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  19 <h1 class="songtitle">Miss the Mississippi and You</h1>
  20
  21
  22 <p>Written by Bill Halley, first recorded by Jimmie Rodgers<br />
  23 Recorded by Bob Dylan, Early/Mid June 1992 (according to Olof
  24 Bj&ouml;rner)<br />
  25 Tabbed by Eyolf &Oslash;strem</p>
  26
  27 <p>See below for Jimmie Rodgers's version</p>
  28
  29 <p>Capo 3rd fret (sounding key Bb major)</p>
  30
  31 <hr />
  32
  33 <pre class="verse">
  34 G           E7             Am
  35 I'm growing tired of these big city nights
  36 D                        G                    *)  G             E
  37 Tired of the glamour and tired of the sights    |-------------|--------
  38 C                      G *)        E(7)         |-------------|--------
  39 In all my dreams, I am roving once more         |-4---3---2---|-1------
  40 A                      D                        |-5---4---3---|-2------
  41 Back to my home on the old river shore          |-------------|--------
  42                                                 |-------------|--------
  43 </pre>
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  45 <pre class="bridge">
  46 G
  47 I am sad and weary,
  48 C             Cm
  49 far away from home
  50 G               D        G    D
  51 Miss the Mississippi and you, dear.
  52 G
  53 Nights are dark and dreary
  54 C            Cm
  55 Everywhere I roam
  56 G               D        G
  57 Miss the Mississippi and you.
  58 </pre>
  59 <pre class="bridge2">
  60 C                       G
  61 Rolling this wide world over
  62 A                D
  63 Always alone and blue, blue
  64 G
  65 Nothing seems to cheer me
  66 C              Cm
  67 Under heaven's dome
  68 G               D        G
  69 Miss the Mississippi and you
  70
  71 C . . | . . . | G . . | . . . |
  72 G . . | D . . | G . . | . . . |
  73 </pre>
  74
  75 <pre class="bridge">
  76 Memories are bringing
  77 happy days of yore
  78 Missing Mississippi and you
  79 Mockingbirds are singing
  80 around the cabin door
  81 Miss the Mississippi and you
  82 </pre>
  83
  84 <pre class="bridge2">
  85 Rolling this wide world over
  86 Always alone and blue, so blue
  87 Longing for my homeland
  88 Muddy water shore
  89 Miss the Mississippi and you
  90
  91 G . . | . . . | C . . |Cm . . |
  92 G . . | D . . | G            ||
  93 </pre>
  94
  95 <hr />
  96
  97 <h2 class="songversion">Jimmie Rodgers's version</h2>
  98
  99 <p>Capo 3rd fret (sounding key Eb major)</p>
 100
 101 <p>[intro:]</p>
 102 <pre class="verse">
 103 C . . | C7 . . | F  .     .   | Fm6 . .
 104 C . . | G7 . . | C  F7/c  G/b | C
 105
 106 C           A    (Dm/a A)  Dm                 (Dm6 Dmmaj7)
 107 I'm growing tired of   the big city's lights
 108 Dm           G           C                     *)F     C   B
 109 Tired of the glamour and tired of the sights    -----|-------------|----------
 110 F      *)              A            Dm          -----|-------------|----------
 111 In all my dreams, I am roaming once more        -----|-------------|----------
 112 D7                     G                        -3---|-2---1---0---|-2--------
 113 Back to my home on the old river shore          -3---|-3---2---1---|-0--------
 114                                                 -----|-------------|----------
 115                                                  my dreams I   am    roaming . . .
 116 </pre>
 117
 118 <pre class="bridge">
 119 C/e          C7/e
 120 I am sad and weary,
 121 F             Fm6b                      **)  C    C6   C      G9       G7
 122 far away from home                         |----------------|--------------|
 123 C/e     (/eb)   G7/d     C    G7 **)       |----------------|--------------|
 124 Miss the Mississippi and you, dear.        |------2----0----|------2---0---|
 125 C/e               C7/e                     |----2-----------|----3---------|
 126 Days are dark and dreary                   |-3--------------|-5------------|
 127 F            Fm6                           |----------------|--------------|
 128 Everywhere I roam
 129 C       (/eb)   G7/d     C      C7
 130 Miss the Mississippi and you.
 131 </pre>
 132
 133 <pre class="bridge2">
 134 F                       C
 135 Rolling this wide world over
 136 Am      D7       G     G7
 137 Always alone and blue, blue
 138 C/e              C7/e
 139 Nothing seems to cheer me
 140 F              Fm6
 141 Under heaven's dome
 142 C/e     (/eb)   G7/d     C
 143 Miss the Mississippi and you
 144
 145 F . . | . . . | C . . | . . . |
 146 C . . | G . . | C . . | . . . |
 147 [yodeling interlude]
 148 </pre>
 149
 150 <pre class="bridge">
 151 Memories are bringing
 152 happy days of yore
 153 Miss the Mississippi and you
 154 Mockingbirds are singing
 155 'round the cabin door
 156 Miss the Mississippi and you
 157 </pre>
 158
 159 <pre class="bridge2">
 160 Rolling the wide world over
 161 Always alone and blue, so blue
 162 Longing for my homeland
 163 Muddy water shore
 164 Miss the Mississippi and you
 165
 166 F . . | . . . | C . . | . . . |
 167
 168        C    G7  C
 169 Mississippi and you
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