Mule Skinner Blues

[Intro]
          D        A           D             B7  A E7
E|---------2---2-----|---------2-2-|---------2-2---0-| 
B|---------3---3---2-|---------3-3-|---------0-0-2-0-| 
G|---------2---2---2-|---------2-2-|---------2-2-2-1-| 
D|-------0-----0---2-|---------0-0-|-0-------1-1-2-0-| 
A|-0-2-4-----0---0-0-|-0-0-2-4-----|---4-3-2-2-2-0-2-| 
E|-------------------|-------------|---------------0-| 


          A           D      D
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B|---------2-|---------3-|---3-3-| 
G|---------2-|---------2-|---2-2-| 
D|---------2-|-------0-0-|---0-0-| 
A|-0-2-3-4---|-0-2-4-----|-0---0-| 
E|-----------|-----------|-------| 

[Verse]
D
Well, good morning, captain
D                    D7
Good morning to you, sir
G
Hey, you need another mule skinner
G                    D
Down on your new mud line?

[Chorus]
D          A7
Yodel-a-ee-he-he
A7          D
Yodel-a-ee-he-he

[Verse]
D
I like to work
D                   D7
I'm rolling all the time
G
I can pop my initials
D
On a mule's behind

[Chorus]
D          A7
Yodel-a-ee-he-he
A7          D
Yodel-a-ee-he-he

[Verse]
D7
Hey little water boy
D7
Bring that water round
D      G
If you don't like your job
G                      D
Set that water bucket down

[Chorus]
D          G
Yodel-a-ee-he-he
G           D
Yodel-a-ee-he-he
A7          D
Yodel-a-ee-he-he
A7          D
Yodel-a-ee-he-he

[Verse]
D
Workin' on the good road
D                   D7
Dollar and a half a day
G
My good gal's waiting on a Saturday night
G               D
Just to draw my pay

[Instrumental]
  D                            D
E|---------|-----------------|-------------| 
B|-3-1-0---|-3-1-----0-1---0-|-------------| 
G|-------2-|-----2-2-----2---|-------------| 
D|---------|-----------------|-3-4-0-------| 
A|---------|-----------------|-------3-2-0-| 
E|---------|-----------------|-------------| 


  D                                      B7   A E7
E|---------------2-|-----------|---------2-2---0-| 
B|-------------0-3-|-0---------|---------0-0-2-0-| 
G|-----------2---2-|---2-------|---------2-2-2-1-| 
D|-0-0-2-3-4-----0-|-----3-4-0-|-0-------1-1-2-0-| 
A|-----------------|-----------|---4-3-2-2-2-0-2-| 
E|-----------------|-----------|---------------0-| 

[Verse]
D
I'm going to town, honey
D                             D7
What you want me to bring you back?
D       G
Bring a pint of booze
G                    D
And a John B Stetson hat
D              A7
Bring it to me honey

[Chorus]
D          G
Yodel-a-ee-he-he
G          D
Yodel-a-ee-he-he
A7
Yodel-a-ee-he-he
A7          D
Yodel-a-ee-he-he

[Verse]
D
I smell your bread a-burning
D                 D7
Turn your damper down
G
If you ain't got a damper, good gal
G        D
Turn your bread around

[Outro]
D          A7
Yodel-a-ee-he-he
A7          D
Yodel-a-ee-he-he