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Mule Skinner Blues by Jerry Reed
Mule Skinner Blues
Capo:no capo
Tuning: Standard
Intro: (b means slight quarter bend)
e|-------------|--------------------|---------------|----------------------|
B|-------------|--------------------|---------------|----------------------|
G|-------------|--------------------|----------5b-2-|-------------------5b2|
D|-------------|--------------------|----0h2h5------|--------------0h2h5---|
A|--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--------5-3b|-0-------------|------5-3b--0---------|
E|--5--5--5--5-|-5--5--5--0h3h5-----|---------------|0h3h5-----------------|
Let Ring..............
After this it gets near impossible to understand as there are two guitars and Jerry Reed
Chet Atkins have very complex styles of playing.
e|--------------------------|
B|-----------7---7---7---7--| Repeat this Dmajor Chord Pattern Twice
G|-----------7---7---7---7--|
D|-----------7---7---7---7--|
A|--0-2-3--5-------5--------|
E|-------------5-------5----|
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------| Repeat this Amajor Chord Pattern Twice
G|----6----6----6---6-------|
D|----7----7----7---7-------|
A|----7----7----7---7-------|
E|--5----0----5---0---------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|--------0---0---0----7---7---7---|
G|--------1---1---1----7---7---7---|
D|--------2---2---2----7---7---7---|
A|----------0---0----5-------5-----|
E|--3-2-0----------------5---------|
This is roughly the chord progression that continues throughout the song.
(Well alright)
Goodmornin', Captain
Goodmornin' to you, Shine
Do you need a new mule skinner
Down on your new mud line?
Hey, hey... hey!
Gonna do a little bitta' the mule skinner blues
(Yeah)
Well, I'm goin' to town, honey
What do you want me to bring you back?
Bring me a pint of cold hard booze
(Yeah) and a John B Stetson hat
How's that?
Hey, hey... hey!
Gonna do a little bitta' the mule skinner blues
(Stand back, here I come!)
Well, I smell your bread a' burnin'
Woman go and turn your damper down, turn it down
Well, if you ain't got no damper
Woman you better turn your bread around
It's gettin' brown
Hey, hey... hey!
Gonna do a little bitta' the mule skinner blues
Well, alright
Here comes Chet Atkins
Jump on it, son!
Oh hey, now little water boy
Get your foot up offa' the ground
Pick up that bucket of water, son
Bring back that bucket 'round
Lord, if you don't like your job
Then lay that bucket down, on the ground
Hey, hey... hey!
Gonna do a little bitta' the mule skinner blues
(Yeah, take it home children)
Mule skinner, mule skinner blues
Mule skinner, mule skinner blues
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version 2
Capo:no capo
Tuning:Standard
Intro
(Half bend-HB)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------5HB-2-------------------------5HB2------|
D|-----------------------0-------1/2-----------------0--------1/2--------------|
A|----------------------0---3HB-0----0--------------0----3HB-0------0----------|
E|------5-5-5-5-5-5--0h3-------------------------0h3---------------------------|
(Well alright)
Goodmornin', Captain
Goodmornin' to you, Shine
Do you need a new mule skinner
Down on your new mud line?
Hey, hey... hey!
Gonna do a little bitta' the mule skinner blues
(Yeah)
Well, I'm goin' to town, honey
What do you want me to bring you back?
Bring me a pint of cold hard booze
(Yeah) and a John B Stetson hat
How's that?
Hey, hey... hey!
Gonna do a little bitta' the mule skinner blues
(Stand back, here I come!)
Well, I smell your bread a' burnin'
Woman go and turn your damper down, turn it down
Well, if you ain't got no damper
Woman you better turn your bread around
It's gettin' brown
Hey, hey... hey!
Gonna do a little bitta' the mule skinner blues
Well, alright
Here comes Chet Atkins
Jump on it, son!
Oh hey, now little water boy
Get your foot up offa' the ground
Pick up that bucket of water, son
Bring back that bucket 'round
Lord, if you don't like your job
Then lay that bucket down, on the ground
Hey, hey... hey!
Gonna do a little bitta' the mule skinner blues
(Yeah, take it home children)
Mule skinner, mule skinner blues
Mule skinner, mule skinner blues
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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