Lynyrd Skynyrd – Mississippi Kid (Ukulele)

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Band/Artist: Lynyrd Skynyrd Song Title: Mississippi Kid Album Title: Pronounced Leh’Nerd Skin’nerd (1973) (Verse 1)

              C
  I’ve got my pistols in my pockets boys,

I’m Alabama bound.

              F
  I’ve got my pistols in my pockets boys, I’m

              C
  I’m Alabama bound.

                G7
  Well, I’m not looking for no trouble

                      C 
  But nobody dogs me ‘round.

(Verse 2)

            C
  Well, I’m going to fetch my woman, people

Tri-cities here I come.

            F
  Well, I’m going to fetch my woman, people

                    C
  Tri-cities here I come

                 G7
  ‘Cause she was raised up on that cornbread

                                         C
  And I know that woman’ll gonna give me some.

(Verse 3)

           C
  When the kid hits Alabama, people

Don’t you try and dog him ‘round.

               F
  Now when the kid hits Alabama, people

                             C
  Don’t you try and dog him ‘round.

                G7
  ‘Cause if you people cause me trouble,

                                  C
  Then I’ve got to put you in the ground.

(Verse 4)

              C
  Well, I was born in Mississippi

And I don’t take any stuff from you

              F
  Well, I was born in Mississippi

                                  C
  And I don’t take any stuff from you

           G7
  And if I hit you on your head

                                      C
  Boy, it’s got to make you black and blue.

(Verse 5)

            C
  Well, I’m going to Alabama

Got my pistols out by my side

          F
  Well, I ride to Alabama

                            C
  With my pistols out by my side

         G7 
  ‘Cause down in Alabama

                                  C        
  You can run, but you sure can’t hide

(Outro chord) C7