MISSISSIPPI KITE album version - CROOKED ____________________________________ ____________________________________ Tuned down a whole step to D-G-C-F-A-D. ____________________________________ ____________________________________ fig.1: d----0--------0-------0-------- a-12---12--10---10--8---8--7/-- f------------------------------ c------------------------------ g------------------------------ d------------------------------ fig.2: d-------------------------------------------------- a-------------------------------------------------- f-14b15r14----14b15r14----14b15r14-----14b15r14---- c-14b15r14-14-14b15r14-14-14b15r14-14--14b15r14-14- g-------------------------------------------------- d-------------------------------------------------- chords: G5 D5 C5 A#5 A5 d------- -------- ------- ------- -------- a------- -------- ------- ------- -------- f------- -------- ------- ------- -------- c---5--- ---12--- ---10-- ---8--- ---7---- g---5--- ---12--- ---10-- ---8--- ---7---- d---3--- ---10--- ---8--- ---6--- ---5---- _____________________________________________________ fig.1 You paint your own T.V. on the wall fig.1 Carve out insects to feed us all fig.1 A5 Lights flash by and the fast world echoes your thoughts

Your c^E5ompass led ^D5you to the ^C5edge of a ^B5lake ^E5You'll singe your ^D5nuts down ^C5there if you ^B5take ^E5Such bad ad^D5vice from the ^C5love gods of ^B5hate You'll get ^A5 cold You get burned, you get ^E5cold ^D5 ^C5You get ^B5burned, you ^E5get cold ^D5 ^C5You get ^B5burned, you ^E5get cold^D5 ^C5You get ^B5burned, you ^A5get cold On the ^E5plush green ^D5rug in the ^C5lime green ^B5light ^E5Eyes like ^D5white stones ^C5in black ^B5light I ^E5promise you ^D5every^C5thing that you ^B5like I ^A5go ^E5Mis^D5sissi^C5ppi k^B5ite ^E5Mis^D5sissi^C5ppi k^B5ite ^E5Mis^D5sissi^C5ppi k^B5ite ^A5 _______________________________________________________________

fig.2 (x2) lead 1: d-------------------------------------5---------------- a-------------------------0-3-5-5-3-5---5/10--10/12-12- f-----------------0---0-2------------------------------ c------------0--2---2---------------------------------- g--------0-2------------------------------------------- d-0-0-/3----------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________________________ fig.1 Gloss assails us, then dims fig.1 Comic book nights, L.A. grim fig.1 A5 The Hollywood martians, lucky stiffs, fucking win

You ^E5told me enough ^D5times you can't ^C5give me enough ^B5rope To ^E5hang myself ^D5one time but ^C5I can always ^B5hope You come ^E5down on me ^D5so hard ^C5that I ^B5choke and ^A5go You get burned, you get ^E5cold ^D5 ^C5You get ^B5burned, you ^E5get ^D5cold ^C5You get ^B5burned, you ^E5get ^D5cold ^C5You get ^B5burned, you ^A5get cold Mean^E5while I feed ^D5you boric ^C5acid and ^B5air ^E5Lemon drops, ^D5snow cream, ^C5speckled ^B5eggs The ^E5sweat seeps ^D5in through a ^C5crack in your ^B5head And you ^A5go ^E5Mis^D5sissi^C5ppi k^B5ite ^E5Mis^D5sissi^C5ppi k^B5ite ^E5Mis^D5sissi^C5ppi k^B5ite ^A5 ^E5Mis^D5sissi^C5ppi k^B5ite ^E5Mis^D5sissi^C5ppi k^B5ite ^E5Mis^D5sissi^C5ppi k^B5ite _____________________________________________________________

fig.2 (x2) lead 2: d---------------------------3---5---5/7-7-7/10-10-7-10/12-12- a---------------------3/5-5---5---5-------------------------- f-----------------0------------------------------------------ c------------0--2---2---------------------------------------- g--------0-2------------------------------------------------- d-0-0-/3----------------------------------------------------- ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ On the SPEEDBATH version there is a different intro and this is repeated several times throughout the song, sometimes with slight variations. (slides are sometimes audible) d-----3-------------7----------------------------- a-3h5---5-3h5---3h5---5-3h5----3h5-7-7h8-8-10-8-5- f---------------------------4--------------------- c------------------------------------------------- g------------------------------------------------- d-------------------------------------------------

Kristin Hersh - Mississippi kite