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Mississippi

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[Intro]
| (G) (C) | (D) (C) (G) - | (G) (C) | (D) (C) (G) - | (Em/B) (C) ---
I ain't Gnever seen the Bsnowfall on the EmDeltaG/D  
Like the Cone that's gonna cover Aall of New York to- Dnight
But it Gsure do remind me of those Bmiles and miles of EmcottonG  
Long ago but not Cforgotten, yeah, that's a Asouthern man's field of Dwhite
[Bridge]
Yeah, I Gturned my back and walked away, lately BI ain't seen a sunny day
Been Emthinkin' 'bout Drollin' on back Chome, back where I belong
[Chorus]
So won't you Gput me on that riverboat Queen, Clet the side wheels Gspin
'Cause I ain't seen that muddy water town in I Dcan't remember when
All these Emyears they played a Dtrick on me, no, I Cain't the man I Cmused to be
To- Gnight I feel like DMississip- Gpi
(B) | (Em) (C) | (G) (D) | (G)
GPeople round here, BLord they move in Emsuch a paceG  
I'm just an- Cother face, Alost in the Dcrowd
There's a Gsweet sound bein' B/F#sung down in EmDixieG/D  
Now and again it Cgets me when A/C#I get to feelin' downD  
[Bridge]
Yeah, I Gturned my back and walked away, lately BI ain't seen a sunny day
Been Emthinkin' 'bout Drollin' on back Chome, back where I be- Cmlong
[Chorus]
So won't you Gput me on that riverboat Queen, Clet the side wheels Gspin
'Cause I ain't seen that muddy water town in I Dcan't remember when
All these Emyears they played a Dtrick on me, no, I Cain't the man I Cmused to be
To- Gnight I feel like DMississip- Cpi
(G)  | (B)  | (Em) (D) | (C)  | (D)  | (D)
[Tag]
All these Emyears they played a Dtrick on me, no, I Cain't the man I Cmused to be
To- Gnight I feel like DMississip- EmpiA  
To- Gnight I feel like DMississippi --- | G| C--D--C  G  

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Mississippi

by David Nail

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em/B

G/D

B/F#

A/C#

[Intro]

G C D C G G C D C G Em/B C

| () () | () () () - | () () | () () () - | () () ---

G B Em G/D

I ain't never seen the snowfall on the Delta

C A D

Like the one that's gonna cover all of New York to- night

G B Em G

But it sure do remind me of those miles and miles of cotton

C A D

Long ago but not forgotten, yeah, that's a southern man's field of white

[Bridge]

G B

Yeah, I turned my back and walked away, lately I ain't seen a sunny day

Em D C

Been thinkin' 'bout rollin' on back home, back where I belong

[Chorus]

G C G

So won't you put me on that riverboat Queen, let the side wheels spin

'Cause I ain't seen that muddy water town in I can't remember when

Em D C Cm

All these years they played a trick on me, no, I ain't the man I used to be

G D G

To- night I feel like Mississip- pi

B Em C G D G

() | () () | () () | ()

G B Em G

People round here, Lord they move in such a pace

C A D

I'm just an- other face, lost in the crowd

G B/F# Em G/D

There's a sweet sound bein' sung down in Dixie

C A/C# D

Now and again it gets me when I get to feelin' down

[Bridge]

G B

Yeah, I turned my back and walked away, lately I ain't seen a sunny day

Em D C Cm

Been thinkin' 'bout rollin' on back home, back where I be- long

[Chorus]

G C G

So won't you put me on that riverboat Queen, let the side wheels spin

'Cause I ain't seen that muddy water town in I can't remember when

Em D C Cm

All these years they played a trick on me, no, I ain't the man I used to be

G D C

To- night I feel like Mississip- pi

G B Em D C D D

() | () | () () | () | () | ()

[Tag]

Em D C Cm

All these years they played a trick on me, no, I ain't the man I used to be

G D Em A

To- night I feel like Mississip- pi

G D G C D C G

To- night I feel like Mississippi --- | | ----

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