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Written by Brett Eldredge & Tom Douglas
Recorded by Brett Eldredge
Credit for tab goes to Koichi Kondo on CountryTabs
(Capo on 2)
Intro.:  |(G)(D/F#)|(Em) |
(G)One Mississippi, (D/F#)two Mississippi, (Em)counting down the seconds
(G)Standing in the wreckage of (C)love on a (Cm)cold grey Jackson (G)dawn (D)
Oh, I (G)just can't watch this, (D/F#)sure can't stop this, (Em)I keep waiting, 
Your (G)tail lights are fading, (C)I see (Cm)you're already (G)gone (D)
I'm half of who I (C)used to be, (D) one Missis-(G)sippi (D/F#) (C)
(G)Lipstick on the (D/F#)coffee cup, (Em)I know I should (G)wash it up
But maybe (C)I'll just (Cm)wait here for a little while (G) (D)
I (G)run my fingers a-(D/F#)round the top (Em)where your lips were I just stop
'Cause (C)I, I can (Cm)almost see your (G) smile (D)
And it's (G)One Mississippi, (D/F#)two Mississippi, (Em)counting down the seconds
(G)Standing in the wreckage of (C)love on a (Cm)cold grey Jackson (G)dawn
And (C)I know everybody's got their (G)demons
Everybody's got their (Am)reasons, why they leave when they (G)run
Oh, but (C)baby I could have helped you (Em)through it
You built a (D)wall and I couldn't get (Am)to it
Now I'm waiting for the (F)rain, and the pain (D) to come, yeah
And it's (G)one Mississippi, (D/F#)two Mississippi, (Em)counting down the seconds
(G)Standing in the wreckage (C) of love on a (Cm)cold grey Jackson (G)dawn (D)
Oh, I (G)just can't watch this, (D/F#)sure can't stop this, (Em)I keep waiting
Your (G)tail lights are fading, (C)I see (Cm)your already gone (G) (D)
I'm half of who I (C) used to be, --- (D) --- one --- Mississippi |(G)(D/F#)|(Em)
(Tag)
Oh one Missis-(G)sippi (D/F#)yeah yeah (C)yeah (G) (C) -----

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One Mississippi

by Brett Eldredge

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Written by Brett Eldredge & Tom Douglas

Recorded by Brett Eldredge

Credit for tab goes to Koichi Kondo on CountryTabs

(Capo on 2)

G D/F# Em

Intro.: |()()|() |

G D/F# Em

()One Mississippi, ()two Mississippi, ()counting down the seconds

G C Cm G D

()Standing in the wreckage of ()love on a ()cold grey Jackson ()dawn ()

G D/F# Em

Oh, I ()just can't watch this, ()sure can't stop this, ()I keep waiting,

G C Cm G D

Your ()tail lights are fading, ()I see ()you're already ()gone ()

C D G D/F# C

I'm half of who I ()used to be, () one Missis-()sippi () ()

G D/F# Em G

()Lipstick on the ()coffee cup, ()I know I should ()wash it up

C Cm G D

But maybe ()I'll just ()wait here for a little while () ()

G D/F# Em

I ()run my fingers a-()round the top ()where your lips were I just stop

C Cm G D

'Cause ()I, I can ()almost see your () smile ()

G D/F# Em

And it's ()One Mississippi, ()two Mississippi, ()counting down the seconds

G C Cm G

()Standing in the wreckage of ()love on a ()cold grey Jackson ()dawn

C G

And ()I know everybody's got their ()demons

Am G

Everybody's got their ()reasons, why they leave when they ()run

C Em

Oh, but ()baby I could have helped you ()through it

D Am

You built a ()wall and I couldn't get ()to it

F D

Now I'm waiting for the ()rain, and the pain () to come, yeah

G D/F# Em

And it's ()one Mississippi, ()two Mississippi, ()counting down the seconds

G C Cm G D

()Standing in the wreckage () of love on a ()cold grey Jackson ()dawn ()

G D/F# Em

Oh, I ()just can't watch this, ()sure can't stop this, ()I keep waiting

G C Cm G D

Your ()tail lights are fading, ()I see ()your already gone () ()

C D G D/F# Em

I'm half of who I () used to be, --- () --- one --- Mississippi |()()|()

(Tag)

G D/F# C G C

Oh one Missis-()sippi ()yeah yeah ()yeah () () -----

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