Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Key: E Difficulty: Intermediate MISSISSIPPI CITY DELTA BLUES Intro on: E7 Verse:
E7 E7+9 I've got a smile E7 That I put on E7 When I'm not at home E7+9 When I'm not alone E7 E7+9 But it is so hard E7 To make that smile Because I know I'll be at home And alone in a while And if I look in a mirror I see my eyes start to tear I can't help but cry Since you said goodbye chorus Amaj7 G#m7 F#m7 I've got to hide G#m7 Amaj7 G#m7 F#m7 What I'm feeling inside G#m7 Amaj7 G#m7 F#m7 Can't let them see G#m7 Amaj7 G#m7 F#m7 What you'e doing to me E7 So I guess that's what I'll do Won't let them see through Won't let them know That you could hurt me so |E7 | % | % | % | E7 E7+9 I've got a laugh E7 That I put on When I'm not at home E7+9 When I'm not alone E7 But it is so hard To fake that laugh When my insides are crying And my heart's torn in half And all the music I hear And things I valued so dear Make me feel so blue They all remind me of you Amaj7 G#m7 F#m7 What can I do? G#m7 Amaj7 G#m7 F#m7 Our love is through G#m7 Amaj7 G#m7 F#m7 And my purpose is gone G#m7 Amaj7 G#m7 F#m7 Still I got to live on E7 I guess that's what I'll do I won't let them see through I won't let them know That you could hurt me |E7 | % | so ..slower with brass: |E7 | % | % | % | % | hey hey ya |E7 | % | % | % | % | quicker: ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ |E7 |F |E7 |F |E7 |F | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ |E7 |F |E7 |F |E7 |F | E7 Eb7 D7 Db7 C7 B7 Bb7 A7 Ab7 G7 E7........ Amaj7 G#m7 F#m7 Now what can I do? G#m7 Amaj7 G#m7 F#m7 That I'm coming through G#m7 Amaj7 G#m7 F#m7 And my purpose is gone G#m7 Amaj7 G#m7 F#m7 Yet I got to hang on E7 I guess that's what I'll do I won't let them see through I won't let them know That you could hurt me so etc.