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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
C C7/G Dm Fm6
C G7 C G7
Refrain:
C C7 Dm F
I'm growing tired of the big city lights
F/G G B7 C
Tired of the glamour, tired of the sites
C E7 Dm
I'm always dreaming of roaming once more
D7 G G7
Back to my home on the old river shore
Verse 1:
C C7/G Dm Fm6
Days are dark and dreary everwhere I roam
C G C G7
How I long for Mississippi and you
C C7/G Dm Fm6
Nothing seems to cheer me under heaven's dome
C G7 C C7
How I miss the Mississippi and you
Chorus 1:
F C
Roaming the wide world over
Am G G7
Always alone and blue, so blue
C C7/G Dm Fm6
I am sad and weary, longing to go home
C G7 C
Yes, I miss the Mississippi and you
Instrumental:
C C7/G Dm Fm6
C G7 C G7
C C7/G Dm Fm6
C G7 C C7
F C
Am G G7
C C7/G Dm Fm6
C G7 C G7
Verse 2:
C C7/G Dm Fm6
Mockingbirds are singing 'round the cabin door
C G C G7
While I dream of Mississippi and you
C C7/G Dm Fm6
And my memories are bringing happy days of yore
C G7 C C7
I have spent in Mississippi with you
Chorus 2:
F C
Roaming the wide world over
Am G G7
Always alone and blue, so blue
C C7/G Dm Fm6
Longing for my homeland on that muddy watershore
C G7 C
Yes, I miss the Mississippi and you
G7 C
The Mississippi and you
Song History
Last Updated: September 10, 2025