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C F C/E Dm C………………….
[Verse 1]
Am E/AbShe’ll be the color of the big muddy
F CGreen as a burial mound
F C Dm EGold like stars twinkling on a sleepy little delta town
C BbIn the middle put a big magnolia
F FmRaise her up from the capitol ground
C F CWhen the brand new Mississippi flag goes flying
[Verse 2]
Am E/AbShe’ll have a diamond for Elvis
F CEudora Welty lines
F C Dm ERailroad dust for the brakemen singing….Blue Yodel #9
C BbShe’ll have a stripe for Robert Johnson
F FmAnd one for Charlie Pride
C FWhen the brand new Mississippi flag
C FWhen the brand new Mississippi flag
C F CWhen the brand new Mississippi flag goes flying
[Chorus]
Am E/AbAnd she can take the wind or a hurricane
Gsus4 D/F#Rattling chains and all the pain
F G CAnd still she stands and proudly she waves
Am E/AbYes, and it’s high time that she honors all
Gsus4 D/F#The ones that justice never called
F GAnd all her sons and daughters who died on the road to change
[Instrumental]
C F C F…………….
C F C/E Dm C………………..
[Verse 3]
Am E/AbShe’ll be the color of the big muddy
F CFor the river that gave her life
F C Dm EAnd carried us to the crossroads of doing wrong and making right
C Bb F FmI love you Mississippi and I won’t be ashamed to cry
C FWhen the brand new Mississippi flag
C FWhen the brand new Mississippi flag
C F CWhen the brand new Mississippi flag goes flying
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