Wash, Mama, Wash Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][A]
[D]

[Verse 1]
Wash woman, I know [D]you're
tired
Of taking in clothes
A dollar three- eighty a day
Know your back is hurtin'
And that's for certain
Been bendin' over [A]half [D]of the [A]day.

[Verse 2]
[D]You're beatin' clothes on a washtub
Scrub 'em in an iron tub.
Long as we keep on singin' this song
I know you won't mind work[A]in'
[D]All [Dm]night long ...
I [A]know you

[Verse 3]
[D]rub- a- dubba- dubba,
Mama, bust them [C]suds
[G](Scrub, Mama [D]scrub)
Again you rub- a- dubba- dubba,
Mama, bust them [C]suds
[G](Scrub, Mama [D]scrub)

[Verse 4]
'Kay now, [D]mama
You gonna never play
For the livin' in '44
Ain't gonna come a [A]rainy day.
[Dm][D]

[Verse 5]
Keep on working
Keep those shirts and drawers
A- jerking
As long as we keep on rolling on
You won't mind [A]doing it all [D]night long
[A]You got to

[Verse 6]
[D]rub- a- dubba- dubba,
Mama, bust them [C]suds
[G](Scrub, Mama [D]scrub)
Hey now, you [A]gotta [D]rub-
a- dubba- dubba,
Mama, bust them suds
[C]Scrub, [G]Mama [D]scrub

[Verse 7]
[D]
(Spoken:
If you stop playin' them numbers,
I tell you up front
You may be able to save
[A]the whole family
[D]At the rate the things
you're doin' is goin'
We may all be out on the street
[A]com[D]e morning)

[Verse 8]
I tell [D]you, Mama
Your dreams won't help at all
You might lose your mind in alcohol
[A]And tha[D]t ain't gonna get[A]
[Dm]it a[A]'t'a[D]ll.

[Verse 9]
Listen at me, [D]Mama
Please hear my [A]song[D]
Long as you keep bustin' suds
I tell you gonna get it [A]on [D]and on
[Dm]Hey now can [A]you

[Verse 10]
[D]rub- a-
dubba- dubba,
Mama, bust them suds
[C](Scrub, Mama [G]scr[D]ub)
Hey now [A]won't you [D]rub-
a- dubba- dubba,
Mama, bust them suds
[C](Scrub, Mama [G]scr[D]ub)

[Verse 11]
(Fadeout) [D]Hey now
you got a rub it
And then you dub it down
Can you dig [A]it?
After you [D]rub it a while
You dub it in the tub down there
With that soapy water
All over them dirty clothes.
[A]You're gonna need Tide
[D]for the action
You see them come out
of the washing machine...