Chords for James Cotton - Mississippi Mud (Cotton Mouth Man 2013)
Tempo:
172.8 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Am
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[A#] [G]
[D]
[G]
[D]
[A]
I [Am] remember breaking [D] ground when the [Am] earth was bone [G] [D] dry.
Digging and sweating [A]
underneath that [Dm] blazing delta sky.
[B] You put your seeds in the ground [B] and prayed for [Dm] rain.
[D] Off on the [G] chains, [F]
[D] do it all again.
[A] Cause in my soul and in my [Am] blood, [B]
that old Mississippi [D]
love.
[G]
[D]
[A]
I [D] found out early,
[Am] [D]
you got to stay behind the mule.
I learned things [F] in the field [Dm] I didn't never learn in school.
[Am] [G] Hold on, listen.
Hold on.
I can't understand.
[B]
[D] You've tried so hard.
[Am]
Let [D] the cause get in your ears.
[A] Cause in my soul and in my blood, oh [G] yes.
[B] That old [D] Mississippi love.
[G]
[A#] [D] Yes it is.
[G] [A]
[F] [D]
[Dm]
[A] [G]
[Gm] [B]
[E] [G]
[Dm]
[D]
[Dm]
[Am] [A]
[E] [G]
[D]
[G]
[D]
[Am] [A]
[D]
When I got to Chicago, [Am]
[D] I learned the city [Am]
ways.
[F] [D]
But I keep me some Mississippi.
[A] [D]
Everything [Dm] I play.
[G]
I knew [Bm] a man named [D] Muddy.
[G]
He done some plowing [B] too.
[Dm] [D]
Took me in [F#] like a brother.
[A] [D] And we made us some country blues.
Cause [A] in my soul and in my blood, [G]
yeah.
That old [D] Mississippi love.
You don't know what I'm talking about.
[Dm] [Am]
[A] Yeah, it's in my soul and it's in my blood.
[C#]
[Am] Listen.
[G]
[Dm] [B] That old Mississippi love.
[C#] [D]
[Dm] [D]
[N]
[A#] [G]
[D]
[G]
[D]
[A]
I [Am] remember breaking [D] ground when the [Am] earth was bone [G] [D] dry.
Digging and sweating [A]
underneath that [Dm] blazing delta sky.
[B] You put your seeds in the ground [B] and prayed for [Dm] rain.
[D] Off on the [G] chains, [F]
[D] do it all again.
[A] Cause in my soul and in my [Am] blood, [B]
that old Mississippi [D]
love.
[G]
[D]
[A]
I [D] found out early,
[Am] [D]
you got to stay behind the mule.
I learned things [F] in the field [Dm] I didn't never learn in school.
[Am] [G] Hold on, listen.
Hold on.
I can't understand.
[B]
[D] You've tried so hard.
[Am]
Let [D] the cause get in your ears.
[A] Cause in my soul and in my blood, oh [G] yes.
[B] That old [D] Mississippi love.
[G]
[A#] [D] Yes it is.
[G] [A]
[F] [D]
[Dm]
[A] [G]
[Gm] [B]
[E] [G]
[Dm]
[D]
[Dm]
[Am] [A]
[E] [G]
[D]
[G]
[D]
[Am] [A]
[D]
When I got to Chicago, [Am]
[D] I learned the city [Am]
ways.
[F] [D]
But I keep me some Mississippi.
[A] [D]
Everything [Dm] I play.
[G]
I knew [Bm] a man named [D] Muddy.
[G]
He done some plowing [B] too.
[Dm] [D]
Took me in [F#] like a brother.
[A] [D] And we made us some country blues.
Cause [A] in my soul and in my blood, [G]
yeah.
That old [D] Mississippi love.
You don't know what I'm talking about.
[Dm] [Am]
[A] Yeah, it's in my soul and it's in my blood.
[C#]
[Am] Listen.
[G]
[Dm] [B] That old Mississippi love.
[C#] [D]
[Dm] [D]
[N]
Key:
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Am
Dm
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_ [A#] _ _ [G] _ _ _
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_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _
I _ [Am] remember _ _ breaking [D] ground _ _ _ _ when the [Am] earth was bone [G] _ [D] dry. _
_ _ _ _ _
Digging and sweating _ [A] _ _
underneath that [Dm] blazing delta sky. _ _ _
_ [B] You put your seeds in the ground _ _ [B] and _ _ _ prayed for [Dm] rain. _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ Off on the _ [G] chains, _ [F] _
[D] do it all again.
_ _ _ _ [A] Cause in my soul _ and in my [Am] _ blood, _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ that old _ Mississippi [D] _
love.
_ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
I _ _ [D] found out early, _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _
you got to stay behind the mule.
_ _ _ _ _
I learned things [F] in the field _ [Dm] I didn't never learn in _ school. _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [G] Hold on, listen.
_ _ Hold on.
_ _ _ I can't _ understand.
[B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] You've tried so _ hard.
[Am] _ _
_ _ Let [D] the cause get in your _ ears. _
[A] _ _ Cause in my soul and in my _ blood, _ oh [G] yes. _
_ [B] _ _ _ That old [D] _ _ Mississippi love.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [A#] _ _ [D] Yes it is.
[G] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _
When I got to Chicago, _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [D] I learned the city _ _ [Am]
ways.
[F] _ _ _ [D] _
But I keep me some Mississippi.
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
Everything _ [Dm] I play. _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ I knew [Bm] a man named [D] Muddy.
_ _ [G] _ _
He done some plowing [B] too. _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [D] _ _
Took me in [F#] like a brother.
_ [A] _ _ [D] And we made us some country blues.
Cause _ [A] _ _ in my soul and in my blood, _ _ _ [G] _ _
yeah.
That _ old _ _ _ [D] Mississippi love. _ _ _ _ _
You don't know what I'm talking about. _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[A] Yeah, it's in my _ soul and it's in my blood.
[C#] _
_ [Am] _ Listen.
[G] _ _
[Dm] _ _ [B] _ _ That old _ Mississippi _ love. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A#] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _
I _ [Am] remember _ _ breaking [D] ground _ _ _ _ when the [Am] earth was bone [G] _ [D] dry. _
_ _ _ _ _
Digging and sweating _ [A] _ _
underneath that [Dm] blazing delta sky. _ _ _
_ [B] You put your seeds in the ground _ _ [B] and _ _ _ prayed for [Dm] rain. _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ Off on the _ [G] chains, _ [F] _
[D] do it all again.
_ _ _ _ [A] Cause in my soul _ and in my [Am] _ blood, _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ that old _ Mississippi [D] _
love.
_ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
I _ _ [D] found out early, _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _
you got to stay behind the mule.
_ _ _ _ _
I learned things [F] in the field _ [Dm] I didn't never learn in _ school. _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [G] Hold on, listen.
_ _ Hold on.
_ _ _ I can't _ understand.
[B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] You've tried so _ hard.
[Am] _ _
_ _ Let [D] the cause get in your _ ears. _
[A] _ _ Cause in my soul and in my _ blood, _ oh [G] yes. _
_ [B] _ _ _ That old [D] _ _ Mississippi love.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [A#] _ _ [D] Yes it is.
[G] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _
When I got to Chicago, _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [D] I learned the city _ _ [Am]
ways.
[F] _ _ _ [D] _
But I keep me some Mississippi.
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
Everything _ [Dm] I play. _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ I knew [Bm] a man named [D] Muddy.
_ _ [G] _ _
He done some plowing [B] too. _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [D] _ _
Took me in [F#] like a brother.
_ [A] _ _ [D] And we made us some country blues.
Cause _ [A] _ _ in my soul and in my blood, _ _ _ [G] _ _
yeah.
That _ old _ _ _ [D] Mississippi love. _ _ _ _ _
You don't know what I'm talking about. _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[A] Yeah, it's in my _ soul and it's in my blood.
[C#] _
_ [Am] _ Listen.
[G] _ _
[Dm] _ _ [B] _ _ That old _ Mississippi _ love. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _