Here's to the State of Mississippi Chords

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[Verse 1]
[D]Her[Bm]e's[A][D]
[Bm]to the state of Mis[A]sissippi,
[D]For Underheath her borders,
the [C]devil draws no lines,
If [D]you drag her muddy river,
nameless bod[C]ies you will find.
whoa the [D]fat trees of the forest
have [C]hid a thousand crimes,
the [D]calender is ly[Bm]in' when
[Em]it reads [D]the present [A]time.
[D]Whoa here's to [Bm]the land you've
[G]torn out the [D]heart of,
Mississippi find your[Bm]self
another [A]country to [D]be part of!

[Verse 2]
[D]And here's to the people
[Bm]of M[D]issis [Esus4]sippi[A]
[D]Who say the folks up north,
they just [C]don't understand
And they [D]tremble in their shadows at
the thun[C]der of the Klan
[D]The sweating of their souls can't wash
the [C]blood from off their hands
They [D]smile and shrug their [Bm]shoulders
[D]at [Esus4]the murder of a man[A]
[D]Oh, here's to [Bm]the land you've
[G]torn out the [D]heart of
Mississippi find your[Bm]self
another [A]country to [D]be part of

[Verse 3]
[D]And here's to [Bm]the schools
of [D]Mis[A]sissippi
Where they're [D]teaching all the children
that they [C]don't have to care
All the [D]rudiments of hatred are
[C]present everywhere
[D]And every single classroom is
a fact[C]ory of despair
[D]There's nobody learn[Bm]ing such
[D]a f[Em]oreign word a[D]s f[A]air
Oh, [D]here's to [Bm]the land you've
[G]torn out the [D]heart of
Mississippi find your[Bm]self
another [A]country to [D]be part of

[Verse 4]
[D]
And here's [Bm]to the cops
of [D]Mis[A]sissippi
They're [D]chewing their tobacco
as they lock [C]the prison door
Their [D]bellies bounce inside them
when they knock [C]you to the floor
No they [D]don't like taking prisoners
in their [C]private little war
Be[D]hind their broken [Bm]badges
there are [Em]murderers an[A]d more
Oh, [D]here's to [Bm]the land you've
[G]torn out the [D]heart of
Mississippi find your[Bm]self
another [A]country to [D]be part of

[Verse 5]
[D]
And, here's to [Bm]the judges of [D]Mis[A]sissippi
Who [D]wear the robe of honor as
they [C]crawl into the court
They're [D]guarding all the bastions
of their [C]phony legal fort
Oh, [D]justice is a stranger when
the [C]prisoners report
When [D]the black man stands ac[Bm]cused
the tri[Em]al is alw[A]ays short
Oh, [D]here's to [Bm]the land you've
[G]torn out the [D]heart of
Mississippi find your[Bm]self
another [A]country to [D]be part of

[Verse 6]
[D]
And here's to the [Bm]government
[D]of [A]Mississippi
In the [D]swamp of their bureaucracy
they're al[C]ways bogging down
And [D]criminals are posing as the
[C]mayors of the towns
And they [D]hope that no one sees the sights
and no [C]one hears the sounds
And [D]the speeches of the gov[Bm]ernor
are the [Em]ravings of [A]a clown
Oh, [D]here's to [Bm]the land you've
[G]torn out the [D]heart of
Mississippi find your[Bm]self
another [A]country to [D]be part of

[Verse 7]
[D]And here's to [Bm]the laws of [D]Mis[A]sissippi
Con[D]gressmen will gather
in a cir[C]cus of delay
While the Con[D]stitution is drowning
in an [C]ocean of decay
Un[D]wed mothers should be sterilized,
[C]I've even heard them say
Yes, cor[D]ruption can be clas
[Bm]sic in t[D]he M[Em]ississip[A]pi way
[D]Oh, here's to [Bm]the land you've
[G]torn out the [D]heart of
Mississippi find your[Bm]self
another [A]country to [D]be part of

[Verse 8]
[D]
And here's to [Bm]the churches
[A]of [A]Mississippi
Where [D]the cross, once made of silver,
now [C]is caked with rust
And the [D]Sunday morning sermons
[C]pander to their lust
[D]The fallen face of Jesus is
[C]choking in the dust
[D]Heaven only [Bm]knows [D]in which
[Em]God they can t[D]rust[A]
[D]Oh, here's to [Bm]the land you've
[G]torn out the [D]heart of
Mississippi find your[Bm]self
another [A]country to be [D]part of