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Muddy Water Glen Campbell & Jerry Reed TV Show Glen Campbell Good Time Hour Intro A Chorus 1

^AWell I washed my hands in the muddy ^Ewater I washed my ^E7hands but they didn't come ^Aclean I tried to ^A7do what my daddy ^Dtold me But I ^Amust've washed my ^Ehands in a muddy ^Astream

Verse 1

Well Jerry was a boy down there in ^EGeorgia And they kept Jeery's ^E7Daddy yes in a Georgia ^Ajail Daddy said ^A7son if you keep your ^Dhands clean unhuh Well ^Ayou won't hear them ^Eblood hounds on your ^Atrail

Verse 2

Let me tell ya' fell in with bad ^Ecompanions And we robbed the ^E7mail off this truck in ^ATennessee Well they locked me ^A7up just about the time I hit ^Dnashville And when the j^Aailor locked the ^Edoor he just swallowed the ^AKey son

Chorus 2

Well I washed my hands in muddy ^Ewater Well I Washed my ^E7hands but they didn't come ^Aclean I tried to ^A7do what my daddy ^Dtold me But I ^Amust have washed my ^E7hands in a muddy ^Astream

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Now I asked the jailor I said when's my ^Etime up And he said son just so you know that ^E7this ole' boy won't ^Aforget You've got to ^A7try and just keep your ^Dhands clean And We ^Amight just make a ^Edescent man outta' you ^Ayet

Verse 4

But I didn't wait till my time was ^Eup Jerry broke out broke ^E7out of that Nashville ^Ajail And he crossed ^A7down there to Atlanta ^DGeorgia And now ^Aall you can hear them ^Eblood hounds on his ^Atrail

Chorus 3

Well I washed my hands in the muddy ^Ewater Well washed my ^E7hands but they didn't come ^Aclean I tried to ^A7do what my daddy ^Dtold me But I ^Amust have washed my ^Ehands in a muddy ^Astream Yes I must have washed my ^E7hands in a muddy ^Astream^D ^G ^D ^A

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Glen Campbell - Muddy water