Grateful Dead - Mississippi Half-step Uptown Toodeloo

mississippi half – step uptown toodeloo
( garcia , hunter )

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C E7
on the day when i was born
F Am
Daddy sat down and cried .
F C G
i had the mark just as plain as day;
D7 G7
which could not be denied .
C E7
they say that cain caught abel
F Am
rollin’ loaded dice;
F C G
ace of spades behind his ear
F E7
and him not thinkin’ twice .

Am
halfstep , mississippi uptown toodeloo
F C G
hello , baby , i’m gone , goodbye
F C G
half a cup of rock and rye .
F C G
farewell to you old southern skies
Am E7
i’m on my way , on my way .

Am Am/maj7 Am7 D9
F Dm B7 E7
Am Am/maj7 Am7 D9
F Am D7 G7

if all you got to live for
is what you left behind ,
get yourself a powder charge
and seal that silver mine .
lost my boots in transit , babe ,
a pile of smokin’ leather .
i nailed a retread to my feet
and prayed for better weather .

they say that when your ship comes in ,
the first man takes the sails;
the second takes the afterdeck ,
the third the planks and rails
what’s the point of callin’ shots;
this cue ain’t straight in line .
cue ball’s made of styrofoam
and no one’s got the time .

A D A D
across the rio grandeeo , across the lazy river .

unusual chords

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