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Waiste Deep In The Big Muddy Tab

by Pete Seeger


I play this Capo on 3rd fret in Am which sounds pretty much like the version of
pete's that i have.  

                     
IT WAS BACK IN NINETEEN FORTY-TWO,
                      
I WAS A MEMBER OF A GOOD PLATOON.
                    
WE WERE ON MANEUVERS IN-A LOOZIANNA,
                          
ONE NIGHT BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON.
                  
THE CAPTAIN TOLD US TO FORD A RIVER,
                 
THAT'S HOW IT ALL BEGUN.
        -(mute)
WE WERE -- KNEE DEEP IN THE BIG MUDDY,
                                   (or  /G /F )   
AND THE BIG FOOL SAID TO PUSH ON.

--Pete plays this thumb-picking the base notes sorta as follows ...


                            
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-----------------------------|