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Mississippi

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                  Mississippi – Bob Dylan
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Written by: Bob Dylan
From: "Love and Theft" (2001)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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[Intro] / [Turnaround]
  C  C/D C/E C/F  C/G G  C   
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
e|----------------|0---------------|
B|--1---1---1---1-|1-3---1---------|
G|--0---0---0---0-|0-0---0---------|
D|----0----2--3---|--0---2---------|
A|3---------------|------3---------|
E|----------------|--3-------------|
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CHORDS
      E-A-D-G-B-e
C/D   x-x-0-0-1-0
C/E   x-x-2-0-1-0
C/F   x-x-3-0-1-0
C/G   3-x-2-0-1-0
Csus4 x-3-3-0-1-1
G/A   x-0-0-0-1-3 (= Gsus4/A)
G/B   x-2-0-0-0-3
C     x-3-x-0-1-3
G/D   x-x-0-0-0-3
C/E   x-x-2-0-1-3
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[Intro]
  CC/DC/EC/FC/GG  C
|     |         |
[Verse 1]
C                  Csus4
 Every step of the way
C            Csus4
 We walk the line
C              Csus4
 Your days are numbered
C      F
So are mine
C              F      C                    F
Time is pilin’ up, we struggle and we scrape
      C   C/D   C/E C/F C/G   G    C
We’re all boxed in, no- where to escape
[Verse 2]
C              Csus4
 City’s just a jungle
C              Csus4
 More games to play
C               Csus4
 Trapped in the heart of it
C              F
Tryin' to get away
C                   F               C              F
I was raised in the country, I been workin’ in the town
C          C/D          C/E         C/F C/G G    C
 I been in trouble ever since I set my  suitcase down
[Bridge]
G            G/A     G/B              C
 Got nothin' for you, I had nothin' before
G/D              C/E            F       G
 Don’t even have anything for myself anymore
G            G/A  G/B           C
 Sky full of fire, pain pourin’ down
G/D              C/E           F        G
 Nothing you can sell me, I’ll see you around
[Verse 3] (chorus)
C                   Csus4
 All my powers of expression
C                  Csus4
 And thoughts so sublime
C                   Csus4
 Could never do you justice
   C         F
In reason or rhyme
C        F     C     F
Only one thing I did wrong
C         C/D  C/E   C/F C/G G   C
Stayed in Mississippi a  day too long
  CC/DC/EC/FC/GG  C
|     |         |
[Verse 4]
C                         Csus4
 Well, the devil’s in the alley
C              Csus4
 Mule’s in the stall
C                 Csus4
 Say anything you wanna
C               F
I have heard it all
C                         F          C      F
 I was thinkin’ 'bout the things that Rosie said
C      C/D            C/E      C/F C/G  G     C
 I was dreaming I was sleepin' in  Ro - sie’s bed
[Verse 5]
C                    Csus4
 Walkin' through the leaves
C                 Csus4
 Falling from the trees
C               Csus4
 Feelin' like a stranger
C      F
Nobody sees
C       F     C                     F
So many things that we never will undo
C  C/D         C/E    C/F C/G   G  C
 I know you’re sorry, I’m sor - ry too
[Bridge]
G                 G/A             G/B           C
 Some people will offer you their hand and some won’t
G/D           C/E         F     C G
 Last night I knew you, tonight I don’t
G                 G/A       G/B         C
 I need somethin’ strong to distract my mind
G/D             C/E            F    C  G
 I’m gonna look at you ’til my eyes go blind
[Verse 6] (chorus)
C                Csus4
 Well I got here followin'
C             Csus4
 The southern star
C               Csus4
 I crossed that river
        C            F
Just to be where you are
C        F    C      F
Only one thing I did wrong
C         C/D  C/E   C/F C/G G   C
Stayed in Mississippi a  day too long
  CC/DC/EC/FC/GG  C
|     |         |
[Verse 7]
        C                    Csus4
Well my ship’s been split to splinters 
C                 Csus4
 And it’s sinkin' fast
C                    Csus4
 I’m drownin’ in the poison
       C              F
Got no future, got no past
       C            F           C              F
But my heart is not weary, it’s light and it’s free
C         C/D          C/E              C/F          C/G    G    C
 I’ve got nothin’ but affection for all those who’ve sailed with me
[Verse 8]
C          Csus4
 Everybody movin’ 
C                      Csus4
 If they ain’t already there
C                  Csus4
  Everybody got to move
C    F
 Somewhere
C             F     C                F
Stick with me baby, stick with me anyhow
C             C/D          C/E   C/F   C/G    G    C
Things should start to get interestin' right about now
[Bridge]
G               G/A G/B          C
 My clothes are wet, tight on my skin
G/D                  C/E           F         C    G
 Not as tight as the corner that I painted myself in
G            G/A        G/B           C
 I know that fortune is waitin’ to be kind
G/D              C/E      F    C        G
 So give me your hand and say you’ll be mine
[Verse 9] (chorus)
C                       Csus4
 Well, the emptiness is endless
C            Csus4
 Cold as the clay
C               Csus4
 You can always come back, 
              C                 F
But you can’t come back all the way
C        F    C      F
Only one thing I did wrong
C         C/D  C/E   C/F C/G G   C
Stayed in Mississippi a  day too long
[Coda]
  CC/DC/EC/FC/GG  C
|     |     

Mississippi chords and lyrics

Free chords for Mississippi by Bob Dylan. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Mississippi – Bob Dylan
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Written by: Bob Dylan
From: "Love and Theft" (2001)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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[Intro]
| C C/D C/E C/F | C/G G   C    |
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Bridge]
[Verse 3] (chorus)
| C C/D C/E C/F | C/G G   C    |
[Verse 4]
[Verse 5]
[Bridge]
[Verse 6] (chorus)
| C C/D C/E C/F | C/G G   C    |
[Verse 7]
[Verse 8]
[Bridge]
[Verse 9] (chorus)
[Coda]
| C C/D C/E C/F | C/G G   C

Mississippi Chords by Bob Dylan

Learn how to play Mississippi by Bob Dylan with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Mississippi chords”, “Mississippi guitar chords”, or “Bob Dylan Mississippi chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Mississippi chords and for experienced players who want accurate Mississippi lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, C/D, C/E, C/F, C/G, G.

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