Tupelo Mississippi Flash
Jerry Reed
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E|------------------------------- E|1-------------1-------------1-----------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|4-------------4-------------4-----------------| D|--------2-2-4---------2-2-4-------------------| A|--0-3-4---------0-3-4-------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------|[Verse 1] He said, 'Son my name is Beauregard Rigby.E|-------------1-------------1--- B|------------------------------- G|-------------4-------------4--- D|-------2-2-4--------2-2-4------ A|-0-3-4---------0-3-4---------0- E|------------------------------- E|----------1---------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|----------4---------------------------------| D|----2-2-4-----------------------------------| A|3-4-----------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| I come to you from Tupelo Mississi E|--------------------------5/6-5- B|-------------------------------- G|-0-------0-0-2-0----------5/6-5- D|-0-0-3-4----------0-0-3-4------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|---------------------------------- B|---------------------------------- G|0--------------------------------- D|---------------------------------- A|---------------------------------- E|---------------------------------- I write songs and I sing like a bird, E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-2-2----2-2-4-2-------2-2-4-2--- E|-0-0-3-4---------0-3-4---------- I play licks on my guitar like you E|-----------------1------------- B|-0h1--------------------------- G|-----------------4------------- D|-0h2-------2-4-2---------2-2-4- A|-----0-3-4---------0-3-4------- E|------------------------------- E|1-------------1-------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|4-------------4-------------------------------| D|--------2-2-4---------------------------------| A|--0-3-4---------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| But I'm down on my luck and things E|-------------1-------------1--- B|------------------------------- G|-------------4-------------4--- D|-------2-2-4--------2-2-4------ A|-0-3-4---------0-3-4---------0- E|------------------------------- E|----------1---------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|----------4---------------------------------| D|----2-2-4-----------------------------------| A|3-4-----------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| I gotta quarter in my pocket and a E|--------------------------5/6-5- B|-------------------------------- G|-0-------0-0-2-0----------5/6-5- D|-0-0-3-4----------0-0-3-4------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|---------------------------------- B|---------------------------------- G|0--------------------------------- D|---------------------------------- A|---------------------------------- E|---------------------------------- But you buy me some supper and give me a place I can sleep E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-2-2----2-2-4-2-------2-2-4-2--- E|-0-0-3-4---------0-3-4--------0- E|---------------------------------- B|---------------------------------- G|---------------------------------- D|---------------------------------- A|----2-2-4-2----------------------- E|3-4------------------------------- He said 'I'll sing you some songs E|-----------------1------------- B|-0h1--------------------------- G|-----------------4------------- D|-0h2-------2-4-2---------2-2-4- A|-----0-3-4---------0-3-4------- E|------------------------------- E|1-------------1-------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|4-------------4-------------------------------| D|--------2-2-4---------------------------------| A|--0-3-4---------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| I got talent boy. E|--------------------------5/6-5- B|-------------------------------- G|-0-------0-0-2-0----------5/6-5- D|-0-0-3-4----------0-0-3-4------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|---------------------------------- B|---------------------------------- G|0--------------------------------- D|---------------------------------- A|---------------------------------- E|---------------------------------- Said back home they call me the Tupelo Mississippi Flash E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-2-2----2-2-4-2-------2-2-4-2--- E|-0-0-3-4---------0-3-4--------0- E|---------------------------------- B|---------------------------------- G|---------------------------------- D|---------------------------------- A|----2-2-4-2----------------------- E|3-4-------------------------------Continues after the adE|-------------1-------------1--- B|------------------------------- G|-------------4-------------4--- D|-------2-2-4--------2-2-4------ A|-0-3-4---------0-3-4---------0- E|------------------------------- E|----------1---------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|----------4---------------------------------| D|----2-2-4-----------------------------------| A|3-4-----------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| [Pre Verse] (Slide Capo up to Fret 1) E|-------------------------------- B|---4-3-2-1---------------------- G|---0-0-0-0---------------------- D|---5-4-3-2---------------------- A|-0------------------------------ E|-------------------------------- E|-----------------1------------- B|-0h1--------------------------- G|-----------------4------------- D|-0h2-------2-4-2---------2-2-4- A|-----0-3-4---------0-3-4------- E|------------------------------- E|1-------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|4-------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------|[Verse 2]Well I knew I was in a room with some kind of a nut E|-------------1-------------1--- B|------------------------------- G|-------------4-------------4--- D|-------2-2-4--------2-2-4------ A|-0-3-4---------0-3-4---------0- E|------------------------------- E|----------1---------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|----------4---------------------------------| D|----2-2-4-----------------------------------| A|3-4-----------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| When he pulled out that pack of us E|--------------------------5/6-5- B|-------------------------------- G|-0-------0-0-2-0----------5/6-5- D|-0-0-3-4----------0-0-3-4------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|---------------------------------- B|---------------------------------- G|0--------------------------------- D|---------------------------------- A|---------------------------------- E|---------------------------------- So that's when I told him 'We can't use you today' E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-2-2----2-2-4-2-------2-2-4-2--- E|-0-0-3-4---------0-3-4--------0- E|---------------------------------- B|---------------------------------- G|---------------------------------- D|---------------------------------- A|----2-2-4-2----------------------- E|3-4------------------------------- So I handed the boy a dollar and sent him on his way E|-------------1-------------1--- B|------------------------------- G|-------------4-------------4--- D|-------2-2-4--------2-2-4------ A|-0-3-4---------0-3-4---------0- E|------------------------------- E|----------1---------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|----------4---------------------------------| D|----2-2-4-----------------------------------| A|3-4-----------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| Well the boss got back and we both had a laugh E|-------------1-------------1--- B|------------------------------- G|-------------4-------------4--- D|-------2-2-4--------2-2-4------ A|-0-3-4---------0-3-4---------0- E|------------------------------- E|----------1---------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|----------4---------------------------------| D|----2-2-4-----------------------------------| A|3-4-----------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| When I told him 'bout the Tupelo Mississippi Flash E|--------------------------5/6-5- B|-------------------------------- G|-0-------0-0-2-0----------5/6-5- D|-0-0-3-4----------0-0-3-4------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|---------------------------------- B|---------------------------------- G|0--------------------------------- D|---------------------------------- A|---------------------------------- E|---------------------------------- And pretty soon I had the story circulating around E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-2-2----2-2-4-2-------2-2-4-2--- E|-0-0-3-4---------0-3-4--------0- E|---------------------------------- B|---------------------------------- G|---------------------------------- D|---------------------------------- A|----2-2-4-2----------------------- E|3-4------------------------------- About this Mississippi nut that we E|-------------1-------------1--- B|------------------------------- G|-------------4-------------4--- D|-------2-2-4--------2-2-4------ A|-0-3-4---------0-3-4---------0- E|------------------------------- E|----------1---------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|----------4---------------------------------| D|----2-2-4-----------------------------------| A|3-4-----------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| I said, 'watch him everybody, the boy's squirrelly! E|--------------------------5/6-5- B|-------------------------------- G|-0-------0-0-2-0----------5/6-5- D|-0-0-3-4----------0-0-3-4------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|---------------------------------- B|---------------------------------- G|0--------------------------------- D|---------------------------------- A|---------------------------------- E|---------------------------------- He walks around calling himself th E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-2-2----2-2-4-2-------2-2-4-2--- E|-0-0-3-4---------0-3-4--------0- E|---------------------------------- B|---------------------------------- G|---------------------------------- D|---------------------------------- A|----2-2-4-2----------------------- E|3-4------------------------------- E|-----------------1------------- B|-0h1--------------------------- G|-----------------4------------- D|-0h2-------2-4-2---------2-2-4- A|-----0-3-4---------0-3-4------- E|------------------------------- E|1-------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|4-------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| [Pre Verse] (Slide Capo up to Fret 2) E|-------------------------------- B|---4-3-2-1---------------------- G|---0-0-0-0---------------------- D|---5-4-3-2---------------------- A|-0------------------------------ E|-------------------------------- E|-----------------1------------- B|-0h1--------------------------- G|-----------------4------------- D|-0h2-------2-4-2---------2-2-4- A|-----0-3-4---------0-3-4------- E|------------------------------- E|1-------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|4-------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| Well it happened one day while I was driving to my home E|-------------1-------------1--- B|------------------------------- G|-------------4-------------4--- D|-------2-2-4--------2-2-4------ A|-0-3-4---------0-3-4---------0- E|------------------------------- E|----------1---------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|----------4---------------------------------| D|----2-2-4-----------------------------------| A|3-4-----------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| I just happened to have my car rad E|--------------------------5/6-5- B|-------------------------------- G|-0-------0-0-2-0----------5/6-5- D|-0-0-3-4----------0-0-3-4------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|---------------------------------- B|---------------------------------- G|0--------------------------------- D|---------------------------------- A|---------------------------------- E|---------------------------------- When I heard the jockey raving about a brand new smash E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-2-2----2-2-4-2-------2-2-4-2--- E|-0-0-3-4---------0-3-4--------0- E|---------------------------------- B|---------------------------------- G|---------------------------------- D|---------------------------------- A|----2-2-4-2----------------------- E|3-4------------------------------- By a kid called the Tupelo Mississippi Flash E|-------------1-------------1--- B|------------------------------- G|-------------4-------------4--- D|-------2-2-4--------2-2-4------ A|-0-3-4---------0-3-4---------0- E|------------------------------- E|----------1---------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|----------4---------------------------------| D|----2-2-4-----------------------------------| A|3-4-----------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| I almost wrecked my automobile E|--------------------------5/6-5- B|-------------------------------- G|-0-------0-0-2-0----------5/6-5- D|-0-0-3-4----------0-0-3-4------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|---------------------------------- B|---------------------------------- G|0--------------------------------- D|---------------------------------- A|---------------------------------- E|---------------------------------- I went through red lights, I hit a E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-2-2----2-2-4-2-------2-2-4-2--- E|-0-0-3-4---------0-3-4--------0- E|---------------------------------- B|---------------------------------- G|---------------------------------- D|---------------------------------- A|----2-2-4-2----------------------- E|3-4------------------------------- Well my story's got an ending and it's short and sweet E|-------------1-------------1--- B|------------------------------- G|-------------4-------------4--- D|-------2-2-4--------2-2-4------ A|-0-3-4---------0-3-4---------0- E|------------------------------- E|----------1---------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|----------4---------------------------------| D|----2-2-4-----------------------------------| A|3-4-----------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| The boss man he fired me and left me out in the street E|--------------------------5/6-5- B|-------------------------------- G|-0-------0-0-2-0----------5/6-5- D|-0-0-3-4----------0-0-3-4------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|---------------------------------- B|---------------------------------- G|0--------------------------------- D|---------------------------------- A|---------------------------------- E|---------------------------------- But I got a new job now and I'm as learnin' real fast E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-2-2----2-2-4-2-------2-2-4-2--- E|-0-0-3-4---------0-3-4--------0- E|---------------------------------- B|---------------------------------- G|---------------------------------- D|---------------------------------- A|----2-2-4-2----------------------- E|3-4------------------------------- I'm drivin' the bus for the Tupelo Mississippi Flash E|------------------------------- B|---------------------------4-3- G|---------------------------0-0- D|---------------------------5-4- A|--------------------------0---- E|------------------------------- E|--------------------------------------------| B|2-1-----------------------------------------| G|0-0-----------------------------------------| D|3-2-----------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| E|-----------------1------------- B|-0h1--------------------------- G|-----------------4------------- D|-0h2-------2-4-2---------2-2-4- A|-----0-3-4---------0-3-4------- E|------------------------------- E|1-------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|4-------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| And his Cadillac I'm driving that for him too E|--------------------------5/6-5- B|-------------------------------- G|-0-------0-0-2-0----------5/6-5- D|-0-0-3-4----------0-0-3-4------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|---------------------------------- B|---------------------------------- G|0--------------------------------- D|---------------------------------- A|---------------------------------- E|---------------------------------- And that yacht he's got. E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-2-2----2-2-4-2-------2-2-4-2--- E|-0-0-3-4---------0-3-4---------- And his areo-plane E|-------------1-------------1--- B|------------------------------- G|-------------4-------------4--- D|-------2-2-4--------2-2-4------ A|-0-3-4---------0-3-4---------0- E|------------------------------- E|----------1---------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|----------4---------------------------------| D|----2-2-4-----------------------------------| A|3-4-----------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| Well chauffeur, show good I always say E|--------------------------5/6-5- B|-------------------------------- G|-0-------0-0-2-0----------5/6-5- D|-0-0-3-4----------0-0-3-4------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|---------------------------------- B|---------------------------------- G|0--------------------------------- D|---------------------------------- A|---------------------------------- E|---------------------------------- Tupelo Mississippi, who-ever heard E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-2-2----2-2-4-2-------2-2-4-2--- E|-0-0-3-4---------0-3-4----------