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Going Down To Mississippi

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These are basically the chords that are repeated throughout the song:
|  G|  C|  G|  G|
|  G|  C|  D|  D|
|  G|  G|  C|  G|
|  G|  C|  D|  D|
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[Intro]
G
GI'm going Cdown to MissiGssippi
Oh, GI'm going Cdown a southern Droad
GAnd if you never Csee me aGgain
ReGmember that I Chad to Dgo
ReGmember that I Chad to Dgo
It's a Glong road Cdown to MissiGssippi
It's a Gshort road Cback the other Dway
If the Gcops pull you over to the Cside of the Groad
No, You Gwon't have Cnothing to Dsay
No, you Gwon't have Cnothing to Dsay
There's a Gman waiting Cdown in MissiGssippi
And he's Gwaiting with a Crifle in his Dhand
And he's Glooking down the road for an Cout-of-state Gcar
And he Gthinks that he's Cfighting for his Dland
Yes, he Gthinks that he's Cfighting for his Dland
GAnd he wonC't know the cGlothes I'm a-wearing
And he Gdoesn't know the Cname that I Down
But his Ggun is large and his Chate is Ghard
And he Gknows I'm Ccoming down the Droad
Yes, he Gknows I'm Ccoming down the Droad
GOh, it's nCot for the glGory that I'm leaving
It's not Gtrouble Cthat I'm looking Dfor
But there's Glots of good work that's Ccalling me Gdown
And the Gwaiting won't Cdo no Dmore
No, the Gwaiting won't Cdo no Dmore
Don't Gcall me the Cbrave one for Ggoing
No, Gdon't pin a Cmedal to my Dname
For Geven if there was any Cchoice to Gmake
I'd be Ggoing down Cjust the Dsame
I'd be Ggoing down Cjust the Dsame
GFor someonCe's got to go Gto Mississippi
Just as Gsure as there's a Cright and there's a Dwrong
GAnd even though you say the Ctime will Gchange
GThat time is Cjust too Dlong
That Gtime is Cjust too Dlong
So GI'm going Cdown to MissiGssippi
Oh, GI'm going Cdown a southern Droad
And Gif you never Csee me Gagain
ReGmember that I Chad to Dgo
ReGmember that I Chad to Dgo
Notes: 
--Phil Ochs would play a riff between the first and the second lines (for instance:
"I'm going down to Mississippi
Oh, I'm going down a southern road")
Right after he'd play a swift riff: deegg. I play this and I recommend keeping your 3rd and 4th fingers on the
B and (top) E string whilst using your first finger to hit that e.
--When listening to this tune I'm sometimes able to hear a quick ab on the A string right before the C major 
chord hits.
--I'll just copy and paste. When listening to this tune I'm sometimes able to hear a bassline just before the 
C major chord changes to a D major chord. For instance:
GI'm going Cdown to MissiGssippi
             G        Cb        D  
Oh, I'm going down a southern road
Now that 'b' is just played on the A string. Only move the 3rd finger back one fret.

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Going Down To Mississippi

by Phil Ochs

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

These are basically the chords that are repeated throughout the song:

G C G G

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G C D D

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G G C G

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G C D D

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[Intro]

G C G

I'm going down to Mississippi

G C D

Oh, I'm going down a southern road

G C G

And if you never see me again

G C D

Remember that I had to go

G C D

Remember that I had to go

G C G

It's a long road down to Mississippi

G C D

It's a short road back the other way

G C G

If the cops pull you over to the side of the road

G C D

No, You won't have nothing to say

G C D

No, you won't have nothing to say

G C G

There's a man waiting down in Mississippi

G C D

And he's waiting with a rifle in his hand

G C G

And he's looking down the road for an out-of-state car

G C D

And he thinks that he's fighting for his land

G C D

Yes, he thinks that he's fighting for his land

G C G

And he won't know the clothes I'm a-wearing

G C D

And he doesn't know the name that I own

G C G

But his gun is large and his hate is hard

G C D

And he knows I'm coming down the road

G C D

Yes, he knows I'm coming down the road

G C G

Oh, it's not for the glory that I'm leaving

G C D

It's not trouble that I'm looking for

G C G

But there's lots of good work that's calling me down

G C D

And the waiting won't do no more

G C D

No, the waiting won't do no more

G C G

Don't call me the brave one for going

G C D

No, don't pin a medal to my name

G C G

For even if there was any choice to make

G C D

I'd be going down just the same

G C D

I'd be going down just the same

G C G

For someone's got to go to Mississippi

G C D

Just as sure as there's a right and there's a wrong

G C G

And even though you say the time will change

G C D

That time is just too long

G C D

That time is just too long

G C G

So I'm going down to Mississippi

G C D

Oh, I'm going down a southern road

G C G

And if you never see me again

G C D

Remember that I had to go

G C D

Remember that I had to go

Notes:

--Phil Ochs would play a riff between the first and the second lines (for instance:

"I'm going down to Mississippi

Oh, I'm going down a southern road")

Right after he'd play a swift riff: deegg. I play this and I recommend keeping your 3rd and 4th fingers on the

B and (top) E string whilst using your first finger to hit that e.

--When listening to this tune I'm sometimes able to hear a quick ab on the A string right before the C major

chord hits.

--I'll just copy and paste. When listening to this tune I'm sometimes able to hear a bassline just before the

C major chord changes to a D major chord. For instance:

G C G

I'm going down to Mississippi

G C D

Oh, I'm going down a southern road

Now that 'b' is just played on the A string. Only move the 3rd finger back one fret.

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