Get Behind The Mule

Tom Waits

Ce chant est à 4 accords magiques! Il est montré ici dans la transposition originale: en le jouant avec des capo ou en le transposant, vous pouvez le ramener à Am, F, C, G.

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[Verse 1] Molly b’Damn smote Jimmy the Harp With a horrid little pistol and a lariat She’s goin to the bottom And she’s goin down the drain Said she wasn’t big enough to carry it [Chorus] She got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow She got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow She got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow She got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow [Verse 2] Choppity chop goes the axe in the woods You gotta meet me by the fall down tree Shovel of dirt upon a coffee lid And I know they’ll come lookin’ for me boys And I know they’ll come a-lookin’ for me [Chorus] Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow [Verse 3] Big Jack Earl was 8’1’ He stood in the road and he cried He couldn’t make her love him Couldn’t make her stay But tell the good Lord that he tried [Chorus] Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow [Verse 4] Dusty trail from Atchison to Placerville On the wreck of the Weaverville stage Beulah fired on Beatty for a lemonade I was stirring my brandy with a nail boys Stirring my brandy with a nail [Chorus] Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow [Verse 5] Well the rampaging sons of the widow James Jack the Cutter and the pock marked kid Had to stand naked at the bottom of the cross And tell the good lord what they did Tell the good lord what they did [Chorus] Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow [Verse 6] Punctuated birds on the power line In a Studebaker with the Birdie Joe Hoaks I’m diggin all the way to China with a silver spoon While the hangman fumbles with the noose boys The hangman fumbles with the noose [Chorus] Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow [Verse 7] Pin your ear to the wisdom post Pin your eye to the line Never let the weeds get higher than the garden Always keep a sapphire in your mind Always keep a diamond in your mind [Chorus] Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow Got to get behind the mule In the morning and plow

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Cette chanson évoque la lutte quotidienne et la nécessité de se retrousser les manches face aux défis de la vie. Elle parle d'une femme, Molly, qui se retrouve mêlée à des conflits et des drames personnels, tout en soulignant l’importance du travail acharné, symbolisé par le fait de se mettre derrière l'âne pour labourer. Le texte fait également référence à des figures tragiques, comme Big Jack Earl, qui exprime sa douleur de ne pas pouvoir garder l'amour de quelqu'un. À travers des images riches, l'auteur réfléchit à la difficulté de la vie et à la résilience nécessaire pour avancer malgré les épreuves. La répétition de l'image du labour symbolise un retour à la terre, à l'essentiel, malgré les tumultes de l'existence.

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