Capo 1st fret

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Intro

 I traded a '57 Chevy for my first guitar

 Daddy said I was crazy, cuz that was a hell of a car

 When I played Love Me Tender, on that Fender

 And the music came pouring out of my hands and heart

 He knew it was worth it, and so did I

 Cuz sometimes some things don't have a price

 So I learned to play all my heroes songs

 And I finally got around to writing a few of my own

 The songs got better, I put a band together

 And we played our first gig at a little club in McComb

 When I walked on stage and opened my mouth

 I started to sing and you came pouring out

 Ooooh, Ooooooh Mississippi,

 You know how hard it was for me to leave

 Ooooh, Ooooooh Mississippi,

 I miss you, I hope you miss me

  (2nd Chorus play C)

My Mississippi

 So I packed my Delta dreams, and came to music city

 I brought a whole lot of me, a little Presley and some Twitty

 I came here to make it, but if I don't I can take it

 Just as long as I have you with me

 I know I'm gonna be strong enough

 Cuz I've got your mud, in my blood

 Ooooh, Ooooooh Mississippi,

 You know how hard it was for me to leave

 Ooooh, Ooooooh Mississippi,

 I miss you, I hope you miss me

 My Mississippi

 You know I have four first loves,

 That car, this guitar, and the girl that broke my heart, and

You, Ooooooooh Mississippi

 You know how hard it was for me to leave

Ooooh, Ooooooh Mississippi,

 I miss you, I hope you miss me