Born In Mississippi chords by John Primer

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: E

Intro:
E       E      E       E
A       A      E       E
B       A      E D/B  C#/A#  C/A  E7 B

Verse 1:
E
I was born down in Mississippi
E
Raised on a sharecrop farm
A
Yes I was born down in Mississippi
A                       E
Raised on a sharecrop farm
E                          B
I was so downhearted an’ lonely
A                                            E7
I didn’t know where my next meal was comin’ from

D/B  C#/A#  C/A  E7  B

Instrumental:
E       E      E      E
A       A      A      A
E       E      E      E
B       A      E   D/B  C#/A#  C/A  E7  B

Verse 2:
E
Had to get up early in the mornin’
E
With the risin’ sun
A
I had to get up early in the mornin’
A                 E
With the risin’ sun
E        B
I had to keep on workin’
A                    E7
Until my job was done

E7 D/B  C#/A#  C/A  E7  B

Instrumental:
E       E      E      E
A       A      A      A
E       E      E      E
B       A      E  D/B C#/A# C/A  E7  B
E       E      E      E
A       A      A      A
E       E      E      E
B       A      E  D/B C#/A# C/A E7 B

Verse 3:
E
I had to work sunup to sundown
E
Couldn’t never go to town
A
Had to work sunup to sundown
A                      E
Couldn’t never go to town
E        B
When I would get home from work

A                            E7
All I could do lay my body down

E7 D/B  C#/A#  C/A  E7  B

[Outro Verse ]
E
Sometimes I work all day long
E
No food to eat – oh yeah
A
Sometimes I work all day long
A                E
With no food to eat
E              B
I would work so long
A                               E7
I wouldn’t have no shoes on my feet

B  C  C#  D  D#  E