Chords for Mississippi FRED MCDOWELL

Tempo:
94.2 bpm
Chords used:

F

Ab

Fm

Abm

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Mississippi FRED MCDOWELL chords
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[F] Lord I'm gonna wait darling, honey don't you wanna go
[Abm] Oh, you know I'm going somewhere [F] you ain't never been
Oh, you know I'm going down to the river baby, I'm gonna sit down on the ground
[Bb] Oh, you know I'm going down to the river, [F] I'm gonna sit [F] down on the ground
I'm like the waves [Fm] of water, like the waves of water honey, baby wash [Ab] my trouble [F] down
[Fm]
[Ab] [F]
[Ab] Oh, I'm getting slow [F] baby, I can hardly rest at night
[Bbm] Oh, you know I'm getting so dolly, you [Fm] know I can hardly rest at night
I know my baby, [Ab] she ain't [Ab] treat [F] me [Fm] right
[D] Lord I'm going down to Louisiana baby, [F]
I believe her and I'll share my heart
[Abm] You know I'm going down to Louisiana, I believe I'll share [F] my heart
Lord I'm [Fm] teething [Ab] brown, I declare this out of the [F] blue
[Ab]
Key:  
F
134211111
Ab
134211114
Fm
123111111
Abm
123111114
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Ab
134211114
Fm
123111111
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Let's start jamming Mississippi Fred Mcdowell - (American Folk Blues Festival Version) Going Down To The River chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - B, Bb, F, Fm and F in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 52 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 104. With an eye on the song's key F Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ Lord I'm gonna wait darling, _ _ _ honey don't you wanna _ go _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] Oh, you know I'm going somewhere _ [F] _ you ain't never been _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Oh, _ you know I'm going down to the river baby, _ _ _ I'm gonna sit down on the ground _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] Oh, you know I'm going down to the river, [F] I'm gonna sit [F] down on the ground _ _ _ _ _
I'm like the waves [Fm] of water, like the waves of water honey, baby wash [Ab] my trouble [F] down _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] Oh, I'm getting slow [F] baby, I can hardly rest at night _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] Oh, you know I'm getting so dolly, you [Fm] know I can hardly rest at night _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I know my baby, [Ab] she ain't [Ab] treat [F] me _ [Fm] right _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Lord I'm going down to Louisiana baby, [F] _ _ _
I believe her and I'll share my heart _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Abm] You know I'm going down to Louisiana, _ I believe I'll share [F] my heart
_ _ Lord I'm [Fm] teething [Ab] brown, I declare this out of the [F] blue
_ [Ab] _

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