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One Mississippi

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Song is in Open D Tuning! (DADF#AD)
I suggest keeping your middle and ring finger on the (E) and (A) strings respectively and swapping out
your index and pinky on the (G) string for the chords. Once you get the feel behind it, the rest is quite easy
Chords with an asterisk just play the low note.
    Bm7990800
  Dmaj7440300
      G550500
      D000000
   D/F#400000
      A770700
[Intro]
Bm7 Dmaj7 G D
Bm7 Dmaj7 G D
[Verse 1]
Bm7I've been Dmaj7searching for the Ghigher groundD  
Bm7I've heard some Dmaj7stories about the Gghost in this Dtown
Bm7I would Dmaj7tell you if you Gstick around
For DMississippi
Bm7Take all of my Dmajmoney cause it Gdoesn't buy love
Bm7Give me all your Dmaj7time because it's Gnever enough
And Bm7take me to the Dmaj7moment where we feGll in love
Three MiDssissippi
[Chorus]
In a D/F#moment of Gmadness I jumped into
Your Awishing Bm7well
With a pocket full of copper to Aweigh me down
I'll count on Gyou
To seal the holes in my false Ahope
You'll be my river when I'm alonBm7e
And in reAturn I'll sail your shoGres
Bm7I hope your Atidal wave falls shoGrt
APlease fall shorGt
[Verse 2]
Bm7I've been Dmaj7trying to rGead your thDoughts
Bm7I just don't Dmaj7think your reGasons were Denough
I'll Bm7build myself a Dmaj7raft and sail the Ggreat ocean
Two DMississippi
Bm7Darling I must Dmaj7ask is there Glove in your blood
Bm7Darling could I Dmajask have you Gever know love
I'll Bm7question every Dmaj7aspect and if Gyou're the one
MississDippi
Your Bm7river Dmaj7banks weren't Gstrong enough
You hBm7ide your Dmaj7tears and sGhake them off
The Bm7six weeks Dmaj7string your cGurrent strain
The MississDippi
[Chorus]
In a D/F#moment of Gmadness I jumped into
Your Awishing Bm7well
With a pocket full of copper to Aweigh me down
I'll count on Gyou
To seal the holes in my false Ahope
You'll be my rivier when I'm aloBm7ne
And in reAturn I'll sail your shoGres
Bm7I hope your Atidal wave falls shoGrt
APlease fall shorGt
[Bridge]
             D*
And when the bank caves in
        Bm7*                   A*                G  
And you flood the towns with water from the gulf
         D*
Lake eye tides flow
You're the Bm7start of something tAhat was beautifulG  
I can Bm7fix you
I can Amend you
I can Gmake you run again
Like you Bm7used to
Like you're Ameant to
We can Gdrown just like we planned
I can Bm7fix you
I can Amend you
I can Gmake you run again
Like you Bm7used to
Like you're Ameant to
We can Gdrown just like we planned
[Chorus]
In a D/F#moment of Gmadness I jumped into
Your Awishing Bm7well
With a pocket full of copper to Aweigh me down
I'll count on Gyou
To seal the holes in my false Ahope
You'll be my rivier when I'm aloBm7ne
And in reAturn I'll sail your shoGres
Bm7I hope your Atidal wave falls shoGrt
APlease fall shorGt
               A  D*
Please fall short

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One Mississippi

by Toby Johnson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm7

Dmaj7

D/F#

Dmaj

Song is in Open D Tuning! (DADF#AD)

I suggest keeping your middle and ring finger on the (E) and (A) strings respectively and swapping out

your index and pinky on the (G) string for the chords. Once you get the feel behind it, the rest is quite easy

Chords with an asterisk just play the low note.

Bm7

990800

Dmaj7

440300

550500

000000

D/F#

400000

770700

[Intro]

Bm7 Dmaj7 G D

[Verse 1]

Bm7 Dmaj7 G D

I've been searching for the higher ground

Bm7 Dmaj7 G D

I've heard some stories about the ghost in this town

Bm7 Dmaj7 G

I would tell you if you stick around

For Mississippi

Bm7 Dmaj G

Take all of my money cause it doesn't buy love

Bm7 Dmaj7 G

Give me all your time because it's never enough

Bm7 Dmaj7 G

And take me to the moment where we fell in love

Three Mississippi

[Chorus]

D/F# G

In a moment of madness I jumped into

A Bm7

Your wishing well

With a pocket full of copper to weigh me down

I'll count on you

To seal the holes in my false hope

Bm7

You'll be my river when I'm alone

A G

And in return I'll sail your shores

Bm7 A G

I hope your tidal wave falls short

A G

Please fall short

[Verse 2]

Bm7 Dmaj7 G D

I've been trying to read your thoughts

Bm7 Dmaj7 G D

I just don't think your reasons were enough

Bm7 Dmaj7 G

I'll build myself a raft and sail the great ocean

Two Mississippi

Bm7 Dmaj7 G

Darling I must ask is there love in your blood

Bm7 Dmaj G

Darling could I ask have you ever know love

Bm7 Dmaj7 G

I'll question every aspect and if you're the one

Mississippi

Bm7 Dmaj7 G

Your river banks weren't strong enough

Bm7 Dmaj7 G

You hide your tears and shake them off

Bm7 Dmaj7 G

The six weeks string your current strain

The Mississippi

[Chorus]

D/F# G

In a moment of madness I jumped into

A Bm7

Your wishing well

With a pocket full of copper to weigh me down

I'll count on you

To seal the holes in my false hope

Bm7

You'll be my rivier when I'm alone

A G

And in return I'll sail your shores

Bm7 A G

I hope your tidal wave falls short

A G

Please fall short

[Bridge]

And when the bank caves in

Bm7 A G

* *

And you flood the towns with water from the gulf

Lake eye tides flow

Bm7 A G

You're the start of something that was beautiful

Bm7

I can fix you

I can mend you

I can make you run again

Bm7

Like you used to

Like you're meant to

We can drown just like we planned

Bm7

I can fix you

I can mend you

I can make you run again

Bm7

Like you used to

Like you're meant to

We can drown just like we planned

[Chorus]

D/F# G

In a moment of madness I jumped into

A Bm7

Your wishing well

With a pocket full of copper to weigh me down

I'll count on you

To seal the holes in my false hope

Bm7

You'll be my rivier when I'm alone

A G

And in return I'll sail your shores

Bm7 A G

I hope your tidal wave falls short

A G

Please fall short

A D

Please fall short

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