Key: F# major
Verse 1
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Here's
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to the state of Mississippi,
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the calender is lyin' when
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it reads the present time.
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Whoa here's to the land you've
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torn out the heart of,
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another country to be part of!
Verse 2
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Esus4
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of Missis sippi
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They smile and shrug their shoulders
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at the murder of a man
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Oh, here's to the land you've
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torn out the heart of
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another country to be part of
Verse 3
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And here's to the schools
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of Mississippi
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There's nobody learning such
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Em
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a foreign word as fair
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Oh, here's to the land you've
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torn out the heart of
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another country to be part of
Verse 4
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of Mississippi
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Behind their broken badges
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there are murderers and more
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Oh, here's to the land you've
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torn out the heart of
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another country to be part of
Verse 5
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And, here's to the judges of Mississippi
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When the black man stands accused
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the trial is always short
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Oh, here's to the land you've
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torn out the heart of
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another country to be part of
Verse 6
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of Mississippi
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And the speeches of the governor
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are the ravings of a clown
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Oh, here's to the land you've
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torn out the heart of
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another country to be part of
Verse 7
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And here's to the laws of Mississippi
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sic in the Mississippi way
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Oh, here's to the land you've
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torn out the heart of
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another country to be part of
Verse 8
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of Mississippi
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Heaven only knows in which
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God they can trust
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Oh, here's to the land you've
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torn out the heart of
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another country to be part of
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