Chords for Mississippi

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_ Every step of the way, we [F#] walk the [A] line Your days are numbered, _ [Bm] so are [A] mine
[D] Time is piling [A] up, we struggle [D] and we strain [A] All [D] Boston, [E] nowhere [A] to escape _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ The city's just a jungle, more games to play I'll tap in the heart of it, trying to [D] get away
[A] I was raised [D] in the country, [A] been working [D] in the town [A] I've [D] been in trouble [E] since I set my [A] suitcase [E] down
I [D] got nothing for [E] you, I had nothing [D]
before [E] _ [A] Don't even ask
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_ The [F#m] sky's full of fire [E] and the rain is [A] pouring down [E] There's nothing [A] you can sell [D] me, so I'll steal
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[A] All my powers of expression and thoughts so sublime Could never do you justice, _ [D] reason or [A] rhyme
Well, there's only [D] one thing that I [E] did wrong [A] I stayed in Mississippi way too [A] long _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [A] _ Devil's in the alley, you're kicking in the stone Say anything you want
[D] I've heard it all, [A] I was thinking [D] about the things [A] that [D] you said [A] I was dreaming [D] I was sleeping [E] in [A] your bed
Walking [Em] through the leaves, [A] falling from the trees Feel like a stranger that [E] nobody sees
[A] So [D] many [A] things they never [D] will undo [A] I [D] know you're sorry, [E] but I'm [A] sorry too
[E] Some [F#] people will offer you [E] their hand and [A] some won't [E] Last [C#m] night I knew you, [D] tonight [E] I _ _ [F#m] need something [E] strong to distract my [A]
mind
[E] I'm [A] gonna look at you [D] through my eyes
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_ [A] _ I got here from the seven stars I crossed that river just to be [D] where you [A] are
There's only [D] one [A] thing that I [D] did wrong [A] I stayed [D] in Mississippi way [A] too long _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[A] Well, my ship's been split to splinters, it's sinking fast I'm drowning in the poison, got no future, [D] got no past
[A] My [D] heart's not the lake, [A] it's light [D] and it's free [A] I got nothing but [D] affection for [E] those who [A] sail with me
_ Everybody's moving, but they ain't already there _ Everybody's gotta move _ [D]
somewhere [A] else
Sit [D] with me, baby, [A] _ [D] anyhow [A] Things should [D] start to get interesting [E] right [A] about now
[E] My [F#m] clothes are wet, [E] they're tight on my [A]
skin [E] Not as [A] tight as the corner [D] that I've been
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_ I [F#] know that fortune [E] is waiting to be [A]
kind [E] So give me [A] your hand
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_ [A] And the emptiness is endless, [E] cold as day [A] You can always come back, but you can't come back [D] all the way
[A] Well, there's only one thing that I [D] did wrong [A] I stayed [D] in Mississippi [E] way [A] too long
Yeah, the only [D] thing [A] I [D] did wrong [A] I stayed [D] in Mississippi [E] way [A] too long
The only [D] thing [A] that I [E] did wrong [A] I stayed [D] in Mississippi [E] way [A] too long _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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