Mississippi Half-step Uptown Toodeloo chords by Grateful Dead

Chords with lyrics

(Garcia,Hunter)


Intro

C majorC        E7E7
On the day when I was born
FF         A minorAm
Daddy sat down and cried.
FF           C majorC    G+G
I had the mark just as plain as day;
   D7D7       G7G7
Which could not be denied.
C majorC             E7E7
They say that Cain caught Abel
FF       A minorAm
Rollin' loaded dice;
FF        C majorC    G+G
Ace of Spades behind his ear
  FF         E7E7
And him not thinkin' twice.

A minorAm
Halfstep, Mississippi uptown toodeloo
FF        C majorC     G+G
Hello, baby, I'm gone, goodbye
FF       C majorC    G+G
Half a cup of Rock and Rye.
FF          C majorC    G+G
Farewell to you old Southern skies
  A minorAm    E7E7
I'm on my way, on my way.


A minorAm Am/maj7 Am7Am7  D9D9
FF  DmDm   B7B7  E7E7
A minorAm Am/maj7 Am7Am7  D9D9
FF  A minorAm   D7D7  G7G7

If all you got to live for
Is what you left behind,
Get yourself a powder charge
And seal that silver mine.
Lost my boots in transit, babe,
A augmentedA pile of smokin' leather.
I nailed a retread to my feet
And prayed for better weather.


They say that when your ship comes in,
The first man takes the sails;
The second takes the afterdeck,
The third the planks and rails
What's the point of callin' shots;
This cue ain't straight in line.
Cue ball's made of styrofoam
And no one's got the time.

 A augmentedA       D MajorD     A augmentedA       D MajorD
Across the Rio Grandeeo, Across the lazy river.

Unusual Chords


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Intro

     A minorAm Am/maj7 Am7Am7 D9D9   D7D7        G7G7
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------|
D-----5-6-7---6-6---5---3-4-------------------4--5----------|
A--7----------------------------4h5--4--5--7----------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|

E-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------|
D-----5--3--------------------------------------------------|
A--5---------------0--2--3----------------------------------|