Intro
F D Gm
I'm growing tired of the big city nights
C F
Tired of the glamour and tired of the sights
A# F D
In all my dreams I am roaming once more
G7 C
Back to my home on the old river shore
[Verse 1]
F A# A#m
I am sad and weary far away from home
F C F C
Miss the Mississippi and you dear
[Verse 2]
F A# A#m
Nights are dark and dreary, everywhere I roam
F C | F | F7 |
Miss the Mississippi and you
[Bridge]
A# F
Roaming this wide world over
G7 C
Always alone and blue, blue
[Verse 3]
F A# A#m
Nothing seems to cheer me under heaven's dome
F C F
Miss the Mississippi and you
[Solo]
| A# | % | F | % |
| F | C | F | % |
[Verse 4]
F A# A#m
Memories are bringing happy days of yore
F C F C
Missing Mississippi and you
[Verse 5]
F A# A#m
Mocking birds are singing around the cabin door
F C | F | F7 |
Missing Mississippi and you
[Bridge]
A# F
Rolling this wide world over
G7 C
Always alone and blue, so blue
[Verse 6]
F A# A#m
Longing for my homeland, muddy water shore
F C | F | C |
Miss the Mississippi and you
[Coda]
| F | % | A# | A#m |
| F | C6 C | F | A