Billy Strings – Blue Mule (Guitar)

Capo 4
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Chords

[Intro]
G
Riding with the wind

      G             Asus2/G    G
She's come and gone again
[Verse 1]
G
Some say she came from Georgia

A7
Some say from Tennessee

D
But there never was another like my old blue mule

G
Lord knows there'll never be

G
She could jump right over a mountain

A7
She could outrun a diesel train

D
Her mother was that blue ox, babe

                              G
She was born in the eye of a hurricane
[Verse 2]
G
And the only race my blue mule ran

A7
Was down in Tennessee

D
Against Molly and the Tenbrooks

G
All the people came to see

G
Now Tenbrooks was the favorite

A7
People said I was a fool

D
Riding high, wide and handsome

                  G
On my pretty blue mule
[Chorus]
     D             G
Hey, hey, hey blue mule

G
Riding with the wind

A7
She's come and gone again

     D             G
Hey, hey, hey blue mule
[Instrumental] G A7 D G [Verse 3]
G
Well around the track like a whirlpool

A7
Old Molly took the lead

D
Then Tenbrooks nosed on out ahead

G
Boys, there was a wild stampede

G
Coming into the final lap

A7
Neck and neck it was a duel

D
My blue mule started flying

                      G
Which was against the rules
[Instrumental] G A7 D G [Verse 4]
G
When we hit the finish line

A7
For the very last time around

D
I swear my blue mule she came out in front

G
Fifty feet from the ground

G
The crowd was cheering Tenbrooks

A7
It was a sight to see

D
But overhead and out of sight

                         G
Was my old blue mule and me
[Chorus]
     D             G
Hey, hey, hey blue mule

G
Riding with the wind

A7
She's come and gone again

     D             G
Hey, hey, hey blue mule
[Instrumental] G A7 D G [Verse 5]
G
Well she never knew that race was run

A7
She never came back down

D
She won that race in outer space

G
Not on solid ground

G
So when you hear a storm a-raging

A7
And you hear a mighty wail

D
It's me riding on my old blue mule

                           G
With lighting stinging her tail
[Chorus]
     D             G
Hey, hey, hey blue mule

G
Riding with the wind

A7
She's come and gone again

     D             G
Hey, hey, hey blue mule
[Outro]
     D        G
Ride on, blue mule

     D        G
Ride on, blue mule