Down In Mississippi Chords by J.B. Lenoir

Tempo:
159.7 bpm
Chords used:

E

G

G#

C

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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J.B. Lenoir sings Down in Mississippi chords
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[G]
[G#] Oh,
as back as I can [Am] remember,
[E]
I need to have a flower or hold
[F#m]
[G#] one of those long old nine feet
[Am] sag [G] [G#] standing at the old [B] kind
[A] [E] [G]
down [G#] and [C] said, [F#] [E] yeah,
[C]
and this [E] is
[F#m] not [C] in this is
[E] I was
[C] born in Mississippi
[E] I come [Em] from
[Am] nothing [G#] I [E]
got against Mississippi is also
[G#] the home of my [F#] [F#m] wife
[C] but I feel just like I'm a lucky [A] man
[C] get away with my life
[Am] [E] [G]
down [C] in Mississippi
[F#] [Em] now
[C] and this [G#] is a
[F#m] down [G]
in [A] [E] Mississippi
where I was [Em] born
down in Mississippi where I come from
[E]
[G]
[G#] they had a hard season on a [E] rugby
if you [Am] shoot and you went to [F#m] jail
the [G#] season was always open on me
nobody needed no [B] bail
[E] [Em] down in [E] Mississippi
[F#]
[E] [Em] now and Mississippi
[F#m]
[G] down in [E] Mississippi where I was born
[G] down in [A] Mississippi [E] where I come
[D] [C] [E] [G]
Key:  
E
2311
G
2131
G#
134211114
C
3211
F#m
123111112
E
2311
G
2131
G#
134211114
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To start learning J.B. Lenoir - Down In Mississippi chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: F#m, C, E, C, E, G, A, B, A, E, G and G#. Begin your practice at a relaxed 79 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 160. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: C Minor.

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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#] Oh,
as back as I can [Am] _ remember,
_ [E] _
_ I need to have a flower or _ hold
[F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#] one of those _ long old nine feet
[Am] sag _ [G] _ _ [G#] standing at the old [B] kind _ _
_ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] _
down [G#] and [C] said, _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [E] yeah,
_ _ [C] _ _
_ _ and this [E] is
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ not _ [C] _ in this is
[E] _ _ _ I _ was
_ _ [C] born in _ _ Mississippi _
[E] _ _ I come [Em] from
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] nothing _ [G#] I [E]
got against _ Mississippi _ _ _ _ is _ also
[G#] the home of my _ [F#] _ [F#m] wife
_ _ _ _ [C] but I feel just like I'm a _ lucky _ [A] man
[C] _ _ get away _ with my _ _ life
[Am] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] _
down [C] in _ _ Mississippi _
[F#] _ _ [Em] _ now _ _ _
_ [C] and this [G#] _ is a
_ _ [F#m] _ _ down [G] _ _
in _ [A] [E] Mississippi
_ where _ I was [Em] _ _ born
down in Mississippi _ _ where I come from _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G#] they had a hard season on a [E] rugby
_ _ if _ _ _ you [Am] shoot and you went to [F#m] jail
_ the _ _ [G#] season _ was _ _ always open on me
_ _ nobody _ _ needed no _ _ [B] bail _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ down in _ [E] _ Mississippi
_ [F#] _ _
[E] _ [Em] now _ _ _ _ and _ _ Mississippi
_ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ [G] down in _ _ [E] Mississippi where _ I was born
_ [G] _ down in [A] Mississippi [E] _ where _ I come
_ [D] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _

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This song finds its place within the Passionate Blues album.

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