[Instrumental]
A F#7 Bm
E A

D A G# G F#
B7 E

A D Dm
A E A

A D Dm
A E6 A

[Intro]
A F# Bm
I’m growing tired of the big city nights
E A
Tired of the glamour and tired of the sights
D A F#
In all my dreams I am roaming once more
B7 E
Back to my home on the old river shore

[Verse 1]
A D Dm
I am sad and weary far away from home
A E A E
Miss the Mississippi and you dear

[Verse 2]
A D Dm
Nights are dark and dreary, everywhere I roam
A E A A7
Miss the Mississippi and you

[Bridge]
D A
Roaming this wide world over
B7 E
Always alone and blue, blue

[Verse 3]
A D Dm
Nothing seems to cheer me under heaven’s dome
A E A
Miss the Mississippi and you

[Solo]
D A
A E A

[Verse 4]
A D Dm
Memories are bringing happy days of yore
A E A E
Missing Mississippi and you

[Verse 5]
A D Dm
Mocking birds are singing around the cabin door
A E A A7
Missing Mississippi and you

[Bridge]
D A
Rolling this wide world over
B7 E
Always alone and blue, so blue

[Verse 6]
A D Dm
Longing for my homeland, muddy water shore
A E A E
Miss the Mississippi and you

[Coda]
A D Dm
A E6 E A A