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I play this Capo on 3rd fret in Am which sounds pretty much like the version of
IT WAS AmBACK IN NAm/BINETEEN Am/CFORTY-TAm/BWO,
I WAS A AmMEMBER OF A EmGOOD PAmLATOON.
WE WERAmE ON MANEAm/BUVERS INAm/C-A LOOZAm/BIANNA,
ONE NAmIGHT BY THE LIGHD7T OF THE EMOON.
THE AmCAPTAIN TAm/BOLD US TAm/CO FORD Am/BA RIVER,
AmTHAT'S HOW IT D7ALL BEGEUN.
        E  Am-(mute)
WE WERE -- KNEE DEEP IN THE BIG MUDDY,
                Am              E    Am    G    F   E(or  Am  Am/G Am/F E)   
AND THE BIG FOOL SAID TO PUSH ON.
--Pete plays this thumb-picking the base notes sorta as follows ...
E---Am--0----Am/B--0----Am/C--0-----Am/B-0----Am--0----Em--0----Am-0--------------------|
B-----1------1------1------1------1------0-----1--------------------|
G-----2------2------2------2------2------0-----2--------------------|
D-----2------X------X------X------2------2-----2--------------------|
A---0------2------3------2------0--------2-----0--------------------|
E-------------------------------------0-----------------------------|

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Waiste Deep In The Big Muddy

by Pete Seeger

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Am/B

Am/C

I play this Capo on 3rd fret in Am which sounds pretty much like the version of

Am Am/B Am/C Am/B

IT WAS BACK IN NINETEEN FORTY-TWO,

Am Em Am

I WAS A MEMBER OF A GOOD PLATOON.

Am Am/B Am/C Am/B

WE WERE ON MANEUVERS IN-A LOOZIANNA,

Am D7 E

ONE NIGHT BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON.

Am Am/B Am/C Am/B

THE CAPTAIN TOLD US TO FORD A RIVER,

Am D7 E

THAT'S HOW IT ALL BEGUN.

E Am

-(mute)

WE WERE -- KNEE DEEP IN THE BIG MUDDY,

Am E Am G F E Am Am Am E

(or /G /F )

AND THE BIG FOOL SAID TO PUSH ON.

--Pete plays this thumb-picking the base notes sorta as follows ...

Am Am/B Am/C Am/B Am Em Am

E-----0------0------0------0------0------0-----0--------------------|

B-----1------1------1------1------1------0-----1--------------------|

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

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

A---0------2------3------2------0--------2-----0--------------------|

E-------------------------------------0-----------------------------|

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