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Jimmie Rodgers Miss The Mississippi And You Capo-1 Bill Halley 1932 Ddim7 = XX0101
[Intro]
D D7 G Gm D Ddim7 A7 D
[Verse]
D B7 Em
I'm growing tired of the big cities lights
A7 Dbim7 D
Tired of the glamor and tired of the sights
G D B7 Em
In all my dreams I am roaming once more
E7 E7* A A7
Back to my home on the old river shore
[Verse]
D D7 G Gm D A7 D A7
I am sad and weary far away from home missing Mississippi and you dear
D D7 G Gm D A7 D D7
Days are dark and dreary everywhere I roam Missing Mississippi and you
G D D7 Bm E7 A A7
Roaming the wide world over, Always alone and blue, blue
D D7 G Gm D A7 D D7
Nothing seems to cheer me under heaven's dome. Missing Mississippi and you
YODEL:
G D
Yo de le-ee ou de le-ee de ou le-ee ou de le-ee
A7 D
Ou le-ee ou de le-ee ou de le-ee
[Verse]
D D7 G Gm D A7 D A7
Memories are bringing happy days of yore. Missing Mississippi and you
D D7 G Gm D A7 D D7
Mockingbirds are singing round the cabin door. Missing Mississippi and you
[Verse]
G D Bm E7 A A7
Roaming the wide world over, always alone and blue so blue
D D7 G Gm D A7 D
Longing for my homeland, muddy water shore. Miss the Mississippi and you
YODEL:
G D
Yo de le-ee ou de le-ee de ou le-ee ou de le-ee
A7 D
Mississippi and you