Mississippi Or Me

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4.8 (97)

Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb

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Intro

Verse 1

I ain't gonna l

ie, when those he

adlights

Pulled in

to my drive tonight

Was a si

ght for sore eyes

Last thing I thought I'd s

ee

And is something w

rong, what brought you h

ome

Was it

tough out on your ow

n

Or did you

drive all the way down he

re

just to see m

e

Chorus

Or was it the c

otton fields stretchin' nearly countywide

Them c

ool Delta mornings or the Jackson nights

Did your

interstate dreams turn into a dead-end stree

t

Was it a mi

dnight blanket on a river bank

Two n

ames on a Tupelo water tank

Was it

somethin' 'bout a boy back h

ome that your heart still n

eeds

Were you missin' Mississippi or me

Interlude

Verse 2

When you hit to

wn was my hou

se

The first st

op you thought about

Or

you already been b

y

To see your momma and the

m

And I want you to k

now in case you d

on't

I sure

hated to see you go

Just te

ll me what it was that

Brought you back home aga

in

Chorus

Was it the c

otton fields stretchin' nearly countywide

Them c

ool Delta mornings or the Jackson nights

Did your

interstate dreams turn into a dead-end stree

t

Was it a mi

dnight blanket on a river bank

Two n

ames on a Tupelo water tank

Was it

somethin' 'bout a boy back h

ome that your heart still n

eeds

Were you missin' Mississippi or me

Solo

Bridge

Are you

back for good or just passing through

Do

you need me like I need y

ou

Chorus

Or was it the c

otton fields stretchin' nearly countywide

Them c

ool Delta mornings or the Jackson nights

Did your

interstate dreams turn into a dead-end stree

t

Was it a mi

dnight blanket on a river bank

Two n

ames on a Tupelo water tank

Was it

somethin' 'bout a boy back h

ome that your heart still n

eeds

So befo

re I take you back like that

Baby, tell me on

e thing

Were

you missin' Mississippi or me

Outro

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