I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water — Stonewall Jackson
Chords and lyrics for I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water by Stonewall Jackson (key of G).
Verse 1
I was [G]born in Macon, [D7]Georgia
They kept my [D7]dad in the Macon [G]jail
Dad said [G7]Son, if you keep your [C]hands clean
[G]You won't hear them [D7]bloodhounds on your [G]trail
Verse 2
But I fell [G]in with bad [D7]companions
We robbed a [D7]man in [G]Tennessee
The sheriff caught [G7]me way up in [C]Nashville
They [G]locked me up and [D7]threw away the [G]key
Chorus
I washed my [G]hands in muddy [D7]water
Washed my [D7]hands but they didn't come [G]clean
Tried to [G7]do like Daddy [C]told me
But I [G]must have washed my [D7]hands in a muddy [G]stream
Verse 3
Asked the [G]jailor when's my [D7]time up
He said [D7]Son, we won't [G]forget
And if you [G7]try to keep your [C]hands clean
[G]We may make a [D7]good man of you [G]yet
Verse 4
I couldn't [G]wait to do my [D7]sentence
I broke [D7]out of the Nashville [G]jail
I just [G7]crossed the line of [C]Georgia
And [G]I can hear them [D7]bloodhounds on my [G]trail
Chorus
I washed my [G]hands in muddy [D7]water
I washed my [D7]hands but they didn't come [G]clean
Tried to [G7]do like Daddy [C]told me
But I [G]must have washed my [D7]hands in a muddy [G]stream
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