Child Of The Mississippi chords and lyrics - OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW

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[Intro 1]
[A]

[Verse 1]
[A]Son of river man,
muddy wa[D]ter's all I've known
I was [A]born out on the banks,
Mama [B]died when I [Bm]was y[B]oung[Em][D]
Just [Em]be fo[A]re my daddy left,
he [D]hollered out at [B]me
"Son you're [A]a child[D]
[Em]of the M[A]ississippi"
My schoolin' was a steamboat,
and [D]I was educated well
On [A]a sternin' double wheeler,
where I [B]learned my rebel [E]yell
Then I [A]started roustaboutin' at
[D]the age of [Ebdim]thirteen
[B]Lord, I'm [A]a child [E]of the Missis[A]sippi

[Verse 2]
[A]
I was [Em]raised on the river,
muddy water gonna carry me [A]home
She's gonna [Em]rock me like a baby
rollin' in her sweet lov[A]in' arms
[D]Just a barefoot boy born in
[Ebdim]in Dixiel[B]and
[A]Brought up on the banks
to be a [F#]river man
Sweet [B]child [F#m]of the[E] Mississip[A]pi

[Verse 3]
[A]
I know every stretch of river,
I [D]know every railroad bridge
From up in [A]St. Paul Minnesota,
down south to [B]the Memphis pyram[E]id
Lord she's [A][?] and lonesome,
and [D]I've known since I was [B]a kid
I was [A]a child [E]of the Mis[A]sissippi

[Verse 4]
[A]
I was [Em]raised on the river,
muddy water gonna carry [A]me home
She's gonna [Em]rock me like a baby
rollin' in her sweet lov[A]in' arms
Just a [D]barefoot boy born
[Ebdim]in in Dix[B]ieland
[A]Brought up on the banks
to be a [F#]river man
Sweet [B]child [E]of the Mississippi

[Interlude 1]
[A][Em][A]
[Em][A][D][Ebdim][B]
[A][F#][B][D][E][A]

[Verse 5]
Well [G]I sure miss my mama,
and [A]I even miss ol' Pa
But [D]I love that muddy wa
[D#dim]ter most [B]of all
[E]

[Verse 6]
[A]
I [Em]was raised on the [G]river,
[Em]muddy water gonna [G]carry [A]me home
She's [Em]gonna rock me like a baby
rollin' in her sweet lovin' [A]arms
I [D]was a barefoot boy born in
[D#dim]in Dixiel[B]and
[A]Brought up on the banks
to be a [F#]river man
Sweet [B]child [E]of the Mis[A]sissippi
Sweet child of the Mississippi
Sweet child of the Mississippi

[Outro 1]
Sweet child of the Mississippi
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