Key: G major•
Verse 1
G
C
C#dim
A
G
Mississippi river I'm
C
Am
goin' down to New Orleans
Verse 2
crooked letter,
C
G
crooked letter, I
Crooked letter, crooked letter, I
C
C#dim
A
Humpback, hump back,
G
E
I Mississippi
A
D
Flowin' down to New Or leans
Bb
G
And it flows
Verse 3
right by my Tennessee home
C
G
Where history was made by steamboat Bill
C
A
C#dim
G
Em
M- E- M- P- H- I- S,
A
D
G
Memphis is the town I mean
Verse 4
C
Edim
Folks like mine are near- forgotten
Verse 5
crooked letter,
crooked letter, I
Crooked letter, crooked letter,
A
G
I
C
C#dim
G
Em
Humpback, hump back, I Mississippi
A
D
Gm
G
Gm
Flowin' down to New Or leans
C
F
C
F
G
Interlude 1
A
Dm
G
Baug
A
Faug
Bb
Bdim
Dm
D
G
C
F
Dm
Ddim
Dm
F
Bb
Bdim
F
Dm
D
G
C
F
Am
D
Am
Abdim
G
A
By the M, I,
Verse 6
C#dim
A
G
crooked letter, I
Crooked letter, crooked letter, I
C
C#dim
Humpback, hump back,
G
E
I Mississippi
Em
A
D
G
Flowin' down to New Orleans
Verse 7
A
Em
G
Watch it flow and ride along
Em
G
Where history was made by steamboat Bill
C
C#dim
G
E
M- E- M- P- H- I- S,
Em
A
Em
D
G
Memphis is the town I mean
Verse 8
C
Am
C
D
Folks like mine are near- forgotten
D
A
D
It is to be down in Memphis, Tennessee
Verse 9
G
crooked letter, I
C#dim
G
A
G
Crooked letter, crooked letter, I
C
C#dim
Em
E
Humpback, humpback, I Mississippi
A
Eb
A
Flowin', down to New Orleans
D
G
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TunerE A D G B E
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