Tennessee Ernie Ford

Mister And Mississippi(Keyboard chords)

Tennessee Ernie Ford

Key: C

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C                     Am       F            G 
I can't recall my Mother, I don't remember Dad 
C                  Am       F          G 
Mister and Mississippi was all I ever had 
Am                   C           G           F 
Oh, I was born to wander, oh, I was born to roam 
C                      Am       G           C 
And Mister and Mississippi made me feel at home. 

Am C G F Oh, I was born to wander, oh, I was born to roam C Am G C And Mister and Mississippi made me feel at home.
C Am F G My cradle was the river, my school a river boat C Am F G My teacher was a gambler, the slickest one afloat Am C G F His teacher was a gambler, the slickest one afloat C Am G C He taught me not to gamble on a petticoat.
C Am F G Oh! Betty Mae, I love you, I love you Betty Mae C Am F G I love you like a barefoot boy, loves a summer day Am C G F The way a wand'ring gypsy, loves the changing scenes C Am G C Just like the restless river, loves old New Orleans. C Am F G I'd love a tiny village, a quite country town C Am F G A house, a little garden, with kiddies runnin' 'round Am C G F I'd be a faithful husband, I'd be a trusting friend C Am G C Until I heard that steamboat, comin' 'round the bend.
Chorus

Written by Irving Gordon

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