Mississippi Sand chords by Johnny Cash

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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I was born down in the
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bottoms of the flat black Delta land
I grew up picking cotton in
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the Mississippi sand
My mama said son take that girl
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and go make her your wife
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Or you'll be stuck here in
this mud all of your life
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Verse 2
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Will the water roll it all way
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this secret that I hold
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Will the water roll it all away will
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it cleanse my aching soul
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But a man's gotta make it some
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time a man's gotta take a stand
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Or he'll get left in the Mississippi sand
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Verse 3
A stranger came to town with two
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torn shoes upon his feet
Singing songs of sadness picking
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girls off of the street
He made a little bit of music
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was a leader of a band
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And they call him the
muddy Mississippi band
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Verse 4
My girl was Ruby Colter
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and she was on her teens
I took her out to churches to
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socials schools and things
She was a rose just right for picking
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and he nipped her in the bud
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And he left her here in the
Mississippi mud
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Verse 5
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Will the water roll it all way
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this secret that I hold
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Will the water roll it all away will
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it cleanse my aching soul
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But a man's gotta make it some
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time a man's gotta take a stand
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Or he'll get left in the Mississippi

Interlude 1

sand

Verse 6
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Then me and old Carl we caught
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him right down by the store
We choked him just a little bit
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and held him to the floor
We relived him of his pocketbook
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his blood and other things
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Now the Mississippi man's
no longer mean
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Verse 7
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Will the water roll it all way
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this secret that I hold
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Will the water roll it all away will
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it cleanse my aching soul
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But a man's gotta make it some
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time a man's gotta take a stand
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Or he'll get left in the Mississippi