Still a work in progress, but overall it will work Intro: e I-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|I B I-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|I G I-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|I D I-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|I A I-11-11/9/7-7-11--11/9/7-7-11-11/12-12-11/9/7/6-9-7/6-9-7/6-9-9/11-11/9/7h----------|I E I----------------------------------------------------------------------------8/9-7--|I E B A# A Dbm Ab C# e I-0--7--6--5-----4--4-----9-----------------------|I B I-0--7--6--5-----5--4-----9-----------------------|I G I-1--8--7--6-----6--5-----10----------------------|I D I-2--9--8--7-----6--6-----11----------------------|I A I-2--9--8--7-----4--6-----11----------------------|I E I-0--7--6--5-----4--4-----9-----------------------|I E Wasting away on the mighty Mississippi E B Hoping god forgives me for my sins B Well starlight stained steamboats, B A#/A and a rich man clears his throat A E Took a sip of whiskey from his glass E The piano plays softly and his daughter screamed, "get off me" E B His wife she died a few years back B He drinks and drinks for days B A#/A but the memories they stay A E And the tears they flow like alcohol E Well his daughter she loves me, E said she's always thinkin of me E B That's why I stand here on this boat today B A#/A I watched a rich man clear his throat, But what that rich man doesn't know A E is that I'll take his life away E Please forgive me god, For the things I've done E I could hide my problems, E B I could run B A#/A But it was I who held the gun, and I am the setting sun A E And I promise I will never, ever run Solo: Dbm, E, Ab,A, E, Ab, A, B B Dbm Ab B Ab A I said, "take me down where the lovers died." B Where those steamboats don't go, C# Ab E and that Mississippi flows all night E B Ab E Wastin' away where the lovers died E Wastin away on the mighty Mississippi E B Hoping god forgives me for my sins B Well It was I who held the gun B A#/A and I am the setting sun A E And I promise I will never, ever run