Chords for 100 Degrees in the Shade
Tempo:
81.15 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
G
A
F#
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A#] [B]
[D]
[Bm] Down in Mississippi, [D] in the August sun, [G] when you're busting lime all day and [F#] night, you've
got plenty of time to think of [Bm] all you've done.
Down in Mississippi, [D] working off the tracks, [G] doing time for my brother's [F#] crime, till the
day I [B] die, oh the Lord comes [G] back.
Oh [Bm] Lord, [A] we're living right on the end of a chain, [G] [Bm] oh Lord, [A] and it's a hundred [Bm] degrees
in the shade.
[G] [Bm] [A]
[G] [Bm] [A] [Bm]
Down in Mississippi, [D] what do I spy?
[G] A shiny thing, what could it [F#] be?
It's the boss's [Bm] keys where the boys have been lying.
Down in Mississippi, [D] fellas here's the plan, [G] we can't make a sound, and when we hit the
[F#] ground, don't let me [Bm] down, we only got one [G] chance.
[Bm] Oh Lord, [A] we're living life on the end of a chain, [G] [Bm] oh Lord, [A] and it's a hundred [Bm] degrees
in the shade.
[G] [Bm] [A]
[G] [Bm] [A] [Bm]
[F#] They'll turn the hounds on [Bm] us when they see we're on the run.
[G] [F#] I'd rather face the [G] dogs than live out my [A] life like [G] one.
[Bm] Oh Lord, [A] we're living life on the end of a [G] chain, [Bm] oh [A] Lord, and it's a hundred [Bm] degrees
in the shade.
[G] [Bm] Oh Lord, [A] we're living life on the end of a chain, [G] [Bm] oh Lord, [A] and it's a hundred [Bm] degrees
in the shade.
[A] [F#] It's a hundred degrees in the [A] shade.
[F#] It's a hundred degrees in the [Bm] shade.
Down in Mississippi, [D] working off the tracks,
[G] doing time for my brother's [F#] crime, till the
day I die, [Bm] or the Lord comes back.
[N]
[D]
[Bm] Down in Mississippi, [D] in the August sun, [G] when you're busting lime all day and [F#] night, you've
got plenty of time to think of [Bm] all you've done.
Down in Mississippi, [D] working off the tracks, [G] doing time for my brother's [F#] crime, till the
day I [B] die, oh the Lord comes [G] back.
Oh [Bm] Lord, [A] we're living right on the end of a chain, [G] [Bm] oh Lord, [A] and it's a hundred [Bm] degrees
in the shade.
[G] [Bm] [A]
[G] [Bm] [A] [Bm]
Down in Mississippi, [D] what do I spy?
[G] A shiny thing, what could it [F#] be?
It's the boss's [Bm] keys where the boys have been lying.
Down in Mississippi, [D] fellas here's the plan, [G] we can't make a sound, and when we hit the
[F#] ground, don't let me [Bm] down, we only got one [G] chance.
[Bm] Oh Lord, [A] we're living life on the end of a chain, [G] [Bm] oh Lord, [A] and it's a hundred [Bm] degrees
in the shade.
[G] [Bm] [A]
[G] [Bm] [A] [Bm]
[F#] They'll turn the hounds on [Bm] us when they see we're on the run.
[G] [F#] I'd rather face the [G] dogs than live out my [A] life like [G] one.
[Bm] Oh Lord, [A] we're living life on the end of a [G] chain, [Bm] oh [A] Lord, and it's a hundred [Bm] degrees
in the shade.
[G] [Bm] Oh Lord, [A] we're living life on the end of a chain, [G] [Bm] oh Lord, [A] and it's a hundred [Bm] degrees
in the shade.
[A] [F#] It's a hundred degrees in the [A] shade.
[F#] It's a hundred degrees in the [Bm] shade.
Down in Mississippi, [D] working off the tracks,
[G] doing time for my brother's [F#] crime, till the
day I die, [Bm] or the Lord comes back.
[N]
Key:
Bm
G
A
F#
D
Bm
G
A
_ _ _ _ _ [A#] _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Bm] _ Down in Mississippi, [D] in the August sun, [G] when you're busting lime all day and [F#] night, you've
got plenty of time to think of [Bm] all you've done.
Down in Mississippi, [D] working off the tracks, [G] doing time for my brother's [F#] crime, till the
day I [B] die, oh the Lord comes [G] back.
Oh [Bm] Lord, [A] we're living right on the end of a chain, [G] _ [Bm] oh Lord, [A] and it's a hundred [Bm] degrees
in the shade.
[G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ Down in Mississippi, [D] what do I spy?
[G] A shiny thing, what could it [F#] be?
It's the boss's [Bm] keys where the boys have been lying.
Down in Mississippi, [D] fellas here's the plan, [G] we can't make a sound, and when we hit the
[F#] ground, don't let me [Bm] down, we only got one [G] chance.
[Bm] Oh Lord, [A] we're living life on the end of a chain, [G] _ [Bm] oh Lord, [A] and it's a hundred [Bm] degrees
in the shade.
[G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [F#] _ They'll turn the hounds on [Bm] us when they see we're on the run.
[G] _ [F#] I'd rather face the [G] dogs than live out my [A] life like [G] one.
[Bm] Oh Lord, [A] we're living life on the end of a [G] chain, [Bm] oh [A] Lord, and it's a hundred [Bm] degrees
in the shade.
[G] _ [Bm] Oh Lord, [A] we're living life on the end of a chain, [G] _ [Bm] oh Lord, [A] and it's a hundred [Bm] degrees
in the shade.
[A] [F#] It's a hundred degrees in the [A] shade.
[F#] It's a hundred degrees in the [Bm] shade. _ _ _ _ _ _
Down in Mississippi, [D] working off the tracks, _
[G] doing time for my brother's [F#] crime, till the
day I die, [Bm] or the Lord comes back. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Bm] _ Down in Mississippi, [D] in the August sun, [G] when you're busting lime all day and [F#] night, you've
got plenty of time to think of [Bm] all you've done.
Down in Mississippi, [D] working off the tracks, [G] doing time for my brother's [F#] crime, till the
day I [B] die, oh the Lord comes [G] back.
Oh [Bm] Lord, [A] we're living right on the end of a chain, [G] _ [Bm] oh Lord, [A] and it's a hundred [Bm] degrees
in the shade.
[G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ Down in Mississippi, [D] what do I spy?
[G] A shiny thing, what could it [F#] be?
It's the boss's [Bm] keys where the boys have been lying.
Down in Mississippi, [D] fellas here's the plan, [G] we can't make a sound, and when we hit the
[F#] ground, don't let me [Bm] down, we only got one [G] chance.
[Bm] Oh Lord, [A] we're living life on the end of a chain, [G] _ [Bm] oh Lord, [A] and it's a hundred [Bm] degrees
in the shade.
[G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [F#] _ They'll turn the hounds on [Bm] us when they see we're on the run.
[G] _ [F#] I'd rather face the [G] dogs than live out my [A] life like [G] one.
[Bm] Oh Lord, [A] we're living life on the end of a [G] chain, [Bm] oh [A] Lord, and it's a hundred [Bm] degrees
in the shade.
[G] _ [Bm] Oh Lord, [A] we're living life on the end of a chain, [G] _ [Bm] oh Lord, [A] and it's a hundred [Bm] degrees
in the shade.
[A] [F#] It's a hundred degrees in the [A] shade.
[F#] It's a hundred degrees in the [Bm] shade. _ _ _ _ _ _
Down in Mississippi, [D] working off the tracks, _
[G] doing time for my brother's [F#] crime, till the
day I die, [Bm] or the Lord comes back. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _