If I Can Make Mississippi Chords & Lyrics - Vince Gill

[INTRO]
|G |A |D A|D

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

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

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

[INSTRUMENTAL]
|G |A |D A|D

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

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