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Muddy Water

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 9Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Standard tune
Key: G
Note: Am * - Intro riff
         A5-  x022xx
[Intro]
     Am*
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|--------0----0----2--|
D|--2--2-----2----2----|
A|--0--------0----0----|
E|---------------------| 4x
[Verse]
 Am*
Now you left me here
 Am*
And went on the town
 Am*                       D    C  Am  
I don't know when I've been so down
 Am*
The sky is dark
 Am*
The moon's blue
 Am*                    D    C  Am  
I don't know what I'm gonna do
It's like Efallin' down into muddy water.
[Interlude]
Am *  4x
[Verse 2]
 Am*
I've got the sound turned off
 Am*
On my old TV
 Am*
And the radio's on
 Am*     D    C  Am  
Playin' B.B. King
 Am*
I watch old movies
 Am*
And I listen to the blues
 Am*                   D    C  Am  
Sittin' here waitin' up on you
It's like Efallin' down into muddy water.
[Interlude]
Am *  2x
[Chorus]
  FThe clock on the wall
Keeps a rollin' Con
D2 o' clock, 3 o'clock, 4 o' clock, 5
And Ebaby you still ain't home.
[Verse 3]
A5Well I fall sound asleep
A5In a straight back chair
A5The mornin' comes
A5And you Dstill Cain't Amhere
A5Oh lord, I hear a noise
A5Holdin' on to DfaithCless Amlove
It's like Efallin' down into muddy water.
[Solo]
 Am*  Am*  Am*   D   C    Am2x
    E   Am*  Am*
[Chorus]
  FThe clock on the wall
Keeps a rollin' Con
D2 o' clock, 3 o'clock, 4 o' clock, 5
And Ebaby you still ain't home.
[Verse 4]
 Am*
Well you left me here
 Am*
And went on the town
 Am*                       D    C  Am  
I don't know when I've been so down
 Am*
The sky is dark
 Am*
And the, the moon's blue
 Am*                    D    C  Am  
I don't know what I'm gonna do.
                                        E   Am*  Am*
It's like fallin' down into muddy water
                                        E   Am*  Am*
It's like fallin' down into muddy water.
[Outro]
      Am*           Am*              Am*          D   C  Am  
Hey, Fallin' down, down, down  Into muddy water
           Am*           Am*              Am*          D   C  Am  
I keep on fallin' down, down, down  Into muddy water
          Am*           Am*              Am*      D   C  Am  
I'm just fallin' down, down  Into muddy water
        Am*           Am*              Am*      D   C  Am  
I keep fallin' down, down  Into muddy water
 Am*   Am*    Am*    D   C  Am  
 Am*   Am*    Am*    D   C  Am  

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Muddy Water

by Shelly Fairchild

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Standard tune

Key: G

Note: Am * - Intro riff

- x022xx

[Intro]

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

B|---------------------|

G|--------0----0----2--|

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

A|--0--------0----0----|

E|---------------------| 4x

[Verse]

Now you left me here

And went on the town

Am D C Am

I don't know when I've been so down

The sky is dark

The moon's blue

Am D C Am

I don't know what I'm gonna do

It's like fallin' down into muddy water.

[Interlude]

Am * 4x

[Verse 2]

I've got the sound turned off

On my old TV

And the radio's on

Am D C Am

Playin' B.B. King

I watch old movies

And I listen to the blues

Am D C Am

Sittin' here waitin' up on you

It's like fallin' down into muddy water.

[Interlude]

Am * 2x

[Chorus]

The clock on the wall

Keeps a rollin' on

2 o' clock, 3 o'clock, 4 o' clock, 5

And baby you still ain't home.

[Verse 3]

Well I fall sound asleep

In a straight back chair

The mornin' comes

A5 D C Am

And you still ain't here

Oh lord, I hear a noise

A5 D C Am

Holdin' on to faithless love

It's like fallin' down into muddy water.

[Solo]

Am Am Am D C Am

* * * 2x

E Am Am

* *

[Chorus]

The clock on the wall

Keeps a rollin' on

2 o' clock, 3 o'clock, 4 o' clock, 5

And baby you still ain't home.

[Verse 4]

Well you left me here

And went on the town

Am D C Am

I don't know when I've been so down

The sky is dark

And the, the moon's blue

Am D C Am

I don't know what I'm gonna do.

E Am Am

* *

It's like fallin' down into muddy water

E Am Am

* *

It's like fallin' down into muddy water.

[Outro]

Am Am Am D C Am

* * *

Hey, Fallin' down, down, down Into muddy water

Am Am Am D C Am

* * *

I keep on fallin' down, down, down Into muddy water

Am Am Am D C Am

* * *

I'm just fallin' down, down Into muddy water

Am Am Am D C Am

* * *

I keep fallin' down, down Into muddy water

Am Am Am D C Am

* * *

Am Am Am D C Am

* * *

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