Key: C minorā¢
Verse 1
Cm
Ab
G
Cm
G
It was back
I I was a member of a good platoon.
in-a Louisiana,
Cm
Louisiana,
in the Big Muddy,
But the big fool said to push on.
Ab
G
Cm
Verse 2
Ab
Cm
G
This is the best way back to
the base?"
G
Cm
"Sergeant, go on! I forded this river
just keep slogging.
And the big fool said to push on.
Ab
G
Cm
Verse 3
Ab
Cm
The Sergeant said, "Sir,
with all this equipment
No man will be able to swim."
"Sergeant,
G
Cm
don't be a Nervous Nellie,"
Ab
G
The Captain said to him.
Cm
G
Cm
"All we need is a little
determination;
And the big fool said to
push on.
G
Cm
Verse 4
Ab
Cm
G
Cm
All at once, the moon clouded over,
We heard a gurgling cry.
F
Cm
G
I'm in charge from now on."
And we just made it out of
With the captain dead and gone.
Verse 5
and found his body
G
Cm
Stuck in the old quicksand.
Than the place he'd once
Cm
G
Cm
Another stream had joined
the Big Muddy
F
G
'Bout a half mile from where we'd gone.
We were lucky to escape from
When the big fool said to push on.
G
Cm
Verse 6
Well, I'm not going to point any moral,
I'll leave that for yourself
F
G
That old feeling comes on;
Verse 7
And the big fool says to push on.
G
Cm
Waist deep in the Big Muddy
Waist deep! Neck deep! Soon even a
Waist deep in the Big Muddy!
And the big fool says to push on!
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsCm Ab G F
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