Down In Mississippi Chords by Jimmy Reed

Tempo:
122.9 bpm
Chords used:

A

E

D

B

C#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Jimmy Reed - Down in Mississippi chords
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[Bm]
[B] [F#m] [E]
[Bm] [A] [E]
[A#] [Bm] [A#]
[A] [B]
[E] [A] Down in [E] Mississippi where [C#m] cotton [A] grows tall,
[E] [A] and wherever you got cotton dolls, down in
[A] Mississippi,
[Am] [A] oh yeah, where the cotton [E] grows tall.
[A]
[E]
Dressing [D] on the line, [C#] baby,
[A] oh we was wearing
[E] overalls.
[D] [A]
[E] [B]
[E] [C#m] Go to work in the [A] morning, nobody, [E] nobody put a [A] car.
[E] [A] After a few long holidays,
[E] don't [A] know when to [D] start.
[A] [A] Down in Mississippi, baby, oh yeah, where the cotton [E] grows tall.
[A]
[E] [C#m] [A]
Out [F#] on the [D] land, [B] baby,
[A] oh we was [D] wearing [E] overalls.
[A] [D]
[E] [A#] [B]
[E] [A]
[E] [C#m] [A]
[B] [E] [A]
[E] [C#m] [D] [A]
[D]
[E] [A]
[E] [C#m] [E] [A]
[G] [F#m]
[A] [D]
[E] [A]
[E] [A] [Bm]
[E] [A] Go to church in the morning, baby, no.
[E] [A] Down in the railroad tracks, [E] [A] late in the morning, that heat in the brain.
[E] [A] Bring the preacher back, eat up all [E] the chicken, no fudge.
Nice food [A] in there, [E] [A] love for that, my baby.
I [E] eat [A] [Dm] up the rest, oh [A] we was down in Mississippi, [D]
[A] [F#m] oh [A] yeah, where the cotton [E] grows tall.
[A]
[E] [C#m] [A]
[F#] [F#m] [B]
[A] [E] Oh, [A] we was wearing [D]
overalls.
[E] [B] [A] [E] [A] [B]
[E] [C#m] [E] [A]
[E] [C#m] [A]
[N]
Key:  
A
1231
E
2311
D
1321
B
12341112
C#m
13421114
A
1231
E
2311
D
1321
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To learn Jimmy Reed - Down In Mississippi chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: E, A, A and E. Start with a comfortable 48 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 98. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: A Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ [A#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A#] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ [A] Down in [E] Mississippi where _ _ [C#m] cotton [A] grows tall, _
[E] _ [A] and wherever you got _ _ cotton _ dolls, _ _ _ down in
[A] Mississippi, _ _
_ [Am] _ [A] oh yeah, where the cotton [E] grows tall.
_ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
Dressing [D] on the line, [C#] baby, _
_ [A] _ oh we was wearing _
_ [E] overalls.
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [C#m] Go to work in the [A] morning, nobody, _ [E] _ nobody put a [A] car. _ _
_ [E] _ [A] After a few long holidays, _
_ [E] don't [A] know when to [D] start. _
_ [A] _ [A] Down in Mississippi, baby, _ _ oh _ yeah, where the cotton [E] grows tall.
_ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _
Out [F#] on the [D] land, [B] baby, _
_ [A] _ oh we was [D] wearing _ [E] overalls.
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A#] _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ [G] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] Go to church in the morning, baby, no.
_ [E] _ [A] Down in the railroad tracks, _ [E] _ [A] late in the morning, that heat in the brain.
_ [E] _ [A] Bring the preacher back, _ _ _ eat up all [E] the chicken, no fudge.
_ Nice food [A] in there, _ [E] _ [A] love for that, my baby.
I _ [E] eat [A] _ [Dm] up the rest, oh [A] we was _ down in Mississippi, [D] _
_ [A] _ [F#m] oh _ [A] yeah, where the cotton [E] grows tall.
_ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [A] _ [E] Oh, [A] we was wearing [D]
overalls.
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _

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