Mississippi chords by Bob Dylan
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Intro 1
(D major) (G major) (D major)
(G major) (D major)
Every step of the way (G major) we
Verse 1
(D major)
walk the line
Your days are numbered, so are mine (G major)
(D major) Time is pilin' (G major) up,
we (D major) struggle and we scrape (G major)
We're (D major) all boxed (E minor) in (D major) ,
nowhere (G major) (A major) to es (D major) cape
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Verse 2
(D major) City's just a jungle,
(G major) (D major) more games to play
Trapped in the heart of it,
trying to get away (G major)
I (D major) was raised in the (G major) country,
I been (D major) workin' in the town
(G major) I been in (D major) (E minor) trouble ever (D major) since
I (G major) set my (A major) suitcase (D major) down
Verse 3
(A major) Got nothing for (G major) you, I had (C sharpdim) nothing before
(G major) Don't (A major) even have anything
for my (D major) self (G major) anymore
(A major) Sky full of fire, (G major)
(C sharpdim) pain pourin' down (G major)
(A major) Nothing you can sell me, (D major)
I'll (G major) see you (A major) around
All (D major) my powers of expression
Verse 4
(D major) and
(G major) (D major) thoughts so sublime
Could never do you justice
in (D minor) reason (G major) or rhyme
Only (D major) one thing (G major) I (D major) did wrong (G major)
Stayed (D major) in (E minor) Missis (G major) sippi a day (A major) (D major) too long
Interlude 1
(G major)
(D major) (G major) (D major) (G major) (D major) (G major)
(D major) (G major) (D major) (G major) (D major) (G major) (A major) (D major)
Verse 5
Well, the devil's in the alley, (D major)
mule's in the stall
Say anything you want to, I have heard it all (G major)
I was (D major) thinkin' about the
(G major) things that Rosie (D major) said (G major)
I was (D major) dreaming (E minor) I was
(D major) sleeping (G major) in Rosie's (D major) bed
Verse 6
Walking through the leaves, (D major)
falling from the trees
Feeling like a stranger nobody (G major) sees
(D major) So many things (G major) that we (D major) never will undo
(G major) I (D major) know you're (G major) sorry (D major) , I'm (G major) (A major) sorry (D major) too
(A major) Some people will
Verse 7
(B minor) offer you their
hand (A major) and some (C sharpdim) won't (G major)
(A major) Last night I knew (D major) you, (G major) tonight (A major) I don't
I need somethin' strong (B minor) to dis
(C sharpdim) tract my mind (G major)
I'm gonna (E minor) look at you (F sharp minor) 'til
my (G major) eyes (A major) go blind
Well I (D major) got here following
Verse 8
(D major)
the southern star
I crossed that river just to be where (G major) you are
(D major) Only one (G major) thing (D major) I did wrong (G major)
Stayed (D major) in (E minor) Missis (D major) sippi (G major) a day (D major) too long
Interlude 2
(G major) (D major)
(G major) (D major) (G major) (D major) (G major) (D major) (G major) (D major) (G major) (A major)
(D major)
Verse 9
Well my ship's been split to splinters (D major)
and it's sinking fast
I'm drownin' in the poison,
got no future, got no pas (G major) t
But (D major) my heart is not weary, (G major)
it's (D major) light and it's free
(G major) I've got (D major) nothin' (G major) but affection for all
those (D major) who've sailed with me
Verse 10
Everybody movin' (D major) (G major) (D major) if they ain't
already there
Everybody got to move somewhere
(G major) (D major) Stick with me baby, (G major) (D major) stick with me anyhow
(G major) Thing (D major) s should start (G major) to
get interesting right (A major) about now (D major) (A major)
Verse 11
My clothes (G major) are wet, (C sharpdim) tight on my skin (G major)
Not as (A major) tight as the corner (D major) that
I (G major) painted myself in (A major)
I know that for (B minor) tune is
wait (C sharpdim) in' to be kind (A major)
(D major) So give (E minor) me your hand (D major)
(G major) and say you'll be mine (A major)
Verse 12
Well, the (D major) emptiness is endless,
cold as the clay
You can always come back,
but you can't come back all (G major) the way
(D major) Only one (G major) thing (D major) I did wrong (G major)
Stayed (D major) in (E minor) Missis (G major) sippi a day (A major) (D major) too long
Outro 1
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(D major) (G major)
(D major) (G major) (D major) (E minor) (D major) (G major) (A major) (D major)
(G major) (D major)
(G major) (D major) (G major) (D major) (G major) (D major)
Mississippi
Bob Dylan
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