Biography:
Jesse Winchester was the stage name of musician James Ridout Winchester (born 17 May 1944 in Bossier City, Louisiana; died 11 April 2014 in Charlottesville, Virginia). His best-known songs include "Yankee Lady", "The Brand New Tennessee Waltz", "Mississippi, You're on My Mind", and "Biloxi"; his song "Step by Step" was used in the final episode of HBO's 'The Wire's' first season. Many notable artists recorded his songs, including Patti Page, Elvis Costello
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Other songs:
- All Of Your Stories
- All That We Have Is Now
- Biloxi
- Bless Your Foolish Heart
- Dangerous Fun
- Do It
- I Dont Think You Love Me Anymore
- I Wave Bye Bye
- If I Were Free
- Isnt That So
- It Takes A Young Girl
- Lonely For A While
- Midnight Bus
- Mississippi Youre On My Mind
- Nothing But A Breeze
- Rosie Shay
- Sham
- Snow
- Thats A Touch I Like
- Thats What Makes You Strong
- The Brand New Tennessee Waltz
- The Midnight Bus
- Yankee Lady
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Mississippi You're On My Mind
(Jesse Winchester)
Capo I
Intro:
D D
| + + + + | + + + + |
D G D
I think I see, a wagon rutted road
D A
With the weeds growing tall between the tracks
D G D
And along one side, runs a rusty barbed wire fence
D A D
And beyond that sits an old tar paper shack
Chorus:
G
Mississippi you're on my mind
D G D
Mississippi you're on my mind, oh-oh
A D
Mississippi you're on my mind
D G D
I think I hear, a noisy old John Deere
D A
In a field specked with dirty cotton lint
D G D
And below the field, runs a little shady creek
D A D
And there you'll find the cool green leaves of mint
Repeat Chorus
D G D
I think I smell, the honeysuckle vine
D A
The heavy sweetness like to make me sick
D G D
And the dogs my God, they're hungry all the time
D A D
And the snakes are sleeping where the weeds are thick
Repeat Chorus
D G D
I think I feel, an angry oven heat
D A
The southern sun just blazes in the sky
D G D
In the dusty weeds, an old fat grasshopper jumps
D A D
I want to make it to that creek before I fry
Repeat Chorus (x2)
(Jesse Winchester)
Capo I
Intro:
D D
| + + + + | + + + + |
D G D
I think I see, a wagon rutted road
D A
With the weeds growing tall between the tracks
D G D
And along one side, runs a rusty barbed wire fence
D A D
And beyond that sits an old tar paper shack
Chorus:
G
Mississippi you're on my mind
D G D
Mississippi you're on my mind, oh-oh
A D
Mississippi you're on my mind
D G D
I think I hear, a noisy old John Deere
D A
In a field specked with dirty cotton lint
D G D
And below the field, runs a little shady creek
D A D
And there you'll find the cool green leaves of mint
Repeat Chorus
D G D
I think I smell, the honeysuckle vine
D A
The heavy sweetness like to make me sick
D G D
And the dogs my God, they're hungry all the time
D A D
And the snakes are sleeping where the weeds are thick
Repeat Chorus
D G D
I think I feel, an angry oven heat
D A
The southern sun just blazes in the sky
D G D
In the dusty weeds, an old fat grasshopper jumps
D A D
I want to make it to that creek before I fry
Repeat Chorus (x2)
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