Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Muddy Water: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Muddy Water" 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 G7 Cm Mary, grab the baby, the river's rising D# Fm G7 Muddy water taking back the land Cm G7 Cm The old-frame house, she can't take-a one more beating D# G7 Cm Ain't no use to stay and make a stand Well the morning light shows water in the valley Daddy's grave just went below the line Things to say, you just can't take'em with ya This flood will swallow all you've left behind Chorus: D# A# Won't be back to start all over D# G7 Cause what I felt before is gone Mary, take the child, the river's rising 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 Shifting land, broken farms around me Muddy water's changing all I know It's hard to say just what I'm losing Ain't never felt so all alone Mary, take the child, the 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's changing all I know Muddy water's changing all I know Lord, this muddy water is taking back my home You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA#  Cm  D#  Fm  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 Water" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Muddy Water" by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.