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[Verse]
                      G                       D
If I can make Missis- -sippi then I'll be al- -right
                      G                           A
These ole white lines are lonely on this two-lane tonight
                G                                D     A/C# Bm
I've got enough whiskey to keep me warm till the morn- in' light
                     G          A           G       D
If I could make Mis- -sissippi, Mississippi tonight

[Chorus]
             G                       D
I headed out west to seek my fortune and fame
            G                          A
I sure made a mess, took it all but my name
          G                        D     A/C# Bm
Why I ev- er left, I can never ex- plain
                   G         A                    G    D
If I can make Mis- -sissippi through this pouring rain

[Verse]
                      G                        D
If I can make Missis- -sippi, then I'll be al- -right
                      G                             A
These ole white lines are lonely and the headlights are bright
                G                                D     A/C#      Bm
I've got enough whiskey to keep me warm till the morn- in' light
                     G          A           G       D
If I could make Mis- -sissippi, Mississippi tonight

[Instrumental] 
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[Verse]
                   G                   D
She said she would wait, said our love was strong
            G                              A
I'm just so afraid, I've been gone for too long
                    G                               D     A/C#      Bm
When I walk through that gate, will she be there or long, long gone
                     G          A                       G    D
If I could make Mis- -sissippi, if I could make it back home

[Outro]
                     Em         A                       G    G/F# Em D
If I could make Mis- -sissippi, if I could make it back home