I:
F F7 G
I'm growing tired of the big city lights
C F
Tired of the glamour and tired of the sights
A# D Gm
In all my dreams I am roaming once more
G C C7
Back to my home on that old river shore
CHORUS:
F F7 A# A#7
I am sad and weary far away from home
F C F
I miss the Mississippi and you dear
F F7 A# A#7
Mocking birds are singing 'round the cabin door
F C F
Miss the Mississippi and you
II:
A# F
I keep roaming the wide world over
E G G7
Always alone and blue, so blue
F F7 A# A#7
Nothing seems to cheer me under heaven's dome
F C F
Miss the Mississippi and you
CHORUS:
A# A# F F7
Memories are bringing, happy days of young
F C F
Miss the Mississippi and you, dear
F F7 A# A#7
Mocking birds are singing 'round the cabin door
F C F
Miss old Mississippi and you
III:
A# F
I keep roaming the wide world over
E G G7
Always alone and blue, so blue
A# A#7
Longing for my homeland
F F7
Muddy water shore
F C F
Miss the Mississippi and you
