Tom: G
| G | C | G | G |
| G | C | D | D |
| G | G | C | G |
| G | C | D | D |
Tune down a whole step
[Intro]
G
G C G
I'm going down to Mississippi
G C D
Oh, I'm going down a southern road
G C G
And if you never see me again
G C D
Remember that I had to go
G C D
Remember that I had to go
G C G
It's a long road down to Mississippi
G C D
It's a short road back the other way
G C G
If the cops pull you over to the side of the road
G C D
No, You won't have nothing to say
G C D
No, you won't have nothing to say
G C G
There's a man waiting down in Mississippi
G C D
And he's waiting with a rifle in his hand
G C G
And he's looking down the road for an out-of-state car
G C D
And he thinks that he's fighting for his land
G C D
Yes, he thinks that he's fighting for his land
G C G
And he won't know the clothes I'm a-wearing
G C D
And he doesn't know the name that I own
G C G
But his gun is large and his hate is hard
G C D
And he knows I'm coming down the road
G C D
Yes, he knows I'm coming down the road
G C G
Oh, it's not for the glory that I'm leaving
G C D
It's not trouble that I'm looking for
G C G
But there's lots of good work that's calling me down
G C D
And the waiting won't do no more
G C D
No, the waiting won't do no more
G C G
Don't call me the brave one for going
G C D
No, don't pin a medal to my name
G C G
For even if there was any choice to make
G C D
I'd be going down just the same
G C D
I'd be going down just the same
G C G
For someone's got to go to Mississippi
G C D
Just as sure as there's a right and there's a wrong
G C G
And even though you say the time will change
G C D
That time is just too long
G C D
That time is just too long
G C G
So I'm going down to Mississippi
G C D
Oh, I'm going down a southern road
G C G
And if you never see me again
G C D
Remember that I had to go
G C D
Remember that I had to go
Notes:
E|--Ph| il Ochs would play a riff between the first and the second lines (for instance:
"I'm going down to Mississippi
Oh, I'm going down a southern road")
Right after he'd play a swift riff: deegg. I play this and I recommend keeping your 3rd and 4th fingers on the
B and (top) E string whilst using your first finger to hit that e.
--When listening to this tune I'm sometimes able to hear a quick ab on the A string right before the C major
chord hits.
--I'll just copy and paste. When listening to this tune I'm sometimes able to hear a bassline just before the
C major chord changes to a D major chord. For instance:
G C G
I'm going down to Mississippi
G C b D
Oh, I'm going down a southern road
