Tuning: E A D G B E

Verse 1

^DmMolly b'Damn smote Jimmy the Harp ^DmWith a horrid little pistol and a lariat

^DmShe's goin to the bottom ^DmAnd she's goin down the drain

^DmSaid she wasn't big enough to carry it

Chorus

^DmShe got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow

Verse 2

^DmChoppity chop goes the axe in the woods You gotta meet me by the fall down tree

^DmShovel of dirt upon a coffee lid And I know they'll come lookin' for me boys

^DmAnd I know they'll come a-lookin' for me Chorus

^DmGot to get behind the mule In the morning and plow

Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow INSTRUMENTAL Harmonica or guitar - 12 Bars x4 Verse 3

^DmBig Jack Earl was 8'1' He stood in the road and he cried

^DmHe couldn't make her love him Couldn't make her stay

^DmBut tell the good Lord that he tried

Chorus - Dm (continues all the way through)

^DmGot to get behind the mule In the morning and plow

Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Verse 4 Dm - (cont) Dusty trail from Atchison to Placerville On the wreck of the Weaverville stage

^DmBeulah fired on Beatty for a lemonade I was stirring my brandy with a nail boys

^DmStirring my brandy with a nail

Chorus - Dm (cont.) Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Verse 5 - Dm (cont.)

^DmWell the rampaging sons of the widow James Jack the Cutter and the pock marked kid

^DmHad to stand naked at the bottom of the cross And tell the good lord what they did

^DmTell the good lord what they did

Chorus - Dm (cont.)

^DmGot to get behind the mule In the morning and plow

Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow INSTRUMENTAL HARMONICA or GUITAR 12 Bar x4 Verse 6 (Dm cont.)

^DmPunctuated birds on the power line In a Studebaker with the Birdie Joe Hoaks

^DmI'm diggin all the way to China with a silver spoon While the hangman fumbles with the noose, boys

^DmThe hangman fumbles with the noose

Chorus - Dm (cont.)

^DmGot to get behind the mule In the morning and plow

Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Verse 7 (Dm cont.)

^DmPin your ear to the wisdom post Pin your eye to the line

^DmNever let the weeds get higher than the garden Always keep a sapphire in your mind

^DmAlways keep a diamond in your mind

Chorus - (Dm cont.) Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow INSTRUMENTAL HARMONICA OR GUITAR 12 BAR x2 then fade out on lightly sung chorus lyrics - Fini -

Tom Waits - Get behind the mule