Chords for Five Horse Johnson "Mississippi King"
Tempo:
150.1 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Gm
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
[C]
[G]
[D] [Gm] [C]
[G] Throw it to the flame like a riverboat, Jim Zay
Gather round the river, cause I'm gonna set you all [D] free
[Gm] [C]
[G] Do what I say and you'll have all the [F] power
[G]
Make the suckers dance and charge them by the [D] hour
[Gm] [C]
[D] When you do that thing
[C] You're gonna drink for the [Bb] Mississippi [G] King
Now you're gonna sin, now you're gonna sin
Now you're gonna sin for your medicine
You're gonna sin, now you're gonna sin
Now you're gonna sin for your medicine
[D] [Gm] [C]
[G] You are the queen of a sanguine horse town
All of these bodies can be rodeo clowns
[D] [Gm] [C]
[G] But you run till the river runs low night
A servant of the fantasy, the living and some [D] fly
When [Gm] [C]
[D] the clock's the wind is your side
[C] Soon you're gonna shake for the [Bb] Mississippi King
[G] Now you're gonna sin, now you're gonna sin
Now you're gonna sin for your medicine
Now you're gonna sin, now you're gonna sin
Now you're gonna [D] [Dm]
[C] [D]
[G] sin, now you're gonna sin
Now you're gonna sin for your medicine
[D] I [G] know you've turned the tables
Rolled the barrel and the lights are on
[D] All your
[G] life and you're wishing for a crown
Your pillow's full of metal, get back!
[D] I ain't gonna [C] sue you, you're gonna stay home for [Bb] Mississippi, okay?
[G] Now you're gonna stand, now you're gonna stand, now you're gonna stand for your medicine.
[Gm] [C]
[G]
[C]
[C]
[G]
[D] [Gm] [C]
[G] Throw it to the flame like a riverboat, Jim Zay
Gather round the river, cause I'm gonna set you all [D] free
[Gm] [C]
[G] Do what I say and you'll have all the [F] power
[G]
Make the suckers dance and charge them by the [D] hour
[Gm] [C]
[D] When you do that thing
[C] You're gonna drink for the [Bb] Mississippi [G] King
Now you're gonna sin, now you're gonna sin
Now you're gonna sin for your medicine
You're gonna sin, now you're gonna sin
Now you're gonna sin for your medicine
[D] [Gm] [C]
[G] You are the queen of a sanguine horse town
All of these bodies can be rodeo clowns
[D] [Gm] [C]
[G] But you run till the river runs low night
A servant of the fantasy, the living and some [D] fly
When [Gm] [C]
[D] the clock's the wind is your side
[C] Soon you're gonna shake for the [Bb] Mississippi King
[G] Now you're gonna sin, now you're gonna sin
Now you're gonna sin for your medicine
Now you're gonna sin, now you're gonna sin
Now you're gonna [D] [Dm]
[C] [D]
[G] sin, now you're gonna sin
Now you're gonna sin for your medicine
[D] I [G] know you've turned the tables
Rolled the barrel and the lights are on
[D] All your
[G] life and you're wishing for a crown
Your pillow's full of metal, get back!
[D] I ain't gonna [C] sue you, you're gonna stay home for [Bb] Mississippi, okay?
[G] Now you're gonna stand, now you're gonna stand, now you're gonna stand for your medicine.
[Gm] [C]
[G]
[C]
Key:
G
C
D
Gm
Bb
G
C
D
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] Throw it to the flame like a riverboat, Jim Zay _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Gather round the river, cause I'm gonna set you all [D] free
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] Do what I say and you'll have all the [F] power
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Make the suckers dance and charge them by the [D] hour
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ _ When you do that thing
[C] You're gonna drink for the [Bb] Mississippi [G] King
Now you're gonna sin, now you're gonna sin
Now you're gonna sin for your medicine
You're _ gonna sin, now you're gonna sin
Now you're gonna sin for your medicine _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _
[G] You are the queen of a sanguine horse town _ _ _ _ _ _ _
All of these bodies can be rodeo clowns
[D] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] But you run till the river runs low night _ _ _ _ _ _
A servant of the fantasy, the living and some [D] fly
When _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _
[D] the clock's the wind is your side
[C] Soon you're gonna shake for the [Bb] Mississippi King
[G] Now you're gonna sin, now you're gonna sin
Now you're gonna sin for your medicine _ _
_ _ _ Now you're gonna sin, now you're gonna sin
_ _ Now _ _ _ you're _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ gonna [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ sin, now you're gonna sin
Now you're _ _ _ gonna _ _ sin _ _ _ for your medicine _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ I [G] know you've _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
turned the tables
Rolled the barrel and the lights are on
[D] All _ _ _ your _ _
[G] _ _ life and you're wishing for a crown
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Your pillow's full of metal, get back! _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ I ain't gonna [C] sue you, you're gonna stay home for [Bb] Mississippi, okay?
[G] Now you're gonna stand, now you're gonna stand, now you're gonna stand for your medicine. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] Throw it to the flame like a riverboat, Jim Zay _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Gather round the river, cause I'm gonna set you all [D] free
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] Do what I say and you'll have all the [F] power
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Make the suckers dance and charge them by the [D] hour
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ _ When you do that thing
[C] You're gonna drink for the [Bb] Mississippi [G] King
Now you're gonna sin, now you're gonna sin
Now you're gonna sin for your medicine
You're _ gonna sin, now you're gonna sin
Now you're gonna sin for your medicine _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _
[G] You are the queen of a sanguine horse town _ _ _ _ _ _ _
All of these bodies can be rodeo clowns
[D] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] But you run till the river runs low night _ _ _ _ _ _
A servant of the fantasy, the living and some [D] fly
When _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _
[D] the clock's the wind is your side
[C] Soon you're gonna shake for the [Bb] Mississippi King
[G] Now you're gonna sin, now you're gonna sin
Now you're gonna sin for your medicine _ _
_ _ _ Now you're gonna sin, now you're gonna sin
_ _ Now _ _ _ you're _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ gonna [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ sin, now you're gonna sin
Now you're _ _ _ gonna _ _ sin _ _ _ for your medicine _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ I [G] know you've _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
turned the tables
Rolled the barrel and the lights are on
[D] All _ _ _ your _ _
[G] _ _ life and you're wishing for a crown
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Your pillow's full of metal, get back! _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ I ain't gonna [C] sue you, you're gonna stay home for [Bb] Mississippi, okay?
[G] Now you're gonna stand, now you're gonna stand, now you're gonna stand for your medicine. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
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