Mississippi Flush Chords by Ray Wylie Hubbard
Tempo:
91.2 bpm
Chords used:
G
Gm
C
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G]
[Gm] Well, I got a little game called five-card draw.
They take it serious in Arkansas.
You can make a little [C] money waging on cards.
[Gm] You can't get to heaven living this hard.
[D] Deliver me from my sorrow and shame.
Release me from my burden [G] and pain.
[Gm] It's a one-eyed [G] jack and a suicide game.
It's a space in two black wings.
[C] Never draw to an inside straight.
[G] I feel the pins knocking at the gates.
[D] Deliver me from my sorrow and shame.
[Gm] Release me from my burden and pain.
[C] Oh, blackbird, blackbird, fly [Gm] away home.
Say a [G] prayer over St.
John's [D] bones.
Tell the gamblers they're going to die long.
[G] Blackbird, blackbird, fly away [C] home.
Blackbird, blackbird, [Gm] come back again.
Don't tell mama where I've been.
[D] Going to the river, I'm going to jump in.
[Gm] Blackbird, blackbird, come back again.
[C] I love you.
[G] [D] I love [G] [C] you.
I [G] love you.
[D]
[G]
I love you.
It's an ace of stripes and all the same suits.
[Gm] Read a man weep, this hand can't lose.
[C] Somebody said that ain't good enough.
[Gm] That don't beat a Mississippi flush.
Mr.
Leadbeater, will you tell me again?
What's [G] a Mississippi flush and how's it beat this hand?
You said [C] they don't ask questions in the graveyard.
[Gm] It's a small revolver and then it's five [D] cards.
Deliver me from my sorrow and shame.
Replace me from my [G] burden and pain.
[C] Oh, blackbird, blackbird, [Gm] fly away home.
Say a prayer on St.
John's [D] bones.
Tell the gamblers they're going to die [Gm] long.
Blackbird, blackbird, fly away home.
[C] Blackbird, blackbird, come back [Gm] again.
Don't tell mama where I've been.
[D] Going to the river, I'm going to jump in.
[G] Blackbird, blackbird, come back [C] again.
[G]
Blackbird, [D]
[G] [C]
[G] [D] blackbird, fly away home.
[Gm] Well, I got a little game called five-card draw.
They take it serious in Arkansas.
You can make a little [C] money waging on cards.
[Gm] You can't get to heaven living this hard.
[D] Deliver me from my sorrow and shame.
Release me from my burden [G] and pain.
[Gm] It's a one-eyed [G] jack and a suicide game.
It's a space in two black wings.
[C] Never draw to an inside straight.
[G] I feel the pins knocking at the gates.
[D] Deliver me from my sorrow and shame.
[Gm] Release me from my burden and pain.
[C] Oh, blackbird, blackbird, fly [Gm] away home.
Say a [G] prayer over St.
John's [D] bones.
Tell the gamblers they're going to die long.
[G] Blackbird, blackbird, fly away [C] home.
Blackbird, blackbird, [Gm] come back again.
Don't tell mama where I've been.
[D] Going to the river, I'm going to jump in.
[Gm] Blackbird, blackbird, come back again.
[C] I love you.
[G] [D] I love [G] [C] you.
I [G] love you.
[D]
[G]
I love you.
It's an ace of stripes and all the same suits.
[Gm] Read a man weep, this hand can't lose.
[C] Somebody said that ain't good enough.
[Gm] That don't beat a Mississippi flush.
Mr.
Leadbeater, will you tell me again?
What's [G] a Mississippi flush and how's it beat this hand?
You said [C] they don't ask questions in the graveyard.
[Gm] It's a small revolver and then it's five [D] cards.
Deliver me from my sorrow and shame.
Replace me from my [G] burden and pain.
[C] Oh, blackbird, blackbird, [Gm] fly away home.
Say a prayer on St.
John's [D] bones.
Tell the gamblers they're going to die [Gm] long.
Blackbird, blackbird, fly away home.
[C] Blackbird, blackbird, come back [Gm] again.
Don't tell mama where I've been.
[D] Going to the river, I'm going to jump in.
[G] Blackbird, blackbird, come back [C] again.
[G]
Blackbird, [D]
[G] [C]
[G] [D] blackbird, fly away home.
Key:
G
Gm
C
D
G
Gm
C
D
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] Well, I got a little game called five-card draw. _ _
They take it serious in Arkansas. _ _ _
You can make a little [C] money waging on cards. _ _
[Gm] You can't get to heaven living this hard.
[D] Deliver me from my sorrow and shame.
Release me from my burden [G] and pain. _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] It's a one-eyed [G] jack and a suicide game.
_ _ _ It's a space in two black wings.
_ _ [C] Never draw to an inside straight.
_ _ _ [G] I feel the pins knocking at the gates.
[D] Deliver me from my sorrow and shame.
[Gm] Release me from my burden and pain.
_ [C] Oh, blackbird, blackbird, fly [Gm] away home.
Say a [G] prayer over St.
John's [D] bones.
Tell the gamblers they're going to die long.
[G] Blackbird, blackbird, fly away [C] home.
Blackbird, blackbird, [Gm] come back again.
Don't tell mama where I've been.
[D] Going to the river, I'm going to jump in.
[Gm] Blackbird, blackbird, come back again.
[C] I love you.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] I love _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ you.
I [G] love you.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
I love you.
It's an ace of stripes and all the same suits.
_ _ [Gm] Read a man weep, this hand can't lose.
_ _ [C] Somebody said that ain't good enough.
_ _ [Gm] That don't beat a Mississippi flush.
Mr.
Leadbeater, will you tell me again?
_ _ What's [G] a Mississippi flush and how's it beat this hand?
_ _ You said [C] they don't ask questions in the graveyard.
_ _ [Gm] It's a small revolver and then it's five [D] cards.
Deliver me from my sorrow and shame.
Replace me from my [G] burden and pain.
_ [C] Oh, blackbird, blackbird, [Gm] fly away home.
Say a prayer on St.
John's [D] bones.
Tell the gamblers they're going to die [Gm] long.
Blackbird, blackbird, fly away home.
[C] Blackbird, blackbird, come back [Gm] again.
Don't tell mama where I've been.
[D] Going to the river, I'm going to jump in.
[G] Blackbird, blackbird, come back [C] again.
_ _ [G] _
_ Blackbird, _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] blackbird, fly _ _ away _ _ _ _ _ home. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] Well, I got a little game called five-card draw. _ _
They take it serious in Arkansas. _ _ _
You can make a little [C] money waging on cards. _ _
[Gm] You can't get to heaven living this hard.
[D] Deliver me from my sorrow and shame.
Release me from my burden [G] and pain. _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] It's a one-eyed [G] jack and a suicide game.
_ _ _ It's a space in two black wings.
_ _ [C] Never draw to an inside straight.
_ _ _ [G] I feel the pins knocking at the gates.
[D] Deliver me from my sorrow and shame.
[Gm] Release me from my burden and pain.
_ [C] Oh, blackbird, blackbird, fly [Gm] away home.
Say a [G] prayer over St.
John's [D] bones.
Tell the gamblers they're going to die long.
[G] Blackbird, blackbird, fly away [C] home.
Blackbird, blackbird, [Gm] come back again.
Don't tell mama where I've been.
[D] Going to the river, I'm going to jump in.
[Gm] Blackbird, blackbird, come back again.
[C] I love you.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] I love _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ you.
I [G] love you.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
I love you.
It's an ace of stripes and all the same suits.
_ _ [Gm] Read a man weep, this hand can't lose.
_ _ [C] Somebody said that ain't good enough.
_ _ [Gm] That don't beat a Mississippi flush.
Mr.
Leadbeater, will you tell me again?
_ _ What's [G] a Mississippi flush and how's it beat this hand?
_ _ You said [C] they don't ask questions in the graveyard.
_ _ [Gm] It's a small revolver and then it's five [D] cards.
Deliver me from my sorrow and shame.
Replace me from my [G] burden and pain.
_ [C] Oh, blackbird, blackbird, [Gm] fly away home.
Say a prayer on St.
John's [D] bones.
Tell the gamblers they're going to die [Gm] long.
Blackbird, blackbird, fly away home.
[C] Blackbird, blackbird, come back [Gm] again.
Don't tell mama where I've been.
[D] Going to the river, I'm going to jump in.
[G] Blackbird, blackbird, come back [C] again.
_ _ [G] _
_ Blackbird, _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] blackbird, fly _ _ away _ _ _ _ _ home. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _