{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1477302,"song":"Going Down To Mississippi","artist":"Phil Ochs","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11267422-going-down-to-mississippi-chords-by-phil-ochs/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1477302?type=chord","rating":4.65542,"votes":3,"content":"These are basically the chords that are repeated throughout the song:\r\n| [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] |\r\n| [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]D[/ch] | [ch]D[/ch] |\r\n| [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]G[/ch] |\r\n| [ch]G[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]D[/ch] | [ch]D[/ch] |\r\n\r\nTune down a whole step\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm going down to Mississippi[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOh, I'm going down a southern road[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd if you never see me again[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nRemember that I had to go[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nRemember that I had to go[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt's a long road down to Mississippi[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch] \r\nIt's a short road back the other way[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIf the cops pull you over to the side of the road[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNo, You won't have nothing to say[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNo, you won't have nothing to say[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThere's a man waiting down in Mississippi[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd he's waiting with a rifle in his hand[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd he's looking down the road for an out-of-state car[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd he thinks that he's fighting for his land[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYes, he thinks that he's fighting for his land[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd he won't know the clothes I'm a-wearing[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd he doesn't know the name that I own[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut his gun is large and his hate is hard[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd he knows I'm coming down the road[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYes, he knows I'm coming down the road[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, it's not for the glory that I'm leaving[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt's not trouble that I'm looking for[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut there's lots of good work that's calling me down[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the waiting won't do no more[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNo, the waiting won't do no more[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDon't call me the brave one for going[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNo, don't pin a medal to my name[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFor even if there was any choice to make[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'd be going down just the same[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'd be going down just the same[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFor someone's got to go to Mississippi[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nJust as sure as there's a right and there's a wrong[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd even though you say the time will change[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThat time is just too long[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThat time is just too long[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSo I'm going down to Mississippi[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch] \r\nOh, I'm going down a southern road[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd if you never see me again[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nRemember that I had to go[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nRemember that I had to go[/tab]\r\n\r\nNotes: \r\n--Phil Ochs would play a riff between the first and the second lines (for instance:\r\n\"I'm going down to Mississippi\r\nOh, I'm going down a southern road\")\r\nRight after he'd play a swift riff: deegg. I play this and I recommend keeping your 3rd and 4th fingers on the\r\nB and (top) E string whilst using your first finger to hit that e.\r\n--When listening to this tune I'm sometimes able to hear a quick ab on the A string right before the C major \r\nchord hits.\r\n--I'll just copy and paste. When listening to this tune I'm sometimes able to hear a bassline just before the \r\nC major chord changes to a D major chord. For instance:\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm going down to Mississippi[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]      b        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOh, I'm going down a southern road[/tab]\r\n\r\nNow that 'b' is just played on the A string. Only move the 3rd finger back one fret.","plain_text":"These are basically the chords that are repeated throughout the song:\n| G | C | G | G |\n| G | C | D | D |\n| G | G | C | G |\n| G | C | D | D |\n\nTune down a whole step\n\n[Intro]\nG\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNotes: \n--Phil Ochs would play a riff between the first and the second lines (for instance:\n\"I'm going down to Mississippi\nOh, I'm going down a southern road\")\nRight after he'd play a swift riff: deegg. I play this and I recommend keeping your 3rd and 4th fingers on the\nB and (top) E string whilst using your first finger to hit that e.\n--When listening to this tune I'm sometimes able to hear a quick ab on the A string right before the C major \nchord hits.\n--I'll just copy and paste. When listening to this tune I'm sometimes able to hear a bassline just before the \nC major chord changes to a D major chord. For instance:\n\n\n\n\nNow that 'b' is just played on the A string. Only move the 3rd finger back one fret.","chords":["G","C","D","B","E","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}