Mississippi Delta Im Your Man
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"Mississippi Delta (I'm Your Man)"
By: Jake Shears
Tuning: Standard
Key: C
[Intro]
C Bb Edim Am Ab Bb7
C Bb Edim Am Ab Bb7
[Verse 1]
C C7
Once upon a time I was dancer
C Am
Resurrecting mislaid men
Am
A payphone necromancer
Ab Bb7
With glowing perfect skin
C C7
Followed love around a corner
C Am
To a 16 millimetre dream
Ab
Mother screamed, I tried to warn
Bb7 G
Just close your eyes for this next scene
[Pre-Chorus]
G E7
New York may destroy me
Am
L.A. might ignore me
C F
But the Londoners are swell and seem
F
Like they adore me
Dm7 D7 G
Now I drive my sedan up through Louisiana
G7
I got questions, you've got the answers
[Chorus]
F C G
Mississippi Delta, I'm your man
F C
God bless the girls up front
G
Sweating underneath the band
Dm Dm/C
I'll be sailing down the river
E7 F
While the boys are loading up the van
G
Mama's little helper
F G7 C
Mississippi Delta, I'm your man
[Verse 2]
C
I found this faded message
C7 Bb
In the sand beneath the pier
Am
It was underneath the wreckage
Ab Bb7
Of a song we thought had disappeared
C
I memorized the lyrics
C7 C
I tried to learn the chords
Am7
But when I woke
Am7
My voice was broken
Fm Bb7 G
I found that I could sing no more
[Pre-Chorus]
E7
Can we ever be sure
Am
That life ain't a detour?
Am7
Every river bends
F
The Amazon, and Thames and Tibor
Dm7 D7
Now I drive my sedan up
G
Through Louisiana
G7
I got questions, you've got the answers
[Chorus]
F C G
Mississippi Delta, I'm your man
F C
God bless the girls up front
G
Sweatin' underneath the band
Dm C
I'll be sailing down the river
E7 F
While the boys are loadin' up the van
G
Mama's little helper
F G C
Mississippi Delta, I'm your man
[Bridge]
D FM7
Yeah, she's never gonna set you down
D7
Noooo
Bb
'Cause she'll carry you far away
[Instrumental]
F C G
F C G
[Outro]
F C G
Mississippi Delta, I'm your man
F C
God bless the girls up front
G
Sweatin' underneath the band
Dm C
I'll be sailing down the river
E7 F
While the boys are loadin' up the van
G
Mama's little helper
F G7 C
Mississippi Delta, I'm your man
[Coda]
C7 Edim Abaug Bb7 C
How to play Mississippi Delta Im Your Man
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.