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[Intro]
D
[Verse 1]
Your joy is Dkilling me
I don't have anGything
ReBmmember when we used to wear each other's Aclothes?
Yeah, I've been Dstruggling
But I know Glots of things
And I got an iBmdea that's gonna turn on the money hoAse
[Chorus 1]
GChoking on a joke, tryin' to Akeep it light
I could Dnever quite get the Bmtiming right
But Gyou, you'll never know how it Afeels
I got iGdeaAsBm  D  G  
M-hm-Amm, no one Dknows
[Verse 2]
We watched you Don TV
At the ReGcovery
The Bmsound was good but you're always lookin' doAwn
Don't take this Dpersonally
But man, if Gthat was me
I'd make more Bmeye contact with the camera, kinda work the Acrowd
[Chorus 2]
You Gprobably think I'd call to say that Ayou were right
But I'm Dblackout drunk in a Bmcotton field on a Friday night
GAnd I got nothing to do but tell you how I Afeel
I got iGdeaAsBm  D  G  
Oo-oo-Aoo, so watch ouDt
[Verse 3]
You Dalways think I'm bluffin'
Like I'm some Gkind of Mississippi nuthin'
But I was Bmfirst-string quarterback, drove you everywhereA  
Or that time when DRonnie hit you so hard
You tried to Gdrive and wrecked your car
And I had to Bmhelp you wash the blood out of your Ahair
[Bridge]
'Cause I've Galways beAen
Like a Dgo-to Bmfriend
Well, maybe it's Gtrue
Maybe I'm just a Ablue-collar version of DyouBm  
O-o-Goh, o-o-Aoh, o-Doh
O-o-Bmoh, o-o-Goh, o-Aoh
[Outro]
You're on a Dwinning streak
But I got laid Goff last week
But I got a plBman that's gonna turn it all aAround
I got GideAasBm  D  G  
I got iAdeas
No one Dknows

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Mississippi Nuthin

by Shovels & Rope

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Your joy is killing me

I don't have anything

Bm A

Remember when we used to wear each other's clothes?

Yeah, I've been struggling

But I know lots of things

Bm A

And I got an idea that's gonna turn on the money hose

[Chorus 1]

G A

Choking on a joke, tryin' to keep it light

D Bm

I could never quite get the timing right

G A

But you, you'll never know how it feels

G A Bm D G

I got ideas

A D

M-hm-mm, no one knows

[Verse 2]

We watched you on TV

At the Recovery

Bm A

The sound was good but you're always lookin' down

Don't take this personally

But man, if that was me

Bm A

I'd make more eye contact with the camera, kinda work the crowd

[Chorus 2]

G A

You probably think I'd call to say that you were right

D Bm

But I'm blackout drunk in a cotton field on a Friday night

G A

And I got nothing to do but tell you how I feel

G A Bm D G

I got ideas

A D

Oo-oo-oo, so watch out

[Verse 3]

You always think I'm bluffin'

Like I'm some kind of Mississippi nuthin'

Bm A

But I was first-string quarterback, drove you everywhere

Or that time when Ronnie hit you so hard

You tried to drive and wrecked your car

Bm A

And I had to help you wash the blood out of your hair

[Bridge]

G A

'Cause I've always been

D Bm

Like a go-to friend

Well, maybe it's true

A D Bm

Maybe I'm just a blue-collar version of you

G A D

O-o-oh, o-o-oh, o-oh

Bm G A

O-o-oh, o-o-oh, o-oh

[Outro]

You're on a winning streak

But I got laid off last week

Bm A

But I got a plan that's gonna turn it all around

G A Bm D G

I got ideas

No one knows

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