Mississippi Mud chords by The Platters

SimplifiedD · Bb · A · B · E …

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D
Bb
A
B
E
Ebdim
Em
F#m
G
Abdim
C
C#

Verse 1
D 
Bb 
D 
A 
D 
 (D major)  (B flat major)  (D major)  (A major) When the sun  (D major) goes down,
Bb 
the  (B flat major) tide goes out,
D 
The  (D major) people gather 'round
B 
and they all  (B major) begin to shout,
E 
A 
 (E major) "Hey! Hey!  (A major) Uncle Dud,
D 
It's a treat  (D major) to beat your feet
A 
on the  (A major) Mississippi Mud.
D 
It's a treat to beat  (D major) your feet on
the Mississippi Mud".

Verse 2
Bb 
What  (B flat major) a dance do they do!
D 
Ebdim 
B 
 (D major) Lordy, how  (E flatdim) I'm       (B major) tellin' you
Em 
F#m 
Em 
 (E minor) They don't need  (F sharp minor)  (E minor) no  band
F#m 
Em 
They keep time by  (F sharp minor) clappin' their hand  (E minor) 
G 
Abdim 
Just as  (G major) happy as a cow  (A flatdim) 
A 
D 
B 
chewin'  (A major)  (D major) on a  (B major) cud,
E 
When the  (E major) people beat their feet
A 
D 
 (A major) on the Missis (D major) sippi Mud.

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Verse 3
D 
G 
 (D major) Lordy, how they play  (G major) it!
D 
Em 
G 
Em 
 (D major) Goodness, how they sway  (E minor) it!  (G major)  (E minor) 
E 
A 
 (E major) Uncle Joe,  (A major) Uncle Jim,
D 
How they  (D major) pound the mire
E 
A 
with vigor  (E major) and vim!  (A major) 
D 
G 
Joy! that  (D major) music thrill (G major) s me!
D 
G 
Boy!  (D major) it nearly kill (G major) s  me!
Em 
E 
A 
What  (E minor)  (E major) a show  (A major) when they go!
D 
A 
Say! they  (D major) beat it up either  (A major) fast or slow.

Verse 4
D 
When the  (D major) sun goes down,
Bb 
the tide  (B flat major) goes out,
D 
The  (D major) people gather 'round
C 
B 
and  (C major) they all  (B major) begin to shout,
E 
A 
 (E major) "Hey! Hey!  (A major) Uncle Dud,
D 
It's a treat  (D major) to beat your feet on
A 
D 
the  (A major) Mississippi Mud.  (D major) 
Bb 
D 
B 
Em 
F#m 
Em 
F#m 
E 
Em 
G 
It's  (B flat major)  (D major)  (B major)  (E minor) a    (F sharp minor) treat  (E minor)  (F sharp minor) to  (E major)  (E minor)  (G major) 
E 
A 
B 
E 
A 
D 
 (E major)  (A major)  (B major)  (E major) beat your feet on the  (A major) Mississippi  (D major) Mud".

Interlude 1
D 
Bb 
D 
A 
C 
B 
 (D major)  (B flat major)  (D major)  (A major)  (C major)  (B major) 
Em 
B 
Em 
G 
Abdim 
A 
B 
E 
 (E minor)  (B major)  (E minor)  (G major)  (A flatdim)  (A major)  (B major)  (E major) 
A 
D 
G 
D 
G 
E 
A 
D 
 (A major)  (D major)  (G major)  (D major)  (G major)  (E major)  (A major)  (D major) 
E 
A 
D 
G 
D 
G 
E 
A 
D 
 (E major)  (A major)  (D major)  (G major)  (D major)  (G major)  (E major)  (A major)  (D major) 
A 
D 
Bb 
D 
C# 
B 
E 
A 
D 
 (A major)  (D major)  (B flat major)  (D major)  (C sharp major)  (B major)  (E major)  (A major)  (D major) 
A 
 (A major) 

Verse 5
D 
Bb 
 (D major) What a dance  (B flat major) do  they do!
D 
C# 
B 
 (D major) Lordy,  (C sharp major) how I'm  (B major) tellin' you
Em 
F#m 
Em 
 (E minor) They don't  (F sharp minor) need  no band  (E minor) 
F#m 
Em 
They keep time by clap (F sharp minor) pin' their hand.  (E minor) 
G 
Abdim 
Just as  (G major) happy as a  (A flatdim) cow
B 
chewin'  (B major) on a cud.
E 
When the  (E major) people beat their feet on
A 
the  (A major) Mississippi Mud.