Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][Am]
[D][G]

[Verse 1]
[C]On the day that I w[E]as born
[F]Daddy sat down and [Am]cried
[F]I had the mark just as [C]plain as day[G]
[D]Which could not be de[G]nied
[C]They say that Cain caught Abe[E]l
[F]Rolling loaded dic[Am]e
[F]Ace of spades behin[C]d his ear[G]
And [F]him not thinking [E]twice

[Chorus 1]
[Am]Half-step
Mississippi [G]Up [Am]town Toodleloo
[F]Hello baby, I'm [C]gone, good[G]bye
[F]Half a cup of roc[C]k and rye[G]
[F]Farewell to you old sou[C]thern sky[G]
I'm [Am]on my wa[E]y, on my way

[Solo 1]
[Am][E][A][D]
[F][Dm][B][E]
[Am][E][A][D]
[F][Am][D][G]

[Verse 2]
[C]If all you got to liv[E]e for
[F]Is what you left behin[Am]d
[F]Get yourself a pow[C]der cha[G]rge
And [D]seal that silver [G]mine
[C]Lost my boots in tra[E]nsit babe
[F]Pile of smoking [Am]leather
[F]Nailed a retread to [C]my fee[G]t
And [F]prayed for better [E]weather

[Chorus 2]
[Am]Half-step
Mississippi [G]Up [Am]town Toodleloo
[F]Hello baby, I'm [C]gone, good[G]bye
[F]Half a cup of roc[C]k and rye[G]
[F]Farewell to you old sou[C]thern sky[G]
I'm [Am]on my wa[E]y, on my way

[Solo 2]
[Am][E][A][D]
[F][Dm][B][E]
[Am][E][A][D]
[F][Am][D][G]

[Verse 3]
[C]They say that when your shi[E]p comes in
The [F]first man takes the [Am]sails
[F]The second takes the aft[C]er dec[G]k
The [D]third the planks and [G]rails
[C]What's the point in cal[E]ling shots?
This [F]cue ain't straight in [Am]line
[F]Cue ball's made of Sty[C]rofoa[G]m
And [F]no one's got the [E]time

[Chorus 3]
[Am]Half-step
Mississippi [G]Up [Am]town Toodleloo
[F]Hello baby, I'm [C]gone, good[G]bye
[F]Half a cup of roc[C]k and rye[G]
[F]Farewell to you old sou[C]thern sky[G]
I'm [Am]on my wa[E]y, on my way
[E][E][E]

[Solo 3]
[A][A][D][D]
[A][A][D][D]
[A][A][D][D]
[A][A][D][D]

[Outro 1]
A[A]cross the Rio [D]Grand-eo
A[A]cross the lazy [D]river
A[A]cross the Rio [D]Grand-eo
A[A]cross the lazy [D]river
[Repeat and fade]