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Mississippi City Delta Blues

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  Abmaj13#11  X-X-6-7-8-9
Intro on:
E7
[Verse]
   E7I've got a smileE7+9  
That E7I put on
When E7I'm not at home
When I'm not aloneE7+9  
     E7But it is so hardE7+9  
To E7make that smile
Because I E7know I'll be at home
And E7alone in a while
And if I E7look in a mirror
I see my E7eyes start to tear
I can't E7help but cry
Since you E7said goodbye
chorus
I've got to Amaj7hideG#m7  F#m7  
What I'm G#m7feeling in Amaj7sideG#m7  F#m7  
G#m7Can't let them Amaj7seeG#m7  F#m7  
What you'e G#m7doing to  Amaj7meG#m7  F#m7  
So I E7guess that's what I'll do
Won't E7let them see through
  E7Won't let them know
That you could E7hurt me so   ya ya ya
  |    E7| % | % | % |
   E7I've got a laughE7+9  
That E7I put on
    E7When I'm not at home
When I'm not aloneE7+9  
    E7But it is so hard
To E7fake that laugh
When my E7insides are crying
And my E7heart's torn in half
And all the E7music I hear
And things I E7valued so dear
Make me E7feel so blue
They all re E7mind me of you
What can I Amaj7do?G#m7  F#m7  
G#m7Our love is Amaj7throughG#m7  F#m7  
And my G#m7purpose is Amaj7goneG#m7  F#m7  
Still I  G#m7got to live Amaj7onG#m7  F#m7  
I guess E7that's what I'll do
I E7won't let them see through
   E7I won't let them know
 |      E7| % |
so
|  E7| %    | % | % | % |
                  hey hey ya
|  E7| %    | % | % | % |
|     E7|      F|     E7|       F|     E7|      F|
|     E7|      F|     E7|   FAbmaj13-5  |     E7|      F|
  E7   Eb7   D7   Db7   C7   B7   Bb7   A7   Ab7   G7   E7........
 Now what can I Amaj7do?G#m7  F#m7  
That G#m7I'm coming Amaj7throughG#m7  F#m7  
And my G#m7purpose is Amaj7goneG#m7  F#m7  
Yet  I  G#m7got to hang Amaj7onG#m7  F#m7  
 I E7guess that's what I'll do

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Mississippi City Delta Blues

by Chicago

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

E7+9

Amaj7

G#m7

F#m7

Eb7

Db7

Bb7

Ab7

Abmaj13#11 X-X-6-7-8-9

Intro on:

[Verse]

E7 E7+9

I've got a smile

That I put on

When I'm not at home

E7+9

When I'm not alone

E7 E7+9

But it is so hard

To make that smile

Because I know I'll be at home

And alone in a while

And if I look in a mirror

I see my eyes start to tear

I can't help but cry

Since you said goodbye

chorus

Amaj7 G#m7 F#m7

I've got to hide

G#m7 Amaj7 G#m7 F#m7

What I'm feeling in side

G#m7 Amaj7 G#m7 F#m7

Can't let them see

G#m7 Amaj7 G#m7 F#m7

What you'e doing to me

So I guess that's what I'll do

Won't let them see through

Won't let them know

That you could hurt me so ya ya ya

| | % | % | % |

E7 E7+9

I've got a laugh

That I put on

When I'm not at home

E7+9

When I'm not alone

But it is so hard

To fake that laugh

When my insides are crying

And my heart's torn in half

And all the music I hear

And things I valued so dear

Make me feel so blue

They all re mind me of you

Amaj7 G#m7 F#m7

What can I do?

G#m7 Amaj7 G#m7 F#m7

Our love is through

G#m7 Amaj7 G#m7 F#m7

And my purpose is gone

G#m7 Amaj7 G#m7 F#m7

Still I got to live on

I guess that's what I'll do

I won't let them see through

I won't let them know

| | % |

| | % | % | % | % |

hey hey ya

| | % | % | % | % |

E7 F E7 F E7 F

| | | | | | |

E7 F E7 F E7 F

E7 Eb7 D7 Db7 C7 B7 Bb7 A7 Ab7 G7 E7

........

Amaj7 G#m7 F#m7

Now what can I do?

G#m7 Amaj7 G#m7 F#m7

That I'm coming through

G#m7 Amaj7 G#m7 F#m7

And my purpose is gone

G#m7 Amaj7 G#m7 F#m7

Yet I got to hang on

I guess that's what I'll do

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