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Waiste Deep In The Big Muddy
Pete Seeger
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I play this Capo on 3rd fret in Am which sounds pretty much like the version of
pete's that i have.
Am Am/B Am/C Am/B
IT WAS BACK IN NINETEEN FORTY-TWO,
Am Em Am
I WAS A MEMBER OF A GOOD PLATOON.
Am Am/B Am/C Am/B
WE WERE ON MANEUVERS IN-A LOOZIANNA,
Am D7 E
ONE NIGHT BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON.
Am Am/B Am/C Am/B
THE CAPTAIN TOLD US TO FORD A RIVER,
Am D7 E
THAT'S HOW IT ALL BEGUN.
E Am-(mute)
WE WERE -- KNEE DEEP IN THE BIG MUDDY,
Am E Am G F E (or Am Am/G Am/F E)
AND THE BIG FOOL SAID TO PUSH ON.
--Pete plays this thumb-picking the base notes sorta as follows ...
Am Am/B Am/C Am/B Am Em Am
E-----0------0------0------0------0------0-----0--------------------|
B-----1------1------1------1------1------0-----1--------------------|
G-----2------2------2------2------2------0-----2--------------------|
D-----2------X------X------X------2------2-----2--------------------|
A---0------2------3------2------0--------2-----0--------------------|
E-------------------------------------0-----------------------------|
Tabbed by cbeck