Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Key: Db Difficulty: Intermediate Verse 1: Dm Molly b'Damn smote Jimmy the Harp Dm With a horrid little pistol and a lariat Dm She's goin to the bottom Dm And she's goin down the drain Dm Said she wasn't big enough to carry it
Chorus: Dm She got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Dm She got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Dm She got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Dm She got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Verse 2: Dm Choppity chop goes the axe in the woods You gotta meet me by the fall down tree Dm Shovel of dirt upon a coffee lid And I know they'll come lookin' for me boys Dm And I know they'll come a-lookin' for me Chorus: Dm Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Dm Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Dm Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Dm Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Verse 3: Dm Big Jack Earl was 8'1' He stood in the road and he cried Dm He couldn't make her love him Couldn't make her stay Dm But tell the good Lord that he tried Chorus: Dm Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Dm Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Dm Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Dm Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Verse 4: Dm Dusty trail from Atchison to Placerville On the wreck of the Weaverville stage Dm Beulah fired on Beatty for a lemonade I was stirring my brandy with a nail boys Dm Stirring my brandy with a nail Chorus: Dm Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Dm Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Dm Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Dm Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Verse 5: Dm Well the rampaging sons of the widow James Jack the Cutter and the pock marked kid Dm Had to stand naked at the bottom of the cross And tell the good lord what they did Dm Tell the good lord what they did Chorus: Dm Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Dm Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Dm Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Dm Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Verse 6: Dm Punctuated birds on the power line In a Studebaker with the Birdie Joe Hoaks Dm I'm diggin all the way to China with a silver spoon While the hangman fumbles with the noose, boys Dm The hangman fumbles with the noose Chorus: Dm Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Dm Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Dm Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Dm Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Verse 7: Dm Pin your ear to the wisdom post Pin your eye to the line Dm Never let the weeds get higher than the garden Always keep a sapphire in your mind Dm Always keep a diamond in your mind Chorus: Dm Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Dm Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Dm Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Dm Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow