Three Mississippi Chords

KeyA# Capo1st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays421

Three Mississippi by Terri Clark is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A# with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords A, E, B, C#m and F#m. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
A#
Text
16
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Intro:  A E B C#m (2x) 
 
Verse 1 
               A          E                      B          C#m 
I used to believe that things would change but here we go again 
         A        E              B             C#m 
Riding a spinning carousel this circle never ends 
A             E          B              C#m 
This kitchen table, has seen it all before 
         A               E                B 
These walls are tired of standing, can't hold us anymore 
 
E                  B           C#m A 
One Mississippi I close my eyes. 
E                    B              C#m             A      
Two Mississippi I'm beggin you, and we can still survive. 
E                            B 
Three Mississippi now I'm looking back 
C#m                  A          F#m 
Gone for good and I know that, I won't change my mind. 
          A                    B                E       
Oh yeah, three mississippi is where I'm at tonight. 
 
B  C#m  A  E  B  C#m 
 
Verse 2 
                  A      E               B               C#m 
We're all out of second chances, and all out of one more times 
               A      E                 B               C#m 
There's not a word we haven't said, nothin we have not tried. 
   A          E                 B                  C#m   
My bones are acheing, from the weight I'm holding down 
   A                  E             B                   B 
I took all that I've taken, I'm breakin, breakin.... down. 

E                  B           C#m A 
One Mississippi I close my eyes. 
E                    B              C#m             A      
Two Mississippi I'm beggin you, and we can still survive. 
E                            B 
Three Mississippi now I'm looking back 
C#m                  A          F#m 
Gone for good and I know that, I won't change my mind. 
          A                    B                C#m    F#m       
Oh yeah, three mississippi is where I'm at tonight. 
 
Bridge: 
A                              B 
Hold my breath, close my eyes.. 
    A    E      B     C#m       A     B 
good........bye........ 
 
Chorus 
 
Outro:  E B C#m A (2x)  
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante