Key: F major
Intro 1
F
Bb
F
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Verse 1
I grew up picking cotton in
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F
the Mississippi sand
My mama said son take that girl
this mud all of your life
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Verse 2
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F
Will the water roll it all way
C
F
this secret that I hold
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F
Will the water roll it all away will
C
F
it cleanse my aching soul
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C
F
time a man's gotta take a stand
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Verse 3
A stranger came to town with two
Singing songs of sadness picking
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F
girls off of the street
He made a little bit of music
muddy Mississippi band
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Verse 4
My girl was Ruby Colter
I took her out to churches to
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socials schools and things
She was a rose just right for picking
Mississippi mud
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Verse 5
Bb
F
Will the water roll it all way
C
F
this secret that I hold
Bb
F
Will the water roll it all away will
C
F
it cleanse my aching soul
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C
F
time a man's gotta take a stand
Interlude 1
sand
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Bb
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Verse 6
C
G
C
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
no longer mean
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Verse 7
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Will the water roll it all way
C
F
this secret that I hold
Bb
F
Will the water roll it all away will
C
F
it cleanse my aching soul
F
C
F
time a man's gotta take a stand
Outro 1
sand
F
Bb
F
Bb
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Bb
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsF Bb C G
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