| G | C | G | G |
| G | C | D | D |
| G | G | C | G |
| G | C | D | D |

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[Intro]
G

G         C            G
I'm going down to Mississippi
    G         C               D
Oh, I'm going down a southern road
G                C       G
And if you never see me again
  G             C      D
Remember that I had to go
  G             C      D
Remember that I had to go

       G         C            G
It's a long road down to Mississippi
       G          C              D 
It's a short road back the other way
       G                         C           G
If the cops pull you over to the side of the road
        G          C          D
No, You won't have nothing to say
        G          C          D
No, you won't have nothing to say

          G           C            G
There's a man waiting down in Mississippi
         G              C            D
And he's waiting with a rifle in his hand
         G                            C            G
And he's looking down the road for an out-of-state car
       G                C                D
And he thinks that he's fighting for his land
        G                C                D
Yes, he thinks that he's fighting for his land

G         C            G
And he won't know the clothes I'm a-wearing
       G                C           D
And he doesn't know the name that I own
        G                    C       G
But his gun is large and his hate is hard
       G         C               D
And he knows I'm coming down the road
        G         C               D
Yes, he knows I'm coming down the road

G         C            G
Oh, it's not for the glory that I'm leaving
         G       C                D
It's not trouble that I'm looking for
            G                        C          G
But there's lots of good work that's calling me down
        G             C     D
And the waiting won't do no more
        G             C     D
No, the waiting won't do no more

      G           C             G
Don't call me the brave one for going
    G           C           D
No, don't pin a medal to my name
    G                     C         G
For even if there was any choice to make
       G          C        D
I'd be going down just the same
       G          C        D
I'd be going down just the same

G         C            G
For someone's got to go to Mississippi
        G                 C                   D
Just as sure as there's a right and there's a wrong
G                           C         G
And even though you say the time will change
G            C        D
That time is just too long
     G       C        D
That time is just too long

   G         C            G
So I'm going down to Mississippi
    G         C               D 
Oh, I'm going down a southern road
    G            C      G
And if you never see me again
  G             C      D
Remember that I had to go
  G             C      D
Remember that I had to go

Notes: 
E|--Ph| il Ochs would play a riff between the first and the second lines (for instance:
"I'm going down to Mississippi
Oh, I'm going down a southern road")
Right after he'd play a swift riff: deegg. I play this and I recommend keeping your 3rd and 4th fingers on the
B and (top) E string whilst using your first finger to hit that e.
--When listening to this tune I'm sometimes able to hear a quick ab on the A string right before the C major 
chord hits.
--I'll just copy and paste. When listening to this tune I'm sometimes able to hear a bassline just before the 
C major chord changes to a D major chord. For instance:

G         C            G
I'm going down to Mississippi
    G         C      b        D
Oh, I'm going down a southern road