8    -8    7   8 7 rR   8b  8b  8b -8 -8 7  6   7 --->
| She caught the Katy,  | and left me a  mule to ride. |
-> 8    -8    7   8 7 rR   8b  8b  8b -8 -8 7  6   7 --->
| She caught the Katy,  | and left me a  mule to ride. |
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|       |                  My (ah)| baby caught the Katy, and me | mule to ride. The |
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| train pulled out, and I | swung on behind. |'mcrazy bout her, that |
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| hardheaded woman of mine. |       |      |
 
   8  -8  7 8     7 rR    8b   8b  8b    -8 -8   7     7----> 9 9 9   9 9 9 -9 78 9 9 9 -9 78
| Man my baby's long, | great god she's mighty she's tall. |        |                         |
     8   -8  7 8     7 rR    8b   8b  8b    -8 -8   7    -6----> RR   RRRr 6 -6
| Y'know my baby's long, | great god she's mighty she's tall. |     |      Well  |
  7 7  7 -6   8      8 r -6  7   8b   -8    7  r -10     8b     -6      7 r -6    7
| m y baby's she's long, my ba | by she's tall - she | sleeps w'head 'nkitchen 'nher |
    7   -6 8b     7  R    9 -9   8    7 r   6     8b   8b 7 8b -8  7   7     rRR
| feet out in th'hall. | Crazy 'bout her, that | hardheaded woman of mine. |     |

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|     Well, I | love my baby, | she's so fine. I | wish she'd come'n see | me some time. Don´t be |
    8   7   7   -6 r 8b  7    8b   -8  7  -6  7      8    7  7    -6  7  7    -6 7
| lieve I love her, what a | hole I'm in. If you | don't believe I'm sinkin', look |
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| what a shape I'm in. |    Instrumental here   (20 measures)

    8     -8   7   8 7 rR   8b  8b  8b 7 8b-8  7   7----> RRR   9 9 9 -9 78 9 9 9 -9 78
| She caught the Katy,  | and left me a mule to ride. |      |                         |
   8     -8   7   8 7 rR   8b  8b  8b -8 -8 7 -6   7----> RR  RRRr   6  -6
| She caught the Katy,  | and left me a  mule to ride. |     |     Well my |
  7  7    7    -6  8 8 r -6  7    8b  -8   7 r -10     8b    -6    7 r  -6 7     7   -6 8b  7 R
| baby caught the Katy, left a | mule to ride. The | train pulled out, and I | swung on behind. |
    9 -6     8   7 r   6     8b  8b  7 8b -8  7   7---->
| 'mcrazy 'bout her, that | hardheaded woman of mine. |