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Key: A#b Intro: C# G# D# G# Verse 1: G# C# G# Way up on the Erie they like their chops so fat C# G# D# I've seen the League of Women lick their fingers like a cat G# C# G# While out in California they like their soya beans C# G# D# G# I pretty much eat anything from soup to turnip greens Verse 2: G# Cm I try to treat my neighbors like I like them to treat me C# G# D# Even when they got that dog and cut down that tree G# C# G# I hate that barking dog I miss that old oak everyday C# Cm A#m G# But I don't expect everyone to see the world my way
Verse 3: G# Cm Now the truth is hard to swallow it's hard to take C# G# D# But I do beliеve we've brokеn what we never knew could break Fm C# G# I'm just so disappointed in me and you C# Cm A#m G# But we can't even argue so what else can we do Chorus: G# So fill 'em up once again boys Cm Fill 'em up and over the brim boys C# G# D# There's whiskey but the water's done run dry Fm So we're drinking to the end C# G# Of a long long friend C# D# Fm And the day the mighty Mississippi died Interlude: C# D# G# Cm C# G# D# Fm C# G# C# D# Fm Verse 4: G# Cm Now the other day I saw a living picture torn from Hell C# G# D# Taken down in Kensington a place you all know well Fm C# G# I saw demons laughing, breaking people just for play C# Cm A#m G# I cried at the table then I put my tears away Verse 5: G# Cm I dug my hands deep into the black Mother Earth C# G# D# Tried to raise my spirits up for what it's worth Fm C# G# You laughed and said "Aw honey, now what did you expect " C# Cm A#m G# Not these tears and nightmare years where madness goes unchecked Chorus: G# Oh fill 'em up once again boys Cm Fill 'em up and over the brim boys C# G# D# There's whiskey but the water's done run dry Fm So we're drinking to the end C# G# Of a long long friend C# D# Fm And the day the mighty Mississippi died C# D# G# And the day the mighty Mississippi died Verse 6: G# C# G# My pony he did stumble and sent me to the sky C# G# D# When the jury brought the verdict it was the blue-tail fly Fm C# G# I'm thinking that this melody has lasted long enough C# Cm A#m G# The subject's entertaining but the rhymes are pretty rough Out-Chorus: G# So fill 'em up once again boys Cm Fill 'em up and over the brim boys C# G# D# There's whiskey but the water's done run dry Fm So we're drinking to the end C# G# Of a long long friend C# D# G# And the day the mighty Mississippi died
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Difficulty: Beginner 👶
Chords: A#b, C#, G#, D#, Cm, A#m, Fm