Johnny Cash - Muddy Waters: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Muddy Waters" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Muddy Waters ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Muddy Waters" smoothly on your ukulele.

Cm             G            Cm
Mary grab the baby river's risin'
D#          Fm               G7
Muddy water taking back the land
Cm                   G                  Cm
Old frame house she can't take no more beatin'
                  G               Cm
Ain't no use to stay and make a stand

Well, the morning light showed water in the valley
Daddy's grave just went below the line
Things to save, you just can't take them with you
The flood will swallow all you leave behind

Chorus:
D#                         A#7
Won't be back to start all over
D#                              G7
Cause what I've held before is gone
Cm              G                Cm
Mary take the child the river's risin'
D#           G              Cm
Muddy water taking back my home

The road is gone, there's just one way to leave here
Turn my back on what I've left below, oh
Shifting lands, broken farms around me
Muddy waters changing all I know

Chorus:
Hard to say just what I'm losing
I've never felt so all alone
Mary, take the child, river's rising
Muddy water taking back my home

Chorus:
Won't be back to start all over
Cause what I felt before is gone
Mary take the child, the river’s rising
Muddy water taking back my home.
That muddy water taking back my home
Muddy water’s taking back my home.
Lord muddy water taking back my home

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A#7

Ukulele chord A#7

Cm

Ukulele chord Cm

D#

Ukulele chord D#

Fm

Ukulele chord Fm

G

Ukulele chord G

G7

Ukulele chord G7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Muddy Waters" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Muddy Waters" by Johnny Cash.

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