The Secret Sisters - Mississippi

^AmAll my life I'd never been a ^Glucky man Saw the back of my ^Ddaddy's hand Lost your momma to the ^Ampromised land

^AmIn my time I'd never had a ^Gthing that's mine Till they handed me a ^Dbaby fine My little ^Amgirl

^AmThere're only two ^Gthings I know ^Dm I get ugly when the w^Amhiskey flows ^DmWanted you to know I ^Amlove you so ^EAnd I would kill before I let you go

^AmTaking off for Mississippi ^GWearing someone else's name ^DBrought you in this world and I can ^Etake you from it ^Gjust the ^Amsame ^AmIf you leave for Mississippi ^GI will beat you at your game ^DBrought you in this world and I can ^Etake you from it ^Gjust the ^Amsame

^AmMy dear one Heard your whispering yo^Gur plans to run Off to marry some ^Drich man's son I bet he's never met a ^Ampoor man's gun

^AmIn the darkness you ^Gcould not see ^DmThe drunken devil ^Aminstructed me ^DmTwo bullets in a ^Amcrimson sea ^ENow I'm certain that you'll never be

^AmTaking off for Mississippi ^GWearing someone else's name ^DBrought you in this world and I can ^Etake you from it ^Gjust the ^Amsame ^AmIf you leave for Mississippi ^GI will beat you at your game ^DBrought you in this world and I can ^Etake you from it ^Gjust the ^Amsame

^AmGrief and sin When the righteousness ^Gof you sets in And the blood in my ^Dveins begins to ramble ^Amon

^AmNow I know we can stand and judge the ^Gexecution man But we all have to make a ^Dtrembling stand before the ^Amsun

^AmMapl^Ge t^Cree Can your ^Ambranches ^Gcarry ^Cme ^E Before the ^Amwar, before the ^Gwine Before I ^Dmstole what wasn't mi^Amne Can you ^F/Cbring my ^Ebaby back to ^Amme ^{G D Am}