Key: G major•
Verse 1
C
A
C#dim
A
Em
A
G
M
-I -S -S -I -S -S -I -P -E -R
Em
G
By the M -I crooked letter crooked letter
G
Em
G
C
C#dim
I. Humpback humpback I
G
Em
A
Mississippi flowing down to New Orleans,
D
New Orleans.
G
Em
It flows right by my Tennessee home,
Em
G
by steamboat men.
C
C#dim
G
Em
M -E -M -P -H -I -S,
A
G
Memphis is the town I mean.
Way down yonder in the land of cotton,
C
C#dim
folks like mine are never gotten.
Em
G
Bm
B
Em
What a wonderful thrill, just to be
A
D
down in Memphis, Tennessee.
G
D
Em
Seen by the ear of my crooked letter,
G
Em
G
crooked let ter eye
C
C#dim
Humpback, humpback,
G
Em
I'm Mississippi
A
D
G
Blowin' down to New Orleans
Interlude 1
G
Em
G
C
C#dim
G
Em
A
D
G
C
G
Em
G
Bm
C
C#dim
D
G
Em
A
D
G
C
G
By the M -I
Verse 2
I.
C
C#dim
G
Humpback, humpback guy,
Em
A
Mississippi flowin' down to New Orleans.
D
G
Well it flows right by,
Em
G
Em
by Tennessee home,
G
C
A
C#dim
G
Em
M -E -M -P -H -I -S,
A
D
G
Memphis is the town I mean
Way down yonder in the land of cotton
C
C#dim
Folks like mine are never gotten
G
B
Em
What a wonderful thrill just to be
A
D
A
G
Down in Memphis, Tennessee by the hill
I
G
Em
Crooked letter, crooked let ter
G
I
D
C
A
C#dim
G
Up back, up back, I
A
D
Blowin' down to New Orleans
G
Em
Down the river,
A
D
blowin' down to New Orleans
G
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