Johnny Cash - Muddy Waters: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Muddy Waters" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Cm G Cm Mary grab the baby river's risin' D# Fm G7 Muddy water taking back the land Cm G Cm Old frame house she can't take no more beatin' G Cm Ain't no use to stay and make a stand Well, the morning light showed water in the valley Daddy's grave just went below the line Things to save, you just can't take them with you The flood will swallow all you leave behind Chorus: D# A#7 Won't be back to start all over D# G7 Cause what I've held before is gone Cm G Cm Mary take the child the river's risin' D# G Cm Muddy water taking back my home The road is gone, there's just one way to leave here Turn my back on what I've left below, oh Shifting lands, broken farms around me Muddy waters changing all I know Chorus: Hard to say just what I'm losing I've never felt so all alone Mary, take the child, river's rising Muddy water taking back my home Chorus: Won't be back to start all over Cause what I felt before is gone Mary take the child, the river’s rising Muddy water taking back my home. That muddy water taking back my home Muddy water’s taking back my home. Lord muddy water taking back my home You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA#7  Cm  D#  Fm  G  G7  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Muddy Waters" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Muddy Waters" by Johnny Cash.