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I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water
Elvis Presley
Recorded on June 7, 1970
Listen and play with this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlYcg11BcLA
[Intro]
D A D
[Verse 1]
DI was born in Macon AGeorgia
They kept my daddy over in Macon Djail
He told me if you keep your Ghands clean
DYou won't hear them Abloodhounds on your Dtrail
DWell I fell in with bad compaAnions
Robbed a man, oh up in TennesDsee
They caught me way up in NasGhville
They loDcked me up and thArew away the kDey
[Chorus]
N.C. D  A  
I washed my hands in muddy water
Washed my hands, but they didn't come Dclean
Tried to do what my daddy tGold me
DBut I must have washed my hAands in a muddy strDeam
[Verse 2]
DWell I asked the judge now when's my tAime up
He said son, oh you know we won't forgDet
If you try just to keep your haGnds clean
DWe might just make a good mAan of you yDet
DOh I couldn't wait to get my tAime up
I broke out, broke out of Nashville jDail
I just crossed the state-line of GeGorgia
DWell I can hear those bloodhoAunds on my trDail
[Chorus] (x4)
I washed Dmy hands in muddy wAater
AWashed my hands, but they didn't come Dclean
Tried to do what my daddy tGold me
DBut I must have washed my hAands in a muddy strDeam
[Guitar Solo]
D A D G D A D
[Chorus] (x3)
Yeah, I washed my hDands in muddy wAater
Washed my hands, but they didn't come clDean
Tried to do what my daddy tGold me
DBut I must have washed my hAands in a muddy strDeam
[Outro] (Fade out after "Didn't come clean")
Yeah, I washed my hDands in muddy wAater
Washed my hands, but they didn't come clDean
Tried to do what my daddy tGold me
DBut I must have washed my hAands in a muddy strDeam

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