Johnny Cash - Mississippi Sand: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Mississippi Sand" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
F C I was born down in the bottoms of the flat black Delta land A# F I grew up picking cotton in the Mississippi sand A# My mama said son take that girl and go make her your wife C F Or you'll be stuck here in this mud all of your life Chorus: A# F C F Will the water roll it all way this secret that I hold A# F C F Will the water roll it all away will it cleanse my aching soul A# F C F But a man's got to make it sometime a man's got to take a stand C F Or he'll get left in the Mississippi sand A stranger came to town with two torn shoes upon his feet Singing songs of sadness picking girls off of the street He made a little bit of music was a leader of a band And they call him the muddy Mississippi band My girl was Ruby Colter and she was on her teens I took her out to churches to socials schools and things She was a rose just right for picking and he nipped her in the bud And he left her here in the Mississippi mud Chorus Then me and old Carl we caught him right down by the store We choked him just a little bit and held him to the floor We relived him of his pocketbook his blood and other things Now the Mississippi man's no longer mean Chorus You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  A#  C  F  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Mississippi Sand" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Mississippi Sand" by Johnny Cash.