Chords for Mississippi cotton pickin' Delta town w/Lyrics
Tempo:
125.85 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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In [E] a Mississippi cotton [B] picking delta town
dusty street, you [E] walk up and down
much to say [A] but a starving town
Mississippi cotton picking delta [E] town
Down in the delta [B] where I was born
[E] potatoes and corn
[A] my fingers hurt
that delta [E] dirt
dusty street, you [E] walk up and down
much to say [A] but a starving town
Mississippi cotton picking delta [E] town
Down in the delta [B] where I was born
[E] potatoes and corn
[A] my fingers hurt
that delta [E] dirt
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_ _ _ In [E] a Mississippi cotton [B] picking delta town
One dusty street, you [E] walk up and down
Nothing much to say [A] but a starving town
[B] In a Mississippi cotton picking delta [E] town _ _
_ _ _ _ Down in the delta [B] where I was born
_ All we raised was cotton, [E] potatoes and corn
I picked cotton till [A] my fingers hurt
_ [B] Dragging the sack through that delta [E] dirt _ _ _ _
_ Say I've worked [B] hard a full week long
_ Picking my fingers to [E] the blood and bone
There ain't a lot of money [A] in a cotton bale
[B] At least when you try [E] to sell
[B] _ [E] In a Mississippi cotton [B] picking delta town
_ One dusty street, [E] you walk up and down
_ Nothing much to say [A] but a starving town
[B] In a Mississippi cotton picking delta [E] town _ _ _ _ _
One side up in Bank, [B] we'd get dressed up
Catch us a ride [E] on a pickup truck
On a gravel road, it [A] nearly strangled us
[B] That cotton picking delta [E] dust _ _
_ _ _ We'd sit across the street on [B] the depot porch
_ Looking at the folks [E] looking back at us
Munching on a dust [A] covered ice cream cone
[B] Wondering how we'd get [E] back home
[B] From [E] a Mississippi cotton [B] picking delta town
One dusty street, [E] you walk up and down
_ Nothing much to say but [A] a starving town
[B] In a Mississippi cotton picking delta [E] town
[B] From [E] a Mississippi cotton [B] picking delta town
_ One dusty street, [E] you walk up and down
_ Nothing much to do but [A] just hang around
[B] In a Mississippi cotton picking delta _ [E] town
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_ _ _ In [E] a Mississippi cotton [B] picking delta town
One dusty street, you [E] walk up and down
Nothing much to say [A] but a starving town
[B] In a Mississippi cotton picking delta [E] town _ _
_ _ _ _ Down in the delta [B] where I was born
_ All we raised was cotton, [E] potatoes and corn
I picked cotton till [A] my fingers hurt
_ [B] Dragging the sack through that delta [E] dirt _ _ _ _
_ Say I've worked [B] hard a full week long
_ Picking my fingers to [E] the blood and bone
There ain't a lot of money [A] in a cotton bale
[B] At least when you try [E] to sell
[B] _ [E] In a Mississippi cotton [B] picking delta town
_ One dusty street, [E] you walk up and down
_ Nothing much to say [A] but a starving town
[B] In a Mississippi cotton picking delta [E] town _ _ _ _ _
One side up in Bank, [B] we'd get dressed up
Catch us a ride [E] on a pickup truck
On a gravel road, it [A] nearly strangled us
[B] That cotton picking delta [E] dust _ _
_ _ _ We'd sit across the street on [B] the depot porch
_ Looking at the folks [E] looking back at us
Munching on a dust [A] covered ice cream cone
[B] Wondering how we'd get [E] back home
[B] From [E] a Mississippi cotton [B] picking delta town
One dusty street, [E] you walk up and down
_ Nothing much to say but [A] a starving town
[B] In a Mississippi cotton picking delta [E] town
[B] From [E] a Mississippi cotton [B] picking delta town
_ One dusty street, [E] you walk up and down
_ Nothing much to do but [A] just hang around
[B] In a Mississippi cotton picking delta _ [E] town
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