Miss The Mississippi

Written by: Bill Halley
Outtake from the Bromberg Chicago Sessions (1992)
From: “The Bootleg Series Vol. 08: Tell Tale Signs.
       Rare and Unreleased 1989-2006” (2008)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

Instrumental

| A | F#7 | Bm | % |
| E | % | A | % |
| D | % | A G# G | F# |
| B7 | % | E | % |
| A | % | D | Dm |
| A | E | A | % |
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| A | E6 | A | % |

Intro

A           F#           Bm
I'm growing tired of the big city nights
E                        A
Tired of the glamour and tired of the sights
D                     A            F#
In all my dreams I am roaming once more
B7                     E
Back to my home on the old river shore

Verse 1

A                  D             Dm
I am sad and weary far away from home
A              E         A   E
Miss the Mississippi and you dear

Verse 2

A                           D            Dm
Nights are dark and dreary, everywhere I roam
A              E         | A | A7 |
Miss the Mississippi and you

Bridge

D                       A
Roaming this wide world over
B7               E
Always alone and blue, blue

Verse 3

A                         D              Dm
Nothing seems to cheer me under heaven's dome
A              E         A
Miss the Mississippi and you

Solo

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| A | E | A | % |

Verse 4

A                     D             Dm
Memories are bringing happy days of yore
A              E         A   E
Missing Mississippi and you

Verse 5

A                          D               Dm
Mocking birds are singing around the cabin door
A              E         | A | A7 |
Missing Mississippi and you

Bridge

D                       A
Rolling this wide world over
B7               E
Always alone and blue, so blue

Verse 6

A                        D           Dm
Longing for my homeland, muddy water shore
A              E        | A | E |
Miss the Mississippi and you

Coda

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| A | E6 E  | A | A