Tuning: Standard
Capo: No Capo, but if you have trouble with the F chord then you can put a capo on
the 3rd fret and play the song in A instead of C.
Intro:
e | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
B | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
G | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
D | --------------------------------------0----0------------------------------ |
A | ----0--2--3----3--2--1--0----0--2--4-----------4--2--0--4--2-------0--2--3 |
E | -3------------------------------------------------------------3--3-------- |
Intro: C A7 D7 G C
C G7 C
(Yodel) The Mississippi River Blues
C C7 G
Oh you Mississippi River, with waters so deep and wide,
C G7 C
My thoughts of you keep rising, just like an evening tide.
F C
I'm just like a seagull that's left the sea,
G G7 C
Oh your muddy waters, they keep on callin' me
Bridge:
F
I'm gonna pack my grip and head that way,
C
You'll see me hangin' 'round again someday.
G
'Cos I know that's the only way to lose,
G7 C
The Mississippi River Blues.
C G7 C
(Yodel) The Mississippi River Blues.
C C7 G
I've often ridden on your bosom , from Memphis down to New Orleans,
C G7 C
Dreaming over muddy waters, flowing through familiar scenes.
F C
And when I hear the whistle of an old steam boat,
G G7 C
Down that Mississippi River, again I'm going to float.
Bridge:
F
I'm gonna pack my grip and head that way,
C
You'll see me hangin' 'round again someday.
G
'Cos I know that's the only way to lose,
G7 C
The Mississippi River Blues.
C G7 C
(Yodel) The Mississippi River Blues.
