mississippi lady chords and lyrics - JIM CROCE

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[Intro 1]
[D][G][D]

[Verse 1]
With just [D]a sleeping
[G]bag and an old guitar
I left [A]the band in New Or[D]leans
I did some [G]time with the bottle,
[A]some with the river [D]queens
I never [G]thought I would meet a girl
Who could [Em]turn my head [G]around
[A]Till I [D]met that Missis[G]sippi Lady [A]in sleepy [D]Gulfport town,
she was a
[Chorus] Mississip[G]pi Lady

[Verse 2]
My [A]lovin' Gulf[D]port gal
She taught me [G]how to love
And she [A]really loved [D]me well
She took me up to [G]heaven
Then she brought me down
That [D]Mississip[G]pi Lady,
[A]Sweet [G]Cordelia Brown
[D][G]

[Verse 3]
[D]
Hot July [G]in Gulfport
And I was [A]working in [D]the bars
And she was work[G]ing on the street
With the [A]rest of the evening [D]stars
She said, I nev[G]er met a guy
Who could [Em]turn my head [G]around
[A]And that's [D]really say
[G]in' something
[A]For Sweet Cordelia Brown

[Verse 4]
[D]She was[G] a[A]

[Interlude 1]
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[D][G][A][D][G]
[A][D][G][D]
[G]
[Chorus] Now [D]I'm back

[Verse 5]
in New York [G]City
[A]Playin' in a [G]band[D]
But my mind's on Mis[G]sissippi
Is [Em]it ha[A]rd to unders[D]tand
I never [G]thought I would meet a girl
Who could [Em]bring me that far [G]down
[A]Like the [D]girl I [G]met [A]in [D]Gul[G]fpo[A]rt
Sweet [D]Cordelia [G]Brown
[A][D]

[Verse 6]
She [G]was a

[Interlude 2]
[A][D][G][A][D]

[Verse 7]
[Chorus] That [D]Mississippi
[G]lady, Swe[A]et Cor[D]delia Bro[G]wn[A][D]

[Outro 1]
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