Waist Deep in the Big Muddy chords by Pete Seeger
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Verse 1
(A minor) (F major) (E major) (A minor) (E major) It was back
(A minor) in nineteen forty-two,
I I was a member of a good platoon.
We were on man (E major) euvers
in-a Louisiana,
(A minor) Louisiana,
One night by the light of the moon. (E major)
The captain (A minor) told us to ford a river,
That's how it all (E major) begun.
We were (A minor) -- knee deep
in the Big Muddy,
But the big fool said to push on.
(F major)
(E major) (A minor)
Verse 2
(F major) (A minor) (E major)
The Sergeant (A minor) said, "Sir, are you sure,
This is the best way back to
the base?"
"Sergeant, go (E major) on! I forded (A minor) this river
'Bout a mile above this place. (E major)
It'll (A minor) be a little soggy but
just keep slogging.
We'll soon be on dry (E major) ground."
We were, waist (A minor) deep in the Big Muddy
And the big fool said to push on.
(F major) (E major) (A minor)
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Verse 3
(F major) (A minor)
The Sergeant said, "Sir,
with all this equipment
No man will be able to swim."
"Sergeant,
don't be (E major) a Nervous (A minor) Nellie,"
The Captain said (F major) (E major) to him.
"All we (A minor) need is a little (E major) (A minor)
determination;
Men, follow me, I'll lead on." (E major)
We were, neck deep in the Big Muddy (A minor)
And the big fool said to
push on.
(E major) (A minor)
Verse 4
(F major) (A minor)
(E major) All (A minor) at once, the moon clouded over,
We heard a gurgling cry.
A few seconds (E major) later,
the captain's (A minor) helmet
Was all that floated by. (E major)
The Sergeant said, "Turn (A minor) around men!
I'm in charge (D major) (A minor) from now (E major) on."
And we just made it out of
the Big Muddy (A minor)
With the captain dead and gone.
(E major) We stripped
Verse 5
(A minor) and dived
and found his body
Stuck in the old (E major) quicksand. (A minor)
I guess he didn't (E major) know that
the (A minor) wa ter was deeper
Than the place he'd once
before been. (E major)
Another (A minor) stream (E major) had joined (A minor)
the Big Muddy
'Bout a half mile from where (D major) we'd (E major) gone.
We were lucky to escape from
the Big Muddy (A minor)
When the big fool said to push on.
(E major) (A minor)
Verse 6
Well, I'm not going to point any moral,
I'll leave that for yourself
Maybe you're still walking, (E major)
(A minor) you're still talking
You'd like to keep your health. (E major)
But every time I (A minor) read the papers
That old (D major) feel (E major) ing comes on;
We're, waist deep in the Big (A minor) Muddy
And the big fool says to push on. (E major)
Verse 7
Waist deep in (A minor) the Big Muddy
And the big fool says to push on.
Waist deep in (E major) the Big (A minor) Muddy
And the big fool says to push on. (E major)
Waist deep! Neck deep! Soon even a
Tall (D major) man'll be over his head, we're
Waist deep in the Big Muddy!
And the big fool says to push on!
Waist Deep in the Big Muddy
Pete Seeger
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