Capo: 3 Tuning: E A D G B E

I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water Elvis Presley Recorded on June 7, 1970 Listen and play with this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlYcg11BcLA [Intro] D A D [Verse 1]

^DI was born in Macon ^AGeorgia They kept my daddy over in Macon ^Djail He told me if you keep your ^Ghands clean ^DYou won't hear them ^Abloodhounds on your ^Dtrail

^DWell I fell in with bad compa^Anions Robbed a man, oh up in Tennes^Dsee They caught me way up in Nas^Ghville They lo^Dcked me up and th^Arew away the k^Dey

[Chorus]

N.C.

I washed my ^Dhands in muddy w^Aater Washed my hands, but they didn't come ^Dclean Tried to do what my daddy t^Gold me ^DBut I must have washed my h^Aands in a muddy str^Deam

[Verse 2]

^DWell I asked the judge now when's my t^Aime up He said son, oh you know we won't forg^Det If you try just to keep your ha^Gnds clean ^DWe might just make a good m^Aan of you y^Det

^DOh I couldn't wait to get my t^Aime up I broke out, broke out of Nashville j^Dail I just crossed the state-line of Ge^Gorgia ^DWell I can hear those bloodho^Aunds on my tr^Dail

[Chorus] (x4)

I washed^D my hands in muddy w^Aater ^AWashed my hands, but they didn't come ^Dclean Tried to do what my daddy t^Gold me ^DBut I must have washed my h^Aands in a muddy str^Deam

[Guitar Solo] D A D G D A D [Chorus] (x3)

Yeah, I washed my h^Dands in muddy w^Aater Washed my hands, but they didn't come cl^Dean Tried to do what my daddy t^Gold me ^DBut I must have washed my h^Aands in a muddy str^Deam

[Outro] (Fade out after "Didn't come clean")

Yeah, I washed my h^Dands in muddy w^Aater Washed my hands, but they didn't come cl^Dean Tried to do what my daddy t^Gold me ^DBut I must have washed my h^Aands in a muddy str^Deam

Elvis Presley - I washed my hands in muddy water