Mississippi

[G]Every step of the way
W[G]e walk the line
Y[G]our days are numbered
S[G]o are mine

T[G]ime is piling up
W[G]e struggle and we scrape
W[G]e’re all boxed in
[D]Nowhere to [G]escape

C[G]ity's just a jungle
M[G]ore games to play
I[G]'m trapped in the heart of it
T[G]rying to get away

I[G] was raised in the country
B[G]een working in the town
I[G] been in trouble since I
[D]Set my suitcase [G]down

[D]I ain't got nothing for you
I[D] had nothing before
D[D]on't even do anything
F[D]or myself anymore
S[D]ky's full of fire
R[D]ain pouring down
T[D]here's nothing you can sell me
S[D]o I'll see you around

[G]All my powers of expression
A[G]nd thoughts so sublime
C[G]ould never do you justice
I[G]n reason or rhyme
W[G]ell there's only one thing I did wrong
I stayed in Mississippi [D]a day too [G]long

[G]The devil's in the alley, mule kicking in the stall
S[G]ay anything you wanna, I've heard it all
I[G] was thinking about the things that you said
I was dreaming I was sleeping [D]in your [G]bed

[G]Walking through the leaves, falling from the trees
[G]Feelin' like a stranger nobody sees
[G]Well so many things we never will undo
I know you're sorry, [D]well I'm sorry [G]too

[D]Some people'll offer you their hand and some won't
L[D]ast night I knew you, tonight I don't
I[D] need something strong to distract my mind
I[D]'m gonna look at you 'til my eyes go blind

[G]Well I got here, following the southern star
I[G] crossed that river just to be where you are
T[G]here's only one thing that I did wrong
I stayed in Mississippi [D]a day too [G]long
W[G]ell my ship's been split to splinters; it's sinking fast
I[G]'m drowning in the poison, got no future, got no past
B[G]ut my heart is not weary, and smiling's free
I've got nothing but affection for those who've [D]sailed with [G]me

E[G]verybody's moving if they ain't already there
E[G]verybody's got to move somewhere
W[G]ell stick with me baby anyhow
Things should start to get interesting [D]right about [G]now

[D]My clothes are wet, tight on my skin
N[D]ot as tight as the corner that I painted myself in
I[D] know that fortune is waiting to be kind
S[D]o give me your hand and say you'll be mine

[G]The emptiness is endless, gold is gray
Y[G]ou can always go back, but you can't go back all the way
W[G]ell there's only one thing that I did wrong
I stayed in Mississippi a [D]day too [G]long
Y[G]eah the only thing that I did wrong
Was stayed in Mississippi a [D]day too [G]long
T[G]he only thing that I did wrong
-no chord-                  [D]       [G]
Was stayed in Mississippi a day too long