Mississippi City Delta Blues chords by Chicago

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: E MajorE

Difficulty: Intermediate

MISSISSIPPI CITY DELTA BLUES


Intro on:

E7E7

Verse:

E7E7        E7E7+9
I've got a smile
   E7E7
That I put on
   E7E7
When I'm not at home
          E7E7+9
When I'm not alone
  E7E7       E7E7+9
But it is so hard
  E7E7
To make that smile

Because I know I'll be at home

And alone in a while

And if I look in a mirror

I see my eyes start to tear

I can't help but cry

Since you said goodbye

chorus
      Amaj7Amaj7  G#m7G#m7  F#m7F#m7
I've got to hide
     G#m7G#m7   Amaj7Amaj7  G#m7G#m7 F#m7F#m7
What I'm feeling inside
G#m7G#m7      Amaj7Amaj7  G#m7G#m7  F#m7F#m7
Can't let them see
      G#m7G#m7   Amaj7Amaj7  G#m7G#m7 F#m7F#m7
What you'e doing to me

   E7E7
So I guess that's what I'll do

Won't let them see through

Won't let them know

That you could hurt me so

 |E7E7  | % | % | % |

E7E7          E7E7+9
  I've got a laugh
   E7E7
That I put on

When I'm not at home
          E7E7+9
When I'm not alone
   E7E7
But it is so hard

To fake that laugh

When my insides are crying

And my heart's torn in half

And all the music I hear

And things I valued so dear

Make me feel so blue

They all remind me of you


      Amaj7Amaj7  G#m7G#m7 F#m7F#m7
What can I do?
   G#m7G#m7   Amaj7Amaj7  G#m7G#m7 F#m7F#m7
Our love is through
    G#m7G#m7    Amaj7Amaj7  G#m7G#m7  F#m7F#m7
And my purpose is gone
     G#m7G#m7    Amaj7Amaj7 G#m7G#m7  F#m7F#m7
Still I got to live on
 E7E7
I guess that's what I'll do

I won't let them see through

I won't let them know

That you could hurt me
 |E7E7   | % |
so

..slower with brass:

|E7E7 | % | % | % | % |
         hey hey ya
|E7E7 | % | % | % | % |

quicker:
  ^ ^ ^ ^ ^    ^ ^ ^ ^ ^    ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|E7E7   |FF   |E7E7   |FF    |E7E7   |FF   |

  ^ ^ ^ ^ ^    ^ ^ ^ ^ ^    ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|E7E7   |FF   |E7E7   |FF    |E7E7   |FF   |

 E7E7 Eb7Eb7 D7D7 Db7Db7 C7C7 B7B7 Bb7Bb7 A7A7 Ab7Ab7 G7G7 E7........


        Amaj7Amaj7  G#m7G#m7 F#m7F#m7
 Now what can I do?
   G#m7G#m7    Amaj7Amaj7  G#m7G#m7 F#m7F#m7
That I'm coming through
    G#m7G#m7    Amaj7Amaj7  G#m7G#m7  F#m7F#m7
And my purpose is gone
     G#m7G#m7    Amaj7Amaj7 G#m7G#m7  F#m7F#m7
Yet I got to hang on

  E7E7
 I guess that's what I'll do

I won't let them see through

I won't let them know

That you could hurt me so

 etc.