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πΈ Intro:
C F C/E Dm C
πΈ Verse 1:
Am E/Ab
She'll be the color of the big muddy
F C
Green as a burial mound
F C Dm E
Gold like stars twinkling on a sleepy little delta town
C Bb
In the middle put a big magnolia
F Fm
Raise her up from the capitol ground
C F C
When the brand new Mississippi flag goes flying
πΈ Verse 2:
Am E/Ab
She'll have a diamond for Elvis
F C
Eudora Welty lines
F C Dm E
Railroad dust for the brakemen singing Blue Yodel #9
C Bb
She'll have a stripe for Robert Johnson
F Fm
And one for Charlie Pride
C F
When the brand new Mississippi flag
C F
When the brand new Mississippi flag
C F C
When the brand new Mississippi flag goes flying
πΈ Chorus:
Am E/Ab
And she can take the wind or a hurricane
Gsus4 D/F#
Rattling chains and all the pain
F G C
And still she stands and proudly she waves
Am E/Ab
Yes, and it's high time that she honors all
Gsus4 D/F#
The ones that justice never called
F G
And all her sons and daughters who died on the road to change
πΈ Instrumental:
C F C F
C F C/E Dm C
πΈ Verse 3:
Am E/Ab
She'll be the color of the big muddy
F C
For the river that gave her life
F C Dm E
And carried us to the crossroads of doing wrong and making right
C Bb F Fm
I love you Mississippi and I won't be ashamed to cry
C F
When the brand new Mississippi flag
C F
When the brand new Mississippi flag
C F C
When the brand new Mississippi flag goes flying
Song History
Published: April 26, 2022
Last Updated: September 10, 2025