Capo 2nd fret
Standard (EADGBE)
Every step of the way
W e walk the line
Y our days are numbered
S o are mine
T ime is piling up
W e struggle and we scrape
W ere all boxed in
Nowhere to escape
C ity's just a jungle
M ore games to play
I 'm trapped in the heart of it
T rying to get away
I was raised in the country
B een working in the town
I been in trouble since I
Set my suitcase down
I ain't got nothing for you
I had nothing before
D on't even do anything
F or myself anymore
S ky's full of fire
R ain pouring down
T here's nothing you can sell me
S o I'll see you around
All my powers of expression
A nd thoughts so sublime
C ould never do you justice
I n reason or rhyme
W ell there's only one thing I did wrong
I stayed in Mississippi a day too long
The devil's in the alley, mule kicking in the stall
S ay anything you wanna, I've heard it all
I was thinking about the things that you said
I was dreaming I was sleeping in your bed
Walking through the leaves, falling from the trees
Feelin' like a stranger nobody sees
Well so many things we never will undo
I know you're sorry, well I'm sorry too
Some people'll offer you their hand and some won't
L ast night I knew you, tonight I don't
I need something strong to distract my mind
I 'm gonna look at you 'til my eyes go blind
Well I got here, following the southern star
I crossed that river just to be where you are
T here's only one thing that I did wrong
I stayed in Mississippi a day too long
W ell my ship's been split to splinters; it's sinking fast
I 'm drowning in the poison, got no future, got no past
B ut my heart is not weary, and smiling's free
I've got nothing but affection for those who've sailed with me
E verybody's moving if they ain't already there
E verybody's got to move somewhere
W ell stick with me baby anyhow
Things should start to get interesting right about now
My clothes are wet, tight on my skin
N ot as tight as the corner that I painted myself in
I know that fortune is waiting to be kind
S o give me your hand and say you'll be mine
The emptiness is endless, gold is gray
Y ou can always go back, but you can't go back all the way
W ell there's only one thing that I did wrong
I stayed in Mississippi a day too long
Y eah the only thing that I did wrong
Was stayed in Mississippi a day too long
T he only thing that I did wrong
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Was stayed in Mississippi a day too long