I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
Well I was [G]born
[C]in [G]Macon, Geor[D]gia
They kept my Daddy in the Macon [G]jail
He said, "son,
if you keep your hand[C]s clean
[G]You wont hear those
[D]bloodhounds on your [G]trail"

[Verse 2]
Well I fell [G]in with bad compan[D]ions
I robbed a man up in Tenness[G]ee
They caught me way up in [C]Nashville
They [G]locked me up and threw
[D]away the key
[G]

[Verse 3]
Well I washed off my hands in muddy wa[D]ter
I washed off my hands,
but they didn't come [G]clean
I tried to do like my daddy [C]told me
I [G]must have washed off my
[D]hands in a muddy stream
[G]

[Verse 4]
[D]I ask[G]ed the jailer,
I said "now when's my [D]time up?"
He said "son, no we won't [G]forget
And if you try and just keep
your hand[C]s clean
[G]We may just make a [D]good man of you yet"
[G]

[Verse 5]
I couldn't wait to get my [D]time in
I broke out, broke out the Nashville [G]jail
I just crossed Atlanta, [C]Georgia
And [G]I can hear t[D]hose
bloodhounds on [G]my trail

[Verse 6]
[G]I washed off my hands in muddy wat[D]er
I washed off my hands,
but they didn't come [G]clean
[G]I tried to do like my daddy t[C]old me
I must [G]have washed off my
[D]hands in a muddy stream
[G]