The SteelDrivers
Ghosts Of Mississippi
Reckless
Standard Tuning
[Intro]
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---5---3------3------------------------------------------|
G|------------4----4-2--0-2-4-2--0-------------------------|
D|---------------------------------4--2-0-2----------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------0-2--4-2-0-2-4-2--0-------------------------|
D|------0-2-2----------------------4--2-0-2----------------|
A|----2----------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
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Late one night behind corn whiskey
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I fell asleep with a guitar in my hand
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I dreamed about the ghosts of Mississippi
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And the blues came walkin' in like a man
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Without a word I passed that guitar over
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He tuned it up like I'd never seen
A crooked smile was his expression
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Then he closed his eyes and began to sing
[Chorus]
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Oh Lord why have you forsaken me
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Got me down in Mississippi where I don't want to be
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Oh Lord why have you forsaken me
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Got me down in Mississippi where I don't want to be
[Verse 2]
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When I woke up I looked into the mirror
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I saw no reflection for a while
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But as my eyes came into focus
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I recognized that crooked smile
[Chorus]
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Oh Lord why have you forsaken me
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Got me down in Mississippi where I don't want to be
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Oh Lord why have you forsaken me
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Got me down in Mississippi where I don't want to be
[Verse 3]
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Late one night behind corn whiskey
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I fell asleep with a guitar in my hand
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I dreamed about the ghosts of Mississippi
G A E
And the blues came walkin' like a man
[Chorus]
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Oh Lord why have you forsaken me
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Got me down in Mississippi where I don't want to be
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Oh Lord why have you forsaken me
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Got me down in Mississippi where I don't want to be