Waist Deep in the Big Muddy Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Am]It w[F]as b[E]ac[Am]k[E]
[Am]in nineteen forty-two,
I I was a member of a good platoon.
We were on man[E]euvers
in-a Louisiana,
[Am]Louisiana,
One night by the light of the [E]moon.
The cap[Am]tain told us to ford a river,
That's how it all [E]begun.
We [Am]were -- knee deep
in the Big Muddy,
But the big fool said to push on.
[F]
[E][Am]

[Verse 2]
[F][Am][E]
[Am]The Sergeant said, "Sir, are you sure,
This is the best way back to
the base?"
"Sergeant, go [E]on! I [Am]forded this river
'Bout a mile above this [E]place.
It'll [Am]be a little soggy but
just keep slogging.
We'll soon be on dry [E]ground."
We were, waist [Am]deep in the Big Muddy
And the big fool said to push on.
[F][E][Am]

[Verse 3]
[F][Am]
The Sergeant said, "Sir,
with all this equipment
No man will be able to swim."
"Sergeant,
don't [E]be [Am]a Nervous Nellie,"
The Captain [F]said [E]to him.
"All we [Am]need is a [E]little[Am]
determination;
Men, follow me, I'll lead [E]on."
We were, neck deep in the Big [Am]Muddy
And the big fool said to
push on.
[E][Am]

[Verse 4]
[F][Am]
[E]All[Am] at once, the moon clouded over,
We heard a gurgling cry.
A few seconds [E]later,
the cap[Am]tain's helmet
Was all that floated [E]by.
The Sergeant said, [Am]"Turn around men!
I'm in [D]charge [Am]from now [E]on."
And we just made it out of
the Big [Am]Muddy
With the captain dead and gone.
[E]We stripped

[Verse 5]
[Am]and dived
and found his body
Stuck in the [E]old [Am]quicksand.
I guess he didn't [E]know that
the [Am]wa ter was deeper
Than the place he'd once
before [E]been.
Another [Am]stream [E]had joi[Am]ned
the Big Muddy
'Bout a half mile from [D]where we'd [E]gone.
We were lucky to escape from
the Big [Am]Muddy
When the big fool said to push on.
[E][Am]

[Verse 6]
Well, I'm not going to point any moral,
I'll leave that for yourself
Maybe you're still [E]walking,
[Am]you're still talking
You'd like to keep your [E]health.
But every time [Am]I read the papers
That [D]old feel[E]ing comes on;
We're, waist deep in the [Am]Big Muddy
And the big fool says to push [E]on.

[Verse 7]
Waist deep [Am]in the Big Muddy
And the big fool says to push on.
Waist deep [E]in [Am]the Big Muddy
And the big fool says to push [E]on.
Waist deep! Neck deep! Soon even a
[D]Tall man'll be over his head, we're
Waist deep in the Big Muddy!
And the big fool says to push on!