| F#m | 244222 | |
| A | x02220 |
| G#m | 466444 | |
| DM7 | x54222 |
| EbM7 x65333 |
| /E 0xxxxx |
| /F# 2xxxxx |
| /A x0xxxx or |
| 5xxxxx |
| /G# 4xxxxx |
| Legend: h - hammer on |
| / - signifies bass |
| Intro: F#m7 pause |
| /E,/F#, A pause |
| /E,/F#,/A,/G#, EM7- |
| F#m7 pause A pause EM7 |
e||---0---------------0------|--------------------0------- B||---0---------------2------|--------------------0------- G||---2---------------2------|--------------------4------- D||---4---------------2------|--------------------6------- A||---4----------0----0------|--------------------6------- E||---2-----0h2--------------|---0h2--5--4--2--0--0-------
| EM7 | |
| Muskrat, muskrat candlelight, |
| Doin' the town and doin' it right, |
| F#m7 | |
| In the ev | enin' |
| EM7 | |
| It's pretty plea | sin'. |
| EM7 | |
| Muskrat Susie, Muskrat Sam |
| Do the jitterbug out in muskrat land |
| F#m7 | |
| And they sh | immy |
| EM7 | |
| And Sammy's so sk | inny. |
| A | G#m | F#m | |
| And they whir | led and they twir | led and they | tangoed |
| A | G#m | F#m | |
| Si | ngin' and ji | ngin' the | jango |
| A | G#m | F#m | |
| Fl | oatin' like the | heavens a | bove |
| DM7 EbM7, EM7- |
| It looks like muskrat love. |
| EM7 | |
| Nibbling on bacon, chewin' on cheese, |
| F#m7 | |
| Sammy says to Susie "Honey, would you please be my mi | ssus?" |
| EM7 | |
| And she say "yes" with her ki | sses. |
| EM7 | |
| Now he's ticklin' her fancy, rubbin' her toes |
| Muzzle to muzzle, now anything goes |
| F#m7 | EM7 | |
| As they wri | ggle, and Sue starts to gi | ggle. |
| A | G#m | F#m | |
| And they whir | led and they twir | led and they | tangoed |
| A | G#m | F#m | |
| Si | ngin' and ji | ngin' the | jango |
| A | G#m | F#m | |
| Fl | oatin' like the | heavens a | bove |
| DM7 EbM7, EM7- |
| It looks like muskrat love. |
| EM7 | F#m7 | EM7 | |
| La da da da d | a ... |
| EM7 | F#m7 | EM7 | |
| La la la la l | a la . | .. |