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Mud Slide Slim

James Taylor
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
  /  - 2X0220
Mud  slide  slim_____  and the blue  ho-ri -  zon
 Oh, mud  slide,  Im de-pend-ent  on you
I  dont know__  but Ive____  been told
 there's a time  from time___  to time___
 I cant  eat___  I cant sleep
But  I just__  might move___  my feet
 cause theres noth  - ing like
 The sound  of sweet  soul mu  - sic
 To  change a young la  - dys mind
 And theres noth  - ing like a
Walk  on down____  by the bay  - ou
   To leave the world  be - hind
Mud  slide_____________________  Im de-pend-ing  up-on__ you
 Mis-ter mud___  slide slim_________  and the  blue hor-iz-on
 Ive been let  - ting the time__  go by___  (A/B - X2X220)
 Let  - ting the time__  go by____
   (Dmaj7/  - 2X0220)
 Yes, Im let - ting the time__ go by
Let  - ting the time__  go  by___
 Im gon - na cash  in my hand____  and
Pick  up on a piece of land
 And build  myself a cab  - in back in the woods
 Lord, its there  Im gon - na stay
 Un -  til there comes a day
 When this  old world___ starts to chang  - ing for the good
Now  the rea  - son Im smil  - ing is o  - ver on a is -  land
 On a hill  - side in the woods__  where I____ be - long
 I wan - na thank jim  - my, jim - my, john, nick___  and lau - rie
 The no  jets con - struct  - ion for set -  ting
 Me down a home -  stead on___ the farm__
Mud  slide______________________  Im de - pend  - ing up - on you
 Mister  mud slide____ slim___  and the  blue ho -  ri - zon
 REPEAT TO ENDING:

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Readable chord sheet for Mud Slide Slim by James Taylor

[Dmaj7]/[F#] - 2X0220
[G]  [A] [D/F#] [Bm9]   [E] [Bm9]   [E] [Bm9] [E] [Dmaj7/F#] [Bm9] [E]

[Bm9]Mud slide[E] slim___[Bm9]__ and the b[E]lue ho-ri [Bm9]- zon [E]     [Dmaj7]           [F#]                [Bm9]                      [E]
Oh, [Amaj7]mud sli[D/E]de,  [Amaj7]   Im de-[D/E]pend-ent on y[Bm9]ou   [E]      [Bm9]           [E]

[Bm9]I dont kno[E]w__ but Iv[Bm9]e____ been to[E]ld
there's a t[Bm9]ime from tim[E]e___ to time___ [Bm9]       [E]
[Bm9]   I cant[E] eat_[Bm9]__ I cant slee[E]p
[Bm9]But I just[E]__ might mov[Bm9]e___ my feet[E]
cause theres no[Bm9]th - ing like
The s[E]ound of s[Bm9]weet soul mu[E] - sic
To[Bm9] change a young la[E] - dys mind[Bm9]
[E]   And theres no[Bm9]th - ing like a
[E]Walk on down__[Bm9]__ by the ba[E]y - ou
 [Bm9]   To leave the wo[E]rld be - hind[Bm9]
[E]Mud slide[Amaj7]________[D/E]______[Amaj7]_______ Im de-p[D/E]end-ing up-on__ [Bm9]you  [E]       [Bm9]
[E]    Mis-ter mud_[Amaj7]__ slide [D/E]slim__[Amaj7]_______ and t[D/E]he blue hor-i[Bm9]z-on [E]    [Bm9]         [E]

Ive been let[D] - ting the [A]time__[A/B] go   [E]by___          (A/B - X2X220)
Let[D] - ting the [A]time__[A/B] go by____
           [D]           [A]     [A/B]  [E]                (Dmaj7/[F#] - 2X0220)
Yes, Im let - ting the time__ go by
[G]Let - ting the [A]time_[Dmaj7]_ go  [F#]  by_[Bm9]__   [E]        [Bm9]             [E]                [Bm9]                     [E]                       [Bm9]                            [E]

Im gon - na [Bm9]cash in my hand[E]____ and
[Bm9]Pick up on a piece of land[E]
And [Bm9]build myself a cab[E] - in back in the woods[Bm9]       [E]
Lord, its t[Bm9]here Im gon - na s[E]tay
Un -[Bm9] til there comes a day[E]
When [Bm9]this old world___ starts to c[E]hang - ing  for  the  [Bm9]good  [E]
[E]Now the rea[Bm9] - son Im s[E]mil - ing is [Bm9]o - ver on a is [E]- land
On a h[Bm9]ill - side in the woo[E]ds__ where I____ be - long[Bm9]      [E]
I wan - na thank j[Bm9]im - my, jim - my, john, ni[E]ck___ and lau - rie
The [Bm9]no jets con - st[E]ruct - ion for set [Bm9]- ting
Me down a home [E]- stead on___ the farm_[Bm9]_     [E]
[Amaj7]Mud  slide_______[D/E]___________[Amaj7]____ Im de - p[D/E]end - ing up - on [Bm9]you  [E]      [Bm9]           [E]
Miste[Amaj7]r mud slide[D/E]____ [Amaj7]slim___ and [D/E]the blue ho -[Bm9] ri  -  [E]zon    [Bm9]         [E]             [Bm9]                  [E]

REPEAT TO ENDING:

[Bm9]  [E]      [Bm9]  [E]

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