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Mud Slide Slim

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1/11

Tempo 80 BPMVol

Sound:

Position

Step 1 / 11Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

G6     3 x 0 0 3 0
A/F#   2 x x 2 2 x
Bm9    x 2 0 2 2 x
D/E    x x 2 2 3 2
[Intro]
e|-G6--0---A----A/F#------Bm9------E--------|
B|-3---3-2-------2---------0-----|
G|-----------2---------2---1-----|
D|-------------------0-----2-----|
A|-------0---------2-------------|
E|-3---------2-----------0-------|
Bm9  E  Bm9  E  Bm9  E
[Verse 1]
Bm9Mud Slide ESlim   Bm9and the EBlue HoBm9rizonE  Bm9  E  
Whoa, Amaj7Mud SliD/Ede,      Amaj7I'm dD/Eepending on Bm9youE  Bm9  E  
  Bm9I don't Eknow but Bm9I've been Etold
There's a Bm9time from Etime to Bm9timeE  
   Bm9I can't eaEt     Bm9I can't sleeEp
  Bm9But I jEust might mBm9ove my feetE  
'Cause there's Bm9nothing like
The Esound of sweeBm9t soul mEusic
To Bm9change a young lEady's minBm9d
  EAnd there's nBm9othing like a
EWalk on dowBm9n by the Ebayou
   Bm9To leave the Eworld beBm9hind
[Chorus]
EMud Slide       Amaj7       D/E        Amaj7I'm deD/Epending upon Bm9youE  Bm9  
  EMister Amaj7Mud Slide D/ESlim      Amaj7and the D/EBlue HoBm9rizonE  Bm9  E  
[Bridge]
I've been Dletting the Atime A/Bgo  Eby
DLetting the Atime A/Bgo  Eby
Yes, I'm Dletting the Atime A/Bgo  Eby
GLetting the Atime A/F#go   Bm9byE  Bm9  E  Bm9  E  Bm9  E  
[Verse 2]
I'm gonna Bm9cash in my Ehand
and Bm9pick up on a piece of Eland
And Bm9build myself a Ecabin back in the Bm9woodsE  
Lord, it's there Bm9I'm gonna staEy
UnBm9til there comes a Eday
When Bm9this old world starts to Echanging for the Bm9goodE  
Now, the rBm9eason I'm Esmiling is Bm9over on a Eisland
On a Bm9hillside in the Ewoods where I beBm9longE  
I wanna thank Bm9Jimmy, Jimmy, John, and ENick, and Laurie
The Bm9No Jets ConstrucEtion for Bm9setting
Me down a Ehomestead on the farBm9m, whoa Eoooh
[Chorus]
Amaj7Mud Slide     D/E        Amaj7I'm deD/Epending upon Bm9youE  Bm9  E  
Amaj7Mud Slide     D/E  Amaj7Slim and the D/EBlue HBm9orizoEnBm9  E  
[Outro]
     Bm9  ENight goes Bm9on and Eon, don't Bm9want to Ecome at allBm9  E  
Bm9Baby, baby, Ebaby, I Bm9know, on a EHaiti dayBm9  E  Bm9  E  Bm9  E  
Bm9Stoney Lee BElue Borne Bm9picking on a fretless Ebass, babeBm9  E  Bm9  E  Bm9  E  
   Bm9Oil ESlick Bm9slipping and a Eslapping and a Bm9sliding oEnBm9  E  Bm9  E  
     Bm9   EKootcheBm9rooooEooBm9  E  
    Bm9Ha hEa ha ha haBm9  E  
    Bm9Ha hEa ha ha haBm9  E  
Bm9(repeEat Bm9and fEade)

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Mud Slide Slim

by James Taylor

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A/F#

Bm9

Amaj7

D/E

A/B

G6 3 x 0 0 3 0

A/F# 2 x x 2 2 x

Bm9 x 2 0 2 2 x

D/E x x 2 2 3 2

[Intro]

G6 A A/F# Bm9 E

e|---0---------------------------|

B|-3---3-2-------2---------0-----|

G|-----------2---------2---1-----|

D|-------------------0-----2-----|

A|-------0---------2-------------|

E|-3---------2-----------0-------|

Bm9 E Bm9 E Bm9 E

[Verse 1]

Bm9 E Bm9 E Bm9 E Bm9 E

Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon

Amaj7 D/E Amaj7 D/E Bm9 E Bm9 E

Whoa, Mud Slide, I'm depending on you

Bm9 E Bm9 E

I don't know but I've been told

Bm9 E Bm9 E

There's a time from time to time

Bm9 E Bm9 E

I can't eat I can't sleep

Bm9 E Bm9 E

But I just might move my feet

Bm9

'Cause there's nothing like

E Bm9 E

The sound of sweet soul music

Bm9 E Bm9

To change a young lady's mind

E Bm9

And there's nothing like a

E Bm9 E

Walk on down by the bayou

Bm9 E Bm9

To leave the world behind

[Chorus]

E Amaj7 D/E Amaj7 D/E Bm9 E Bm9

Mud Slide I'm depending upon you

E Amaj7 D/E Amaj7 D/E Bm9 E Bm9 E

Mister Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon

[Bridge]

D A A/B E

I've been letting the time go by

D A A/B E

Letting the time go by

D A A/B E

Yes, I'm letting the time go by

G A A/F# Bm9 E Bm9 E Bm9 E Bm9 E

Letting the time go by

[Verse 2]

Bm9 E

I'm gonna cash in my hand

Bm9 E

and pick up on a piece of land

Bm9 E Bm9 E

And build myself a cabin back in the woods

Bm9 E

Lord, it's there I'm gonna stay

Bm9 E

Until there comes a day

Bm9 E Bm9 E

When this old world starts to changing for the good

Bm9 E Bm9 E

Now, the reason I'm smiling is over on a island

Bm9 E Bm9 E

On a hillside in the woods where I belong

Bm9 E

I wanna thank Jimmy, Jimmy, John, and Nick, and Laurie

Bm9 E Bm9

The No Jets Construction for setting

E Bm9 E

Me down a homestead on the farm, whoa oooh

[Chorus]

Amaj7 D/E Amaj7 D/E Bm9 E Bm9 E

Mud Slide I'm depending upon you

Amaj7 D/E Amaj7 D/E Bm9 E Bm9 E

Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon

[Outro]

Bm9 E Bm9 E Bm9 E Bm9 E

Night goes on and on, don't want to come at all

Bm9 E Bm9 E Bm9 E Bm9 E Bm9 E

Baby, baby, baby, I know, on a Haiti day

Bm9 E Bm9 E Bm9 E Bm9 E Bm9 E

Stoney Lee Blue Borne picking on a fretless bass, babe

Bm9 E Bm9 E Bm9 E Bm9 E Bm9 E

Oil Slick slipping and a slapping and a sliding on

Bm9 E Bm9 E Bm9 E

Kootcheroooooo

Bm9 E Bm9 E

Ha ha ha ha ha

Bm9 E Bm9 E

Ha ha ha ha ha

Bm9 E Bm9 E

(repeat and fade)

About Mud Slide Slim Chords by James Taylor

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