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