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<h6>Mighty Mississippi</h6>
Mighty Mississippi – Key of E – (by Art Carter)    Style: Country-Rock Tempo: 94 BPM, 4/4<br />
(Intro) (Em   Em   A   B) <br />
(Verse 1)  Em          G Mighty Mississippi… great river that you are...    A           B Upon your winding waters... hopes and dreams befall…   Em              G                               A       America... land of the free… they've come from everywhere…       Em                                    B                         Em                 Em   Em The promise of a new life… a pound of gold to spare…<br />
(Verse 2) Em                                     G (Mighty Mississippi…) Mighty Mississippi… two thousand miles you roam...          A                                               B From St. Paul to New Orleans.... and Memphis you call home...       Em             G                    A     (The Gateway... to the West...)                      The Gateway... to the West… upon your banks derive…       Em                                 B                          Em              Em   Em (The promise of a nation…) The promise of a nation… a twinkling in their eye…<br />
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(Chorus 1) G                A            Em              Em (How many stories untold?… ) How many stories untold?…          G                  A            B           B (Have your mighty waters behold?..) Have your mighty waters behold?.. Em              G               A            A Indians and Settlers do ride… Em                             G                      B               B (Steam Boat stretched out against the sky..) Steam Boat stretched out against the sky.. (Music Break)   | Em . G . | A . . . | Em . G . | C7 . . . | Em . G . | A . . . | Em . G . | B . . . | (Chorus 2) <br />
G                A          Em            Em (How many stories untold?… ) How many stories untold?…          G                  A           B            B (Have your mighty waters behold?..) Have your mighty waters behold?.. Em                 G                    A          A North and the South have collide… Em                 G                  B        B (Cannon flash lights up the sky...) Cannon flash lights up the sky...<br />
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(Verse 3) Em                                        G (Mighty Mississippi…) Mighty Mississippi… speak to my heart tonight... A                                       B Whisper to me softly.... secrets you've held inside...   Em                 G                  A        (America... land of the free..)                            America... land of the free… they've come from everywhere…       Em                                    B                         Em              Em   Em (The promise of a new life…) The promise of a new life… a pound of gold to spare…<br />
(Outro)<br />
A                    B                                  Em       Em    A      B    Em (They've.. come.. from.. every..)                       (where…) They've.. come.. from.. every.. (Slight pause)    where…<br />
END Art Carter - Texture Copyright 2017, Art Carter All Rights Reserved / Art Carter Music / ASCAP
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