Transcribed by R. Patterson
(Standard Tuning)

    [G]            [F#]           [F]            [B]
E A D G B E    E A D G B E    E A D G B E    E A D G B E
3 5 5 X X X    2 4 4 X X X    1 3 3 X X X    X 2 4 4 X X


[E]Well I'm leavin' mississippi 
and im looking for higher ground
said [G]7 long months 39[F#] days to [F]turn my ways [E]around

[E]Well I ain't proud of the things I've done
so I've got to change it now
I said [G]7 long months 39[F#] days to [F]turn my ways [E]around

I got an [A]18 wheeler and a worn out [E]dog
and I [A]ain't got nothing to say to the [B]law
I got [A]10 more miles and I'm hittin' that county [E]line
and I [B]ain't got no more worries on my mind

[E]Well I'm leavin mississippi 
and im looking for higher ground
said [G]7 long months 39[F#] days to [F]turn my ways [E]around

[E]Well I ain't proud of the things I've done
so I've got to change it now
I said [G]7 long months 39[F#] days to [F]turn my ways [E]around

[E]Well my worn out jeans didn't fit no more
had long hair on my back
I [G]guess that's not the best [F#]'pearance 
to that [F]judge in [E]black

[E]So he picked up his pen and he put me away 
for a little stretch of time
I said [G]7 long months 39[F#] days and [F]never did a [E]crime

I got an [A]18 wheeler and a worn out [E]dog
and I [A]ain't got nothing to say to the [B]law
I got [A]10 more miles and I'm hittin' that county [E]line
and I [B]ain't got no more worries on my mind

[E]Well I'm leavin' mississippi 
and im looking for higher ground
said [G]7 long months 39[F#] days to [F]turn my ways [E]around

[E]Well I ain't proud of the things I've done
so I've got to change it now
I said [G]7 long months 39[F#] days to [F]turn my ways [E]around

I said [G]7 long months 39[F#] days to [F]turn my ways [E]around
I said [G]7 long months 39[F#] days to [F]turn my ways [E]around
I said [G]7 long months 39[F#] days to [F]turn my ways [E]around
I said [G]7 long months 39[F#] days to [F]turn my ways [E]around

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