Intro
B G# C#m
I'm growing tired of the big city nights
F# B
Tired of the glamour and tired of the sights
E B G#
In all my dreams I am roaming once more
C#7 F#
Back to my home on the old river shore
[Verse 1]
B E Em
I am sad and weary far away from home
B F# B F#
Miss the Mississippi and you dear
[Verse 2]
B E Em
Nights are dark and dreary, everywhere I roam
B F# | B | B7 |
Miss the Mississippi and you
[Bridge]
E B
Roaming this wide world over
C#7 F#
Always alone and blue, blue
[Verse 3]
B E Em
Nothing seems to cheer me under heaven's dome
B F# B
Miss the Mississippi and you
[Solo]
| E | % | B | % |
| B | F# | B | % |
[Verse 4]
B E Em
Memories are bringing happy days of yore
B F# B F#
Missing Mississippi and you
[Verse 5]
B E Em
Mocking birds are singing around the cabin door
B F# | B | B7 |
Missing Mississippi and you
[Bridge]
E B
Rolling this wide world over
C#7 F#
Always alone and blue, so blue
[Verse 6]
B E Em
Longing for my homeland, muddy water shore
B F# | B | F# |
Miss the Mississippi and you
[Coda]
| B | % | E | Em |
| B | F#6 F# | B | A