Mississippi Nuthin Chords
Mississippi Nuthin by Shovels & Rope is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, G, Bm and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro D
verse 1
D
Your joy is killing me
G
I don't have anything
Bm A
Remember when we used to wear each other's clothes?
D
Yeah, I've been struggling
G
But I know lots of things
Bm A
And I got an idea that's gonna turn on the money hose
G A
Choking on a joke, tryin' to keep it light
D Bm
I could never quite get the timing right
G A
But you, you'll never know how it feels
G A Bm D G
I got ideas
A D
M-hm-mm, no one knows
verse 2
D
We watched you on TV
G
At the Recovery
Bm A
The sound was good but you're always lookin' down
D
Don't take this personally
G
But man, if that was me
Bm A
I'd make more eye contact with the camera, kinda work the crowd
G A
You probably think I'd call to say that you were right
D Bm
But I'm blackout drunk in a cotton field on a Friday night
G A
And I got nothing to do but tell you how I feel
G A Bm D G
I got ideas
A D
Oo-oo-oo, so watch out
verse 3
D
You always think I'm bluffin'
G
Like I'm some kind of Mississippi nuthin'
Bm A
But I was first-string quarterback, drove you everywhere
D
Or that time when Ronnie hit you so hard
G
You tried to drive and wrecked your car
Bm A
And I had to help you wash the blood out of your hair
G A
'Cause I've always been
D Bm
Like a go-to friend
G
Well, maybe it's true
A D Bm
Maybe I'm just a blue-collar version of you
G A D
O-o-oh, o-o-oh, o-oh
Bm G A
O-o-oh, o-o-oh, o-oh
Outro
D
You're on a winning streak
G
But I got laid off last week
Bm A
But I got a plan that's gonna turn it all around
G A Bm D G
I got ideas
A
I got ideas
D
No one knows