Mississippi River Blues
Jimmie RodgersVersion1
90
Chords in this song
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(Yodel) The Mississippi River Blues
Oh you Mississippi River, with waters so deep and wide,
My thoughts of you keep rising, just like an evening tide.
I'm just like a seagull that's left the sea,
Oh your muddy waters, they keep on callin' me
I'm gonna pack my grip and head that way,
You'll see me hangin' 'round again someday.
'Cos I know that's the only way to lose,
The Mississippi River Blues.
(Yodel) The Mississippi River Blues.
I've often ridden on your bosom, from Memphis down to New Orleans,
Dreaming over muddy waters, flowing through familiar scenes.
And when I hear the whistle of an old steam boat,
Down that Mississippi River, again I'm going to float.
I'm gonna pack my grip and head that way,
You'll see me hangin' 'round again someday.
'Cos I know that's the only way to lose,
The Mississippi River Blues.
(Yodel) The Mississippi River Blues.
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Readable chord sheet for Mississippi River Blues by Jimmie Rodgers
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--------| [C] [A7] [D7] [G] [C] (Yodel) The Mississ[C]ippi R[G7]iver Bl[C]ues Oh you M[C]ississippi River, with wa[C7]ters so deep and w[G]ide, My tho[C]ughts of you keep rising, j[G7]ust like an evening t[C]ide. I[F]'m just like a seagull that's left the s[C]ea, Oh your m[G]uddy waters, they k[G7]eep on callin' [C]me I'm gonna p[F]ack my grip and head that way, You'll see me ha[C]ngin' 'round again someday. 'Cos I know th[G]at's the only way to lose, The M[G7]ississippi River Bl[C]ues. (Yodel) The Mississ[C]ippi R[G7]iver Bl[C]ues. I've often r[C]idden on your bosom, from Me[C7]mphis down to New Orl[G]eans, Dreaming o[C]ver muddy waters, flo[G7]wing through familiar sc[C]enes. And when I h[F]ear the whistle of an old steam b[C]oat, Down that M[G]ississippi River, ag[G7]ain I'm going to fl[C]oat. I'm gonna p[F]ack my grip and head that way, You'll see me ha[C]ngin' 'round again someday. 'Cos I know th[G]at's the only way to lose, The M[G7]ississippi River Bl[C]ues. (Yodel) The Mississ[C]ippi R[G7]iver Bl[C]ues.