Capo: 1st Fret
 
Intro: C  Am  G  F (2x) 
 
   C (x32010@1)	Am (x02210@1)I traded a '57 Chevy for my first guitar 
   G (320003@1)		F (133211@1)Daddy said I was crazy, cuz that was a hell of a car 
   C (x32010@1)		Am (x02210@1)When I played Love Me Tender, on that Fender 
   G (320003@1)			F (133211@1)And the music came pouring out of my hands and heart 
 
 
   Am (x02210@1)	      Em (022000@1)He knew it was worth it, and so did I 
   F (133211@1)	    G (320003@1)Cuz sometimes some things don't have a price 
 
 
  C (x32010@1)	      Am (x02210@1)So I learned to play all my heroes songs 
  G (320003@1)			F (133211@1)And I finally got around to writing a few of my own 
  C (x32010@1)	Am (x02210@1)The songs got better, I put a band together 
  G (320003@1)	     F (133211@1)And we played our first gig at a little club in McComb 
 
 
  Am (x02210@1)		Em (022000@1)When I walked on stage and opened my mouth 
  F (133211@1)	   G (320003@1)I started to sing and you came pouring out 


  C (x32010@1) G/B (143121@7)  Am (x02210@1)Ooooh, Ooooooh Mississippi,  
   F (133211@1)	      G (320003@1)You know how hard it was for me to leave 
  C (x32010@1)     G/B (143121@7)  Am (x02210@1)Ooooh, Ooooooh Mississippi,  
  F (133211@1)     G (320003@1)I miss you, I hope you miss me 
  NC (2nd Chorus play C) 
My Mississippi
 
 
C (x32010@1)Am (x02210@1)G (320003@1)F (133211@1) 
 
  C (x32010@1)		   Am (x02210@1)So I packed my Delta dreams, and came to music city 
  G (320003@1)		         F (133211@1)I brought a whole lot of me, a little Presley and some Twitty 
  C (x32010@1)		   Am (x02210@1)I came here to make it, but if I don't I can take it 
  G (320003@1)	     F (133211@1)Just as long as I have you with me 
 
 
  Am (x02210@1) 	      Em (022000@1)I know I'm gonna be strong enough 
  F (133211@1)	 G (320003@1)Cuz I've got your mud, in my blood 
 
 

  C (x32010@1) G/B (143121@7)  Am (x02210@1)Ooooh, Ooooooh Mississippi,  
   F (133211@1)	      G (320003@1)You know how hard it was for me to leave 
  C (x32010@1)     G/B (143121@7)  Am (x02210@1)Ooooh, Ooooooh Mississippi,  
  F (133211@1)     G (320003@1)I miss you, I hope you miss me 
  CMy (x32010@1)Mississippi
 
  Bb (x1333x@1)	F (133211@1)
You know I have four first loves, 
 C (x32010@1)          G/B (143121@7)   Am (x02210@1)	     G (320003@1)That car, this guitar, and the girl that broke my heart, and 
 
 
CG/B	   Am (x02210@1)You, Ooooooooh Mississippi 
  F (133211@1)	       G (320003@1)You know how hard it was for me to leave 
CG/B	   Am (x02210@1)Ooooh, Ooooooh Mississippi,  
  F (133211@1)     G (320003@1)I miss you, I hope you miss me 
 
C  Am  G  F (fade out, ad lib)