C

And she kicked the rump

D/B D/A

And the big old mule took a big old dump

[Chorus]

F C G

Scent of a mule, you better watch out

where you go

F C D

Take your laser beams away

F C G

Scent of a mule, you better watch out

where you go

F C A7 D7

You better stop that laser game

Or you'll smell my mule

[Verse]

She felt the fire against her neck

And it saddened her to feel it burn

When suddenly, like the sound of a

breeding Holstein

Kitty said, "Stop, we ain't lookin' for

fightin'

N.C.

In Tomahawk County."

D D/C

A little guy from the UFO

D/B D/A

Came on out and said his name was Joe

D D/C

She said, "Come on over for some lemonade

D/B D/A

Just follow me now with the whole brigade"

[Chorus]

F C G

Scent of a mule, you better watch out

where you go

F C D

Take your laser beams away

F C G

Scent of a mule, you better watch out

where you go

F C A7 D7

You better stop that laser game

Or you'll smell my mule

[Verse]

They walked into her cabin shack

They had never seen a southern home

And they liked it, better than their UFO

A7 D7

They liked it, they really liked it

[Bridge]

D C F

They said, "Here's a place of elegance

G C F

Here we shower ourselves in lightness"

D C F

Here's a place of elegance

G C F

Here we shower ourselves in lightness

D C F

"Here's a place of elegance

G C F

Here we shower ourselves in lightness"

D C F

Here's a place of elegance

G C

Here we shower ourselves in-

[Chorus]

F C G

Scent of a mule, you better watch out

where you go

F C D

Take your laser beams away

F C G

Scent of a mule, you better watch out

where you go

F C A7 D7

You better stop that laser game

F C G

Scent of a mule, you better watch out

where you go

F C D

Take your laser beams away

F C G

Scent of a mule, you better watch out

where you go

F C A7 D D/C D/B D/A

You better stop that laser game

[Outro]

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