| add | 1/2 | a | B | |
| B | (this | tim | e | only) E7 E7 B B B |
| If I mistreat you girl, I sure dont mean no harm |
| B | E7 | E7 | B | B | B | |
| If I mis | treat you girl, | I s | ure dont mean no h | arm |
| F#7 | F#7 | B | B | B | |
| Well Im a m | otherless child who | dont know right from w | ron | g. |
| B | E7 | E7 | B | B | B | |
| Please | tell me pretty mama | , ho | ney whered you stay last ni | ght |
| B | E7 | E7 | B | B | B | |
| Please t | ell me pretty mama, | hone | y whered you stay last n | igh | t |
| F#7 | F#7 | B | B | B | |
| Well you | didnt come home til th | e sun was shining br | igh | t. |
| B | E7 | E7 | B | B | B | |
| I have to | go so far gal | , ge | t my ham bones | bo | ile | d |
| B | E7 | E7 | B | B | B | |
| I have to go so far gal | , ge | t my ham bones boi | led |
| F#7 | F#7 | B | B | B | |
| Well thes | e other lo | tta women gon | na | let | my ham bones burn. |
| B | E7 | E7 | B | B | B | |
| Now I d | id more for you gal | , t | han your daddy ever d | one |
| B | E7 | E7 | B | B | B | |
| Now I d | id more for you gal | , th | an your daddy ever do | ne |
| F#7 | F#7 | F#7 | B | B | B | |
| Well I | give you my jell | y, h | e aint give you n | one | . |
| B | E7 | E7 | B | B | B | |
| And when you | see two women | al | ways runnin hand in h | and |
| B | E7 | E7 | B | B | B | |
| And you | see two women | al | ways running hand in ha | nd |
| F#7 | F#7 | F#7 | B | B | B | |
| You can | bet your bottom do | llar o | ne |
| B | E7 | E7 | B | B | B | |
| Well Im g | oin to the river | ge | t me a tangled rocking ch | air |
| B | E7 | E7 | B | B | B | |
| Im g | oin to the river | ge | t me a tangled rocking chai | r |
| F#7 | F#7 | B | |
| And if the | blues overtake me gonna | rock away from th | ere |
| End: E7 F#7 E7 B |