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