Mississippi Blues

<br>[C]Oh you Mississippi River, with [F]waters so deep and [C]wide<br>My [G7]thoughts of you keep risin`, just like an evening [C]tide [C7]<br>I`m [F]just like a seagull that`s left the [C]sea<br>Oh your [G7]muddy waters keep on callin` [C]me [C7]<br><br>CHORUS;<br>I`m gonna [F]pack my grip and head that way<br>You`ll see me [C]hanging `round again some day<br>`Cause I know [G7]that`s the only way to lose<br>The Mississippi River [C] blues<br><br>I`ve often ridden on your bosom [C7]<br>From [F]Memphis down to New Or[C]leans<br>Floating [G7]over muddy waters, drifting through familiar [C]scenes [C7]<br>And when I [F]hear that whistle of an old steam [C]boat<br>Down that [G7]Mississippi River again I`m a-going to [C]float [C7]<br><br>Repeat Chorus.<br><br>for last line, substitute: That [C]mean old Mississippi [G7]River [C]Blues