Johnny Cash – Mississippi Sand (Guitar)
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• Video Lesson
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[Intro]
A E A E
[Verse 1]
E B I was born down in the bottoms of the flat black Delta land A E I grew up picking cotton in the Mississippi sand A My mama said son take that girl and go make her your wife B E Or you'll be stuck here in this mud all of your life
[Chorus]
A E B E Will the water roll it all way this secret that I hold A E B E Will the water roll it all away will it cleanse my aching soul A E B E But a man's got to make it sometime a man's got to take a stand B E Or he'll get left in the Mississippi sand
[Verse 2]
E B A stranger came to town with two torn shoes upon his feet A E Singing songs of sadness picking girls off of the street A He made a little bit of music was a leader of a band B E And they call him the muddy Mississippi band
[Verse 3]
E B My girl was Ruby Colter and she was on her teens A E I took her out to churches to socials schools and things A She was a rose just right for picking and he nipped her in the bud B E And he left her here in the Mississippi mud
[Chorus]
A E B E Will the water roll it all way this secret that I hold A E B E Will the water roll it all away will it cleanse my aching soul A E B E But a man's got to make it sometime a man's got to take a stand B E Or he'll get left in the Mississippi sand
[Instrumental]
A E A E
[Verse 4]
E B Then me and old Carl we caught him right down by the store A E We choked him just a little bit and held him to the floor A We relived him of his pocketbook, his blood and other things B E Now the Mississippi man's no longer mean
[Chorus]
A E B E Will the water roll it all way this secret that I hold A E B E Will the water roll it all away will it cleanse my aching soul A E B E But a man's got to make it sometime a man's got to take a stand B E Or he'll get left in the Mississippi sand
[Outro]
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