Homeless Blues chords by Bessie Smith

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Verse 1
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Mississippi River,
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D 
G 
what a fix you left me in
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Old Mississippi River,
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what a fix you left me in
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Mudholes of water,
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clear up to my chin
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House without a steeple didn't even

Verse 2
D 
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have a door
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House without a steeple didn't
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Bm 
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even have a door
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Bm 
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Plain old two room shanty but it was my
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home sweet home

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Verse 3

Ma and Pa got drownded, Mississippi,

you're the blame

My Ma and Pa got drownded, Mississippi,

you're the blame

Mississippi River,

I can't stand to hear your name

Homeless,

Verse 4
C 
yes, I'm homeless,
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D 
G 
Bm 
might as well be dead
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C 
Oh, you know I'm homeless, homeless,
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Bm 
might as well be dead
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Hungry and disgusted,
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no place to lay my head

Verse 5
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Wish I was an eagle,
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but I'm a plain old black crow
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Wish I was an eagle,
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but I'm a plain old black crow
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I'm gonna flap my wings and leave here, and never
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come back no more
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Em 
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