G Well the Mississippi flows through the southland C Em Am In many a song and rhyme C G And I guess I’d do well ta’ visit the delta C D7 Someday if I get the time. G But in the land of sky blue waters C Em Am She loved me then she turned me loose C G D G D7 With the other end of the Mississippi River blues G They got the blues down in Louisiana C Em Am they sing them up in Memphis town C where the muddy water flows G and everybody knows C D7 Its the cradle of that mournful sound G ah, but somewhere up near Lake Itasca C Em Am where the mighty river starts to move C G D G D7 I got the other end of the Mississippi River blues D7 They got the honeysuckle vines Gmaj7 I got the lonesome pines D7 They got banjos on the levee Gmaj7 I got a heart that’s cold and heavy C Em Am Yeah it all ends up in New Orleans C D7 But this is where it all begins G You can travel the wide world over C Em Am anywhere you care to roam C G But if you ever go ta’ Northern Minnesota C D7 Better leave your heart at home G ‘cause she’ll love then she’ll leave you crying C Em Am and brother you’ll be introduced C G D G D7 to the other end of the Mississippi River blues D7 They got Magnolia Trees, Gmaj7 Sweet southern breeze D7 I got ice and snow, Gmaj7 Twenty-six below C Em Am but it all ends up in New Orleans C D7 (Hold and pause) But this is where it all begins G You can travel the wide world over C Em Am anywhere you’d care to roam C G But if you ever go ta’ Northern Minnesota C D7 Better leave your heart at home G ‘cause she’ll love then she’ll leave you crying C Em Am with a feeling that you can’t shake loose C G D G G Its the other end of the Mississippi River blues C G D G Gmaj7 Its the other end of the Mississippi River blues