Tom: E
E B
I was leavin up through mississippi, i was only passin through
A E D A E
But the police up in Memphis, they can give a man the blues
B
And I didn't lose like i was supposed to, and that casino man got mad
A E D A E
Said the fat man to the law man, get him back and you get half
[Chorus]
A E
And I'm on the wrong side of the barbed wire
B
im all alone and i can't make bail
A E D A E
It makes a man miss mississippi in that shelby county jail
[Verse 2]
E B
Well the wardens new sunglasses sure do look like mine
A E D A E
You better bring your daddy's money 'cross that shelby county line
[Chorus]
A E
And I'm on the wrong side of the barbed wire
B
im all alone and i can't make bail
A E D A E
It'll make a man miss mississippi in that shelby county jail
[Verse 3]
A D A E
freight train, headin south where i want to
A D A E
but i can't, til my thirty days are through
A E
oh now what else can a poor boy dooooo yeah yeah (solo)
[Bridge]
E
Shoulda stayed away from that casino
B
can't go back home if you got won
A E
im gonna kiss the ground in my home town
B A E
when my time in here is done
[Chorus]
A E
And I'm on the wrong side of the barbed wire
B
im all alone and i can't make bail
A E D A E
It makes a man miss mississippi in that shelby county jail x2
