Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo chords by
Grateful Dead 
Key: C major•
Intro 1
Am
Am
D
G
Verse 1
C
E
On the day that I was born
F
Am
Daddy sat down and cried
F
C
G
I had the mark just as plain as day
D
G
Which could not be denied
C
E
They say that Cain caught Abel
F
Am
Rolling loaded dice
F
C
G
Ace of spades behind his ear
F
E
And him not thinking twice
Chorus 1
Am
Half-step
G
Am
Mississippi Up town Toodleloo
F
C
G
Hello baby, I'm gone, goodbye
F
C
G
Half a cup of rock and rye
F
C
G
Farewell to you old southern sky
Am
E
I'm on my way, on my way
Solo 1
Am
E
A
D
F
Dm
B
E
Am
E
A
D
F
Am
D
G
Verse 2
C
E
If all you got to live for
F
Am
Is what you left behind
F
C
G
Get yourself a powder charge
D
G
And seal that silver mine
C
E
Lost my boots in transit babe
F
Am
Pile of smoking leather
F
C
G
Nailed a retread to my feet
F
E
And prayed for better weather
Chorus 2
Am
Half-step
G
Am
Mississippi Up town Toodleloo
F
C
G
Hello baby, I'm gone, goodbye
F
C
G
Half a cup of rock and rye
F
C
G
Farewell to you old southern sky
Am
E
I'm on my way, on my way
Solo 2
Am
E
A
D
F
Dm
B
E
Am
E
A
D
F
Am
D
G
Verse 3
C
E
They say that when your ship comes in
F
Am
The first man takes the sails
F
C
G
The second takes the after deck
D
G
The third the planks and rails
C
E
What's the point in calling shots?
F
Am
This cue ain't straight in line
F
C
G
Cue ball's made of Styrofoam
F
E
And no one's got the time
Chorus 3
Am
Half-step
G
Am
Mississippi Up town Toodleloo
F
C
G
Hello baby, I'm gone, goodbye
F
C
G
Half a cup of rock and rye
F
C
G
Farewell to you old southern sky
Am
E
I'm on my way, on my way
E
E
E
Solo 3
A
A
D
D
A
A
D
D
A
A
D
D
A
A
D
D
Outro 1
A
D
Across the Rio Grand-eo
A
D
Across the lazy river
A
D
Across the Rio Grand-eo
A
D
Across the lazy river
[Repeat and fade]
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