ZZ Top – My Heads In Mississippi (Guitar Acoustic)

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Typical A – D chord pattern: / / / / / / / / A D [Intro] A D x5 A G [Verse 1]
    A                       D
I'm shufflin' thru the Texas sand,

A                           A        D    A
  but my head's in Mississippi.

    A                       D
I'm shufflin' thru the Texas sand,

A                        A         D    A
  but my head's in Mississippi.

    G                          F                       A         D    A
The blues has got a hold of me.  I believe I'm gettin' dizzy.            Help me now.
[Verse 2]
       A                         D
I keep thinkin' 'bout that night in Memphis,

A                           A         D    A
  Lord, I thought I was in Heaven.

       A                         D
I keep thinkin' 'bout that night in Memphis,

A                         A         D    A
  I thought I was in Heaven.

      G
But I was stumblin' thru the parking lot

F                           A         D            A
  of an invisible seven eleven.         What was I doin’ out there?
[Solo] A / / / / / / / / / / / / C D C x2 D / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / A / / / / / / / / / / / / C D C E / / / / / / / D / / / / / / / N.C. (single note riff or play A) A [Riff] A D A [Verse 3]
     A                  D
Last night I saw a cowgirl.

A                              A         D    A
  She was floatin' across the ceilin’.

     A               D
Last night I saw a naked cowgirl.

A                              A         D    A
  She was floatin' across the ceilin’.

        G
She was mumblin to some howlin' wolf

F                   A         D     A
  about some voodoo healin'.           Mmm baby.
[Outro]
A                                C  D  C
        Awwww... where's my head baby?

A                                C  D  C
      Somewhere in Mississippi.   Oh!
D / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / A / / / / / / / / / / / / C D C E / / / / / / / D / / / / / / / A / / / / / / / / / / / / C D C x3 D / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / A / / / / / / / / / / / / C D C E / / / / / / / D / / / / / / / A / / / / / / / / / / / / C D C