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Mule Skinner Blues

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[Verse 1]
GGood morning captain good morning to your shine
GDo you need new mule Cskinner
Out on your new mud Gline
hey,Dhey, hey, gonna Cdo a little bit of the mule skinner bluesG  
[Instrumental]
|  G|  G|  G    G7|  G7    C|  C|  G|  D    C|  D    G|G  
[Verse 2]
GWell, I smell your bread a burnin'
Gwoman go and turn your damper down, G7turn it down
well, if you ain't got no Cdamper, woman go and turn your bread Garound
Git's a gettin' brown
hey,Dhey, hey, gonna Cdo a little bit of the mule skinner bluesG  
[Instrumental]
|  G|  G|  G    G7|  G7    C|  C|  G|  D    C|  D    G|G  
[Verse 3]
GWell I'm going to town honey what do you want me to bring you G7back
Just bring a pint of cold hard Cbooze and a John B.Stetson Ghat
hey,Dhey, hey, gonna Cdo a little bit of the mule skinner bluesG  
[Instrumental]
|  G|  G|  G    G7|  G7    C|  C|  G|  D    C|  D    G|G  
[Verse 4]
GWell it's hey little water boy get your butt up off the ground
get that bucket of water, son, and bring that bucket G7'round
And if you don't like your Cjob set the water bucket Gdown
hey,Dhey, hey, gonna Cdo a little bit of the mule skinner bluesG  
[Instrumental]
|  G|  G|  G    G7|  G7    C|  C|  G|  D    C|  D    G|G  
[Outro]
GI'm an old... mule skinner, out old Kentucky G7way
I can make any mule Clisten, or I won't accept your Gpay
hey,Dhey, hey, gonna Cdo a little bit of the mule skinner bluesG  

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Mule Skinner Blues

by Tony Rice

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse 1]

Good morning captain good morning to your shine

G C

Do you need new mule skinner

Out on your new mud line

D C G

hey,hey, hey, gonna do a little bit of the mule skinner blues

[Instrumental]

G G G G7 G7 C C G D C D G G

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[Verse 2]

Well, I smell your bread a burnin'

G G7

woman go and turn your damper down, turn it down

C G

well, if you ain't got no damper, woman go and turn your bread around

it's a gettin' brown

D C G

hey,hey, hey, gonna do a little bit of the mule skinner blues

[Instrumental]

G G G G7 G7 C C G D C D G G

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[Verse 3]

G G7

Well I'm going to town honey what do you want me to bring you back

C G

Just bring a pint of cold hard booze and a John B.Stetson hat

D C G

hey,hey, hey, gonna do a little bit of the mule skinner blues

[Instrumental]

G G G G7 G7 C C G D C D G G

| | | | | | | | |

[Verse 4]

Well it's hey little water boy get your butt up off the ground

get that bucket of water, son, and bring that bucket 'round

C G

And if you don't like your job set the water bucket down

D C G

hey,hey, hey, gonna do a little bit of the mule skinner blues

[Instrumental]

G G G G7 G7 C C G D C D G G

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[Outro]

G G7

I'm an old... mule skinner, out old Kentucky way

C G

I can make any mule listen, or I won't accept your pay

D C G

hey,hey, hey, gonna do a little bit of the mule skinner blues

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