Mississippi Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[C]

[Verse 1]
[G]Every stop of the way
we walk the line
Your days are numbered so are [C]mine
[G]Time is piling[C] up we [G]struggle
and [C]we scrape
[G]All boxed [C]in [D]nowhere to escape
[G]

[Verse 2]
The city's just a jungle
more games to play
All trapped in the heart of it trying to get [C]away
I was [G]raised in the [C]country been
[G]working in [C]the town
[G]I've been in [C]trouble since
I [D]set my suitcase [G]down

[Verse 3]
[D]I got nothing for[C] you had not[D]hing befor[C]e
[D]Don't even have any[G]thing
for my[C]self any[D]more
Sky's full of [C]fire and [D]the rain
is pouring [C]down
There's [D]nothing you can [G]sell me,
so I'll [C]see you [D]around

[Verse 4]
All my [G]powers of expression
and thoughts so sublime
Could never do you justice,
reason, or [C]rhyme
There's [G]only one [C]thing
that [G]I did w[C]rong
[G]I stayed in Missis[C]sippi a [D]day
too [G]long

[Interlude 1]
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[Verse 5]
[G]The devil's in the alley,
the mule kicking in the stall
Say anything you want to, I've heard it [C]all
I was [G]thinking about [C]the things [G]that she sai[C]d
I was [G]dreaming I was [C]sleeping
[D]in your bed[G]

[Verse 6]
Walking through the [G]leaves
falling from the trees
Feel like a stranger nobody [C]sees
[G]So many [C]things we [G]never will undo
[C]I k[G]now you're[C] sorry,
well, [D]I'm sorry [G]too

[Verse 7]
[D]Some people will of[C]fer you their [D]hand,
and some [G]won't
[D]Last night I kne[G]w you, tonig[C]ht I don[D]'t
I need something [C]strong
to dis[D]tract my [G]mind
[D]I'm gonna look at [G]you
[C]'til my eyes go [D]blind

[Verse 8]
[G]Well, I got here following the southern star
I crossed that river just to
be where you [C]are
There's [G]only one [C]thing
that [G]I did w[C]rong
[G]I stayed in Missis[C]sippi a [D]day
too [G]long

[Interlude 2]
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[G]

[Verse 9]
Well, [G]my ship's been split to
[C]splinter - it's [G]sinking fast
I'm drowning in the poison - got no future,
got no [C]past
But [G]my heart's not [C]weary
- it's [G]light and [C]it's free
I've got [G]nothing but affec[C]tion for those
who [D]have sailed with [G]me

[Verse 10]
Everybody's moving if they [G]ain't
already there
Everybody's gotta move some[C]where
Well, [G]stick with me [C]baby, [G]anyhow[C]
Thing[G]s should start to get in
[C]teresting [D]right about [G]now

[Verse 11]
[D]Well, my clothes are [C]wet,
they're tight [D]on [G]my skin
[D]Not tight as the cor[G]ner I pai[C]nted mys[D]elf in
I know that fortune is waiting to be [G]kind
So [D]give me your [G]hand and
[C]say you'll be [D]mine

[Verse 12]
[G]The emptiness is endless - cold as clay
You can always come back,
but you can't come back all the [C]way
Well, there's [G]only one [C]thing
that [G]I did w[C]rong
[G]I stayed in Missis[C]sippi a [D]day too [G]long

[Verse 13]
Yeah, the [G]only [C]thing that [G]I did w[C]rong
[G]I stayed in Missis[C]sippi a [D]day too [G]long
The only [C]thing that [G]I did w[C]rong
[G]I stayed in Missis[C]sippi a [D]day too long
[G]Woo!

[Outro 1]
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