Mississippi Goddam

This music has been transcribed as a work for hire by Tunescribers.com and is for the private, non- commercial use of our customers.
No license for this music is provided by Tunescribers.com. This music may not be resold, published, distributed,
publicly performed, broadcast, or otherwise used in violation of U.S. or international copyright law.


By Nina Simone

          
 = 145


Voice

                  
             
thename of this tune


G

          

      
Piano

     

            

4

Vo.

                    
                
is Mis si ssi ppi God dam

               

              
Pno.

  
          

8

Vo.


                    
               
and I mean eve ry word of it

               

             
Pno.

 
 
          
        
12


Vo.


                    /D  
A la ba ma's got me so up set Ten ne ssee made me lose my rest and

                    

G Em/B Em Am7 C

             

            
Pno.

  

    
 
      
       
16

Vo.

 D
          
    
eve ry bo dy knows a bout Mis si ssi ppi God dam

          

Am Em/B C6 C6 D7 G Am7 D7


    
   
       
Pno.


            
       
20


Vo.


                    /D  
A la ba ma's got me so up set Ten ne ssee made me lose my rest and

                    

G Em/B Em Am7 C

             

          
   
Pno.

2
    
      
     
       
24

Vo.

   
 D   
           
eve ry bo dy knows a bout Mis si ssi ppi God dam can't

   
G

      
Am Em/B C6 C6 D7 G


    
           
Pno.

        
        
    

28

Vo.

           
         
       
       
G you see it can't you feel it it's C all in the air I

               

     
Pno.

         

  
          
     
32

Vo.

                

     
can't stand the pres sure much lon ger some bo dy say a prayer

         
A7 D

    
   
       
Pno.

   

3
 
          
        
36


Vo.


                    /D  
A la ba ma's got me so up set Ten ne ssee made me lose my rest and

                    

G Em/B Em Am7 C

             

            
Pno.

  
    
 
       
       
40

Vo.

 D   B
F♯ø
               
eve ry bo dy knows a bout Mis si ssi ppi God dam

              

Am Em/B C6 C6 D7 G


    
      
    
Pno.


                

44

           
Vo.


                        
this is a show tune but the show has n't been writ ten for it yet

          
Em

      
     
Pno.

    

47

                  
Vo.

                              
              
                
Pno.

4
  
     
      
51

Vo.

                
                                
hound dogs on my trail shool chil dren

              
 
              
Pno.

 
     
           
55

Vo.

            
sit ting in jail black cat cross my path I

  
  
  
  
                
    
Co B7

    
       
Pno.

 
    
        
58

 
Vo.

     B7   Em      
think eve ry day is gon na be my last

                        
            
Em

    
      
Pno.

5
   
   
61

Vo.

    
 

 
 
   

 

 
 
   

 

 
 
   

 

  

 
Lord have mer cy on this

              
                
Pno.

          
  
          
65

  
Vo.

                        
            
land of mine we all gon na get it in due time I

            
Pno.

   
      
              
68

Vo.

     B7     Em    
don't be long here I don't be long there I've e ven stopped be lie

                        

            
Co

    
       
Pno.

6
    
  
71

Vo.

   Em              
ving in pra yer

                                
                
B7

            
  
Pno.

       
              
75

Vo.

                
                                
don't tell me I tell you me and my peo ple just

               
 
              
Pno.

  
        
       
   
79

Vo.

        Co     B7     Em    
a bout due I've been there so I know you keep on say ing

                              
          
            
   
Pno.

7
    
  

83

Vo.

    Em              
go slow

            

  
 

     
  
 

     
  
 



 
B7

             
 
Pno.


   
        
  

87

           
Vo.


  
  
  
  
  
  
            
     
but that's just the trou ble do it slow

      
     
Pno.

    
               
90

Vo.

         Am7    
wash ing the win dows do it slow pick ing the cot ton

                        

           
    
       
Pno.

    
     
         
93

Vo.

              F♯    
do it slow you're just plain rot ten do it slow you're toodamn la zy

           

     
  
 

    
       
      
Em

        
      
Pno.


8
      
              
97

Vo.

     C7     B     
do it slow your thin king is cra zy do it slow where am I go ing

                              

                 
Cmaj7/E F7(♭5)

   
            
Pno.

   
   
         
     
101


Vo.

   
         
what am I do ing I don't know I don't know just try to do your

         

           
Em7/G A7 C♯7(♯5) C /D G

   
  
          
Pno.

   

      
            
  
105

   
Vo.

         
                 
ve ry best stand up be coun ted with all the rest for

            


/D Em/B Em Am7 C

      
   
       
Pno.

9
    
  
             
108

Vo.

 D   B
F♯ø
               
eve ry bo dy knows a bout Mis si ssi ppi God dam

              


Am Em/B C6 C6 D7 G


    
     
    
Pno.

              

112

Vo.

            
                        
I bet you thought I was kid ding did n't you

           
Em

      
     
Pno.

   
  

115

Vo.

      
 
  
     

 
  
     

 
 
   

 

  

  
pic ket lines

             
 
              
Pno.

10
 
   
             
119

Vo.

                        
            
school boy cots they try to say it's a com mu nist plot

      
     
Pno.


      
               
122

Vo.

     B7     Em    
all I want is e qua li ty for my sis ter my bro ther

                        

            
Co

    
       
Pno.

  
     
     
125

Vo.

            
         
my peo ple and me

                     
             
Bm Em

   
           
         
Pno.

11
    
           
129

               
Vo.


                                
yes you lied to me all these years you told me to wash and clean

               
                 
       
Pno.

    
                 

133

Vo.

       Co      B7     Em    
my ears and talk real fine just like a la dy andyou'd stop cal

                              
           
                 
       
Pno.

       
       
137

Vo.

      Em            
ling me Sis ter Sa die

      

     
  
 

     
  
 

     
  
 




B7

         
 
   
 
   
 

Pno.

 
            
   
141

Vo.

    
 

 
 
   

 

 
  
     

 
 
   

 

  

 
oh but this whole coun try is full of lies you're all gon na die and die

              
             
 
   
Pno.

12
       
                

145

Vo.

  
 Co     B7      Em    
like flies I don't trust you a ny more you keep on say ing

       

                        
       
        
                 
         
Pno.

  
     
   
149

Vo.

    Em              
go slow go slow

            

  
 

     
  
 

     
  
 



 
B7

         
 
   
 
   
 

Pno.

    
      
     
153

Vo.

                
                                
but that's just the trou ble do it slow de se gre ga tion

               
                 
       
Pno.


        
      
157

Vo.

           
do it slow mass par ti ci pa tion do it slow re u ni fi ca tion

                        
             
Am7 Em

       
       

 
       
Pno.

13
    
                  
161

Vo.

     F♯         C7    
do it slow and do things gra dual ly but bring more tra

                      
            
                 
         
        
Pno.

    
         
       
165

Vo.

       
ge dy why don't you see it why don't you feel it I don't know

                 

    
             
Cmaj7/E F7(♭5) Em7 A7 C♯7(♯5)

   
       
     
Pno.

       
                 

169

Vo.

   
            
I don't know you don't have to live next to me just give me my e

       

              
C /D G Em/B Em

         
           
Pno.

     

14
    
        
          
173

Vo.

      D
   
qua li ty eve ry bo dy knows a bout Mis si ssi ppi eve ry bo dyknows

                

               
Am7 C /D Am Em/B C6 C6 D7 Am Em/B C6

 
          

Pno.

  
      
       
177

Vo.

        

a bout A la ba ma eve ry bo dy knows

         


D C6 D7 Am Em/B C6

        
Pno.

    
     
 
179

Vo.

              
a bout Mis si ssi ppi God dam that's it

                            

          
D C6 D7 F7 G F G F G

         
              
Pno.

15