My Mississippi

Capo: 1st Fret

Intro: C  Am  G  F (2x)

   C                    Am
I traded a '57 Chevy for my first guitar
   G                            F
Daddy said I was crazy, cuz that was a hell of a car
   C                            Am
When I played Love Me Tender, on that Fender
   G                                    F
And the music came pouring out of my hands and heart


   Am                         Em
He knew it was worth it, and so did I
   F                        G
Cuz sometimes some things don't have a price


  C                           Am
So I learned to play all my heroes songs
  G                                     F
And I finally got around to writing a few of my own
  C                     Am
The songs got better, I put a band together
  G                          F
And we played our first gig at a little club in McComb


  Am                            Em
When I walked on stage and opened my mouth
  F                        G
I started to sing and you came pouring out

  C       G/B      Am
Ooooh, Ooooooh Mississippi,
   F                          G
You know how hard it was for me to leave
  C       G/B      Am
Ooooh, Ooooooh Mississippi,
  F                  G
I miss you, I hope you miss me
  NC (2nd Chorus play C)
My Mississippi


C  Am  G  F


  C                                Am
So I packed my Delta dreams, and came to music city
  G                                      F
I brought a whole lot of me, a little Presley and some Twitty
  C                                Am
I came here to make it, but if I don't I can take it
  G                          F
Just as long as I have you with me


  Am                  Em
I know I'm gonna be strong enough
  F                      G
Cuz I've got your mud, in my blood


CHORUS

  Bb                    F
You know I have four first loves,
 C            G/B           Am                       G
That car, this guitar, and the girl that broke my heart, and


C       G/B        Am
You, Ooooooooh Mississippi
  F                            G
You know how hard it was for me to leave
C       G/B        Am
Ooooh, Ooooooh Mississippi,
  F                  G
I miss you, I hope you miss me

C  Am  G  F (fade out, ad lib)