verse 1 January came and took my heart away Feb-ru-a-ry felt the same March, my hugs became hold ons April, I huffed like porridge on the boil Morning May, I'm downwind from your shampoo Ichi, ni, san, go, roku, nana, hachi, kyuu, jyuu June, I learned to count to ten in Japanese Dry July, like wiping skin from my skull Instead, I visited family They told me I'm special Hmm verse 2 Augustus came and stabilised me with my father's pain Relieving drug, diazepam Life floats away October, I swam back for my birthday Firework display in a cafeteria of my old school Happ-i-er my cold, black sleep in my cold, deep bed December, you sang at my funeral B-section If it's depths to your rivers, I've picked one for you Oh, greedy with Ss but equalled by Is If it's stones for your pockets, I've collected a few To hold you down To hold you down Mississippi, come back to me Oh, Mississippi, your cold, black sleep Oh, Mississippi Oh, oh, oh Break <u>D/A</u> <u>Bm</u> <u>D</u> <u>A</u> <u>D/A</u> <u>Bm</u> <u>D</u> <u>A</u> Mississippi, come back to me Come, Mississippi, from your cold, black sleep Oh, Mississippi Hmm Hmm