Iuka — The Secret Sisters
Chords and lyrics for Iuka by The Secret Sisters (key of A).
Verse 1
The Secret Sisters - Iuka
Intro
[Am]
Verse 1
I'd never tell a man to ask my Daddy for my hand
[Am]I've got a thousand tales about the temper of that man
He'd shoot a man who came within a mile of my young frame
[Am]But I know that you will take the risk so I can take your name
Pre-Chorus
You've [Dm]got the ring, I've got the keys and sixty miles [Am]ahead
[E7]Iuka, Mississippi, where the two of us will [Am]wed
Chorus
[Dm]Take me down to Iuka, Mississippi
'Fore he [Am]knows the two of us have up and gone
[Dm]Take me down to Iuka, Mississippi
We can [B]run away and never come [E]home
Never come[Am] home
Verse 2
My daddy finally knocked a little sense right into me
[Am]So, I asked around until I found the Justice of the Peace
The bruises on my body can't be hidden anymore
[Am]So park your car upon the hill, I'm headed out the door
Pre-Chorus
Step [Dm]easy so my daddy doesn't hear us sneak [Am]away
[E7]Hang around, he'll shoot you down, that's why we just [Am]can't stay
Chorus
[Dm]Take me down to Iuka, Mississippi
'Fore he [Am]knows the two of us have up and gone
[Dm]Take me down to Iuka, Mississippi
We can [B]run away and never come [E]home
Bridge
[Dm]Follow close behind me, not much further now
[Am]Oh, it's just a shadow, I didn't hear a sound
[Dm]Ain't no way he heard us, ain't no way he'll come
[E]I hear someone breathing, hold my hand and run____
Instrumental
[Am]
Verse 3
Somewhere in the river there's a gun the devil owned
[Am]Somehow everybody knew that everything was wrong
A noose up in the maple tree, the old man's gonna pay
N.C.
Two headstones for two lovers who finally got away
Chorus
[Dm]Take me down to Iuka, Mississippi
'Fore he [Am]knows the two of us have up and gone
[Dm]Take me down to Iuka, Mississippi
We can [B]run away and never come [E]home
Chorus
[Dm]Take me down to Iuka, Mississippi
'Fore he [Am]knows the two of us have up and gone
[Dm]Take me down to Iuka, Mississippi
We can [B]run away and never come [E]home
Never come[Am] home
Never come home
[Am]Never come home
Outro
[Am]
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