Chords for The SteelDrivers "Ghosts Of Mississippi"
Tempo:
89.8 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
Em
G
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E]
[A] [E] [Em]
[A] [E]
[A] [Em]
[A] [Em]
[E]
[Em] [E]
I'll tell a sleep with a guitar in my [G] hand [E] I dreamed about the ghost of Mississippi
And [Em] the blues [A] came walking [E] like a band Without a word I'd mess that guitar over
[Em] He [E] turned it up like I'd never seen [G] [E] A crooked smile, a serious expression
He [G] closed his [A] eyes and he [G] began to sing
[E] Oh, [C] oh, [A#] Lord, why have you [E] forsaken me?
[A] Got me down in Mississippi where I don't [D] wanna be
[E] Oh, oh, Lord, why have you forsaken [B] me?
Got me down in [E] Mississippi where I don't wanna be
[A] [Em]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[Em] [A] [E]
When [Em] [E] I woke up I looked into the mirror And I saw no reflection for a while
But as my eyes came into focus, [G] I heard [A] [Em] a crooked [D] smile
[E] Oh, oh, Lord, why [A] have you forsaken me?
Got me down in Mississippi where I don't [D] wanna [E] be
Oh, oh, Lord, why have you forsaken [A] me?
Got me [Em] down in Mississippi [E] where I don't wanna [G] be
[E] [Em] [E] [Em]
[A] [Em]
[D] [E]
[A] [E] [G]
[Em]
[A] [E]
[G] [A] [E] [A] [Em]
[E] [G] [A] [Em]
[A] [Em] [C#m] [A] [Em]
[E] [Bm] [E]
[A] [Em] [E] [A] [C#]
[D] [Em] [A]
[E] [Em] [E] [A]
[E] Late [D] one night I bought [A] corn whiskey [Am] [Em] I fell asleep [Gm] with a guitar in my [D] hand
Yeah, yeah, [E] I dreamed [G] about the ghost of [D] Mississippi [C] [G] And the [A] blues came
[Em] walking [D] like a band [E] Without a word [Am] [Em] I'd mess [A] [E]
that guitar over
He turned it up like I'd never seen A crooked smile, a serious expression
He closed his eyes and he began to sing Oh, oh, Lord, why have you forsaken [A] me?
Got me down in [Am] Mississippi [E] where I don't wanna be
[A] [Em]
[A] [G]
[Em]
[A] [Em] [E]
[Em]
[A] [Am] [Bm] [D]
[E] [Bm]
[Em] [D]
[A] [E] [Em]
[A] [E]
[A] [Em]
[A] [Em]
[E]
[Em] [E]
I'll tell a sleep with a guitar in my [G] hand [E] I dreamed about the ghost of Mississippi
And [Em] the blues [A] came walking [E] like a band Without a word I'd mess that guitar over
[Em] He [E] turned it up like I'd never seen [G] [E] A crooked smile, a serious expression
He [G] closed his [A] eyes and he [G] began to sing
[E] Oh, [C] oh, [A#] Lord, why have you [E] forsaken me?
[A] Got me down in Mississippi where I don't [D] wanna be
[E] Oh, oh, Lord, why have you forsaken [B] me?
Got me down in [E] Mississippi where I don't wanna be
[A] [Em]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[Em] [A] [E]
When [Em] [E] I woke up I looked into the mirror And I saw no reflection for a while
But as my eyes came into focus, [G] I heard [A] [Em] a crooked [D] smile
[E] Oh, oh, Lord, why [A] have you forsaken me?
Got me down in Mississippi where I don't [D] wanna [E] be
Oh, oh, Lord, why have you forsaken [A] me?
Got me [Em] down in Mississippi [E] where I don't wanna [G] be
[E] [Em] [E] [Em]
[A] [Em]
[D] [E]
[A] [E] [G]
[Em]
[A] [E]
[G] [A] [E] [A] [Em]
[E] [G] [A] [Em]
[A] [Em] [C#m] [A] [Em]
[E] [Bm] [E]
[A] [Em] [E] [A] [C#]
[D] [Em] [A]
[E] [Em] [E] [A]
[E] Late [D] one night I bought [A] corn whiskey [Am] [Em] I fell asleep [Gm] with a guitar in my [D] hand
Yeah, yeah, [E] I dreamed [G] about the ghost of [D] Mississippi [C] [G] And the [A] blues came
[Em] walking [D] like a band [E] Without a word [Am] [Em] I'd mess [A] [E]
that guitar over
He turned it up like I'd never seen A crooked smile, a serious expression
He closed his eyes and he began to sing Oh, oh, Lord, why have you forsaken [A] me?
Got me down in [Am] Mississippi [E] where I don't wanna be
[A] [Em]
[A] [G]
[Em]
[A] [Em] [E]
[Em]
[A] [Am] [Bm] [D]
[E] [Bm]
[Em] [D]
Key:
E
A
Em
G
D
E
A
Em
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_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ I'll tell a sleep with a guitar in my _ [G] hand [E] I dreamed about the ghost of Mississippi
And [Em] the blues [A] came walking [E] like a band _ _ Without a word I'd mess that guitar over
[Em] He [E] turned it up like I'd never seen [G] [E] A crooked smile, a serious expression
He [G] closed his [A] eyes and he [G] began to sing
[E] _ _ Oh, [C] oh, [A#] Lord, why have you [E] forsaken me?
[A] Got me down in Mississippi where I don't [D] wanna be
[E] Oh, oh, Lord, why have you forsaken [B] me?
Got me down in [E] Mississippi where I don't wanna be
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
When _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] I woke up I looked into the mirror And I saw no reflection for a while
_ But as my eyes came into focus, [G] I heard [A] _ [Em] a crooked [D] smile
[E] _ _ Oh, oh, Lord, why [A] have you forsaken me?
Got me down in Mississippi where I don't [D] wanna [E] be
Oh, oh, Lord, why have you forsaken [A] me?
Got me [Em] down in Mississippi [E] where I don't wanna [G] be
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_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _ [E] _
_ [A] _ [Em] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ [C#] _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ Late [D] one night I bought [A] corn whiskey [Am] _ [Em] I fell asleep [Gm] with a guitar in my [D] hand
Yeah, yeah, [E] I dreamed [G] about the ghost of [D] Mississippi [C] _ [G] And the [A] blues came _
[Em] walking [D] like a band [E] _ _ Without a word [Am] [Em] I'd mess [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ that guitar over
He turned it up like I'd never seen A crooked smile, a serious expression
He closed his eyes and he began to sing Oh, oh, Lord, why have you forsaken [A] me?
Got me down in [Am] Mississippi [E] where I don't wanna be _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[A] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ I'll tell a sleep with a guitar in my _ [G] hand [E] I dreamed about the ghost of Mississippi
And [Em] the blues [A] came walking [E] like a band _ _ Without a word I'd mess that guitar over
[Em] He [E] turned it up like I'd never seen [G] [E] A crooked smile, a serious expression
He [G] closed his [A] eyes and he [G] began to sing
[E] _ _ Oh, [C] oh, [A#] Lord, why have you [E] forsaken me?
[A] Got me down in Mississippi where I don't [D] wanna be
[E] Oh, oh, Lord, why have you forsaken [B] me?
Got me down in [E] Mississippi where I don't wanna be
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
When _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] I woke up I looked into the mirror And I saw no reflection for a while
_ But as my eyes came into focus, [G] I heard [A] _ [Em] a crooked [D] smile
[E] _ _ Oh, oh, Lord, why [A] have you forsaken me?
Got me down in Mississippi where I don't [D] wanna [E] be
Oh, oh, Lord, why have you forsaken [A] me?
Got me [Em] down in Mississippi [E] where I don't wanna [G] be
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_ _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ [C#m] _ [A] _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _ [E] _
_ [A] _ [Em] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ [C#] _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ Late [D] one night I bought [A] corn whiskey [Am] _ [Em] I fell asleep [Gm] with a guitar in my [D] hand
Yeah, yeah, [E] I dreamed [G] about the ghost of [D] Mississippi [C] _ [G] And the [A] blues came _
[Em] walking [D] like a band [E] _ _ Without a word [Am] [Em] I'd mess [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ that guitar over
He turned it up like I'd never seen A crooked smile, a serious expression
He closed his eyes and he began to sing Oh, oh, Lord, why have you forsaken [A] me?
Got me down in [Am] Mississippi [E] where I don't wanna be _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
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