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  13 <h1 class="songtitle">Miss the Mississippi and You</h1>
  14
  15
  16 <p>Written by Bill Halley, first recorded by Jimmie Rodgers<br />
  17 Recorded by Bob Dylan, Early/Mid June 1992 (according to Olof
  18 Bj&ouml;rner)<br />
  19 Tabbed by Eyolf &Oslash;strem</p>
  20
  21 <p>See below for Jimmie Rodgers's version</p>
  22
  23 <p>Capo 3rd fret (sounding key Bb major)</p>
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  25 <hr />
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  27 <pre class="verse">
  28 G           E7             Am
  29 I'm growing tired of these big city nights
  30 D                        G                    *)  G             E
  31 Tired of the glamour and tired of the sights    |-------------|--------
  32 C                      G *)        E(7)         |-------------|--------
  33 In all my dreams, I am roving once more         |-4---3---2---|-1------
  34 A                      D                        |-5---4---3---|-2------
  35 Back to my home on the old river shore          |-------------|--------
  36                                                 |-------------|--------
  37 </pre>
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  39 <pre class="bridge">
  40 G
  41 I am sad and weary,
  42 C             Cm
  43 far away from home
  44 G               D        G    D
  45 Miss the Mississippi and you, dear.
  46 G
  47 Nights are dark and dreary
  48 C            Cm
  49 Everywhere I roam
  50 G               D        G
  51 Miss the Mississippi and you.
  52 </pre>
  53 <pre class="bridge2">
  54 C                       G
  55 Rolling this wide world over
  56 A                D
  57 Always alone and blue, blue
  58 G
  59 Nothing seems to cheer me
  60 C              Cm
  61 Under heaven's dome
  62 G               D        G
  63 Miss the Mississippi and you
  64
  65 C . . | . . . | G . . | . . . |
  66 G . . | D . . | G . . | . . . |
  67 </pre>
  68
  69 <pre class="bridge">
  70 Memories are bringing
  71 happy days of yore
  72 Missing Mississippi and you
  73 Mockingbirds are singing
  74 around the cabin door
  75 Miss the Mississippi and you
  76 </pre>
  77
  78 <pre class="bridge2">
  79 Rolling this wide world over
  80 Always alone and blue, so blue
  81 Longing for my homeland
  82 Muddy water shore
  83 Miss the Mississippi and you
  84
  85 G . . | . . . | C . . |Cm . . |
  86 G . . | D . . | G            ||
  87 </pre>
  88
  89 <hr />
  90
  91 <h2 class="songversion">Jimmie Rodgers's version</h2>
  92
  93 <p>Capo 3rd fret (sounding key Eb major)</p>
  94
  95 <p>[intro:]</p>
  96 <pre class="verse">
  97 C . . | C7 . . | F  .     .   | Fm6 . .
  98 C . . | G7 . . | C  F7/c  G/b | C
  99
 100 C           A    (Dm/a A)  Dm                 (Dm6 Dmmaj7)
 101 I'm growing tired of   the big city's lights
 102 Dm           G           C                     *)F     C   B
 103 Tired of the glamour and tired of the sights    -----|-------------|----------
 104 F      *)              A            Dm          -----|-------------|----------
 105 In all my dreams, I am roaming once more        -----|-------------|----------
 106 D7                     G                        -3---|-2---1---0---|-2--------
 107 Back to my home on the old river shore          -3---|-3---2---1---|-0--------
 108                                                 -----|-------------|----------
 109                                                  my dreams I   am    roaming . . .
 110 </pre>
 111
 112 <pre class="bridge">
 113 C/e          C7/e
 114 I am sad and weary,
 115 F             Fm6b                      **)  C    C6   C      G9       G7
 116 far away from home                         |----------------|--------------|
 117 C/e     (/eb)   G7/d     C    G7 **)       |----------------|--------------|
 118 Miss the Mississippi and you, dear.        |------2----0----|------2---0---|
 119 C/e               C7/e                     |----2-----------|----3---------|
 120 Days are dark and dreary                   |-3--------------|-5------------|
 121 F            Fm6                           |----------------|--------------|
 122 Everywhere I roam
 123 C       (/eb)   G7/d     C      C7
 124 Miss the Mississippi and you.
 125 </pre>
 126
 127 <pre class="bridge2">
 128 F                       C
 129 Rolling this wide world over
 130 Am      D7       G     G7
 131 Always alone and blue, blue
 132 C/e              C7/e
 133 Nothing seems to cheer me
 134 F              Fm6
 135 Under heaven's dome
 136 C/e     (/eb)   G7/d     C
 137 Miss the Mississippi and you
 138
 139 F . . | . . . | C . . | . . . |
 140 C . . | G . . | C . . | . . . |
 141 [yodeling interlude]
 142 </pre>
 143
 144 <pre class="bridge">
 145 Memories are bringing
 146 happy days of yore
 147 Miss the Mississippi and you
 148 Mockingbirds are singing
 149 'round the cabin door
 150 Miss the Mississippi and you
 151 </pre>
 152
 153 <pre class="bridge2">
 154 Rolling the wide world over
 155 Always alone and blue, so blue
 156 Longing for my homeland
 157 Muddy water shore
 158 Miss the Mississippi and you
 159
 160 F . . | . . . | C . . | . . . |
 161
 162        C    G7  C
 163 Mississippi and you
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