Roll On Sweet Mississippi Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]Roll on sweet Missis[D]sippi
deep and [C]wide

[Interlude 1]
[C][G]

[Verse 2]
You're a [G]river, more than wa[Em]ter
And your wa[D]ters, more than [G]gold
Your ripples are all stor[Em]ies
Which your [C]many sons
have [D]told
[G]Your sound is made of drum [Em]beats
For which [C]many half- heartened [G]died
Your water's made of [D]teardrops
Which your [C]southern people cried
[G]

[Verse 3]
So, roll on sweet Mississippi
Wash the [C]faces of your [G]sons
And bathe them in that
golden delta [D]sun
[A]Delta [D]Sun
Yes! And [G]fill them with your spirit
For which [C]dixie heroes [G]die
Roll on sweet Missis[D]sippi
deep and [C]wide

[Interlude 2]
[C][G]

[Verse 4]
You have [G]watched
the women's [Em]faces
As their [D]men went off to [G]die
For their heartland and their coun[Em]try
[C]Never asking [D]why
You have [G]heard the others [Em]laughing
At your [C]gentle southern [G]way
Still you keep right on [D]rolling
Never [C]caring what they say
[G]

[Verse 5]
So roll on sweet Mississippi
Wash the [C]faces of your son[G]s
Bathe them in that Golden Delta [D]Sun
[A]Delta [D]Sun

[Verse 6]
Yes! And [G]fill them with your spirit
For which [C]dixie heroes [G]die
Roll on sweet Missis[D]sippi
deep an[C]d wide

[Interlude 3]
[C][G][Ab]

[Verse 7]
You have [Ab]cloaking fed your [Fm]people
In their [Eb]bodies and their [Ab]minds
And the warmth of your reflec[Fm]tions
Has [Db]raised them to be [Eb]kind
You're a [Ab]river, more than [Fm]water
Lord! your [Db]waters, more than [Ab]gold
Oh! You're a mother to
[Eb]the southland
You're a [Db]wonder to be [Ab]hold

[Verse 8]
So roll [Ab]on sweet Mississippi
Wash the [Db]faces of your [Ab]son s
Bathe them in that Golden
Delta [Eb]Sun[Bb]

[Verse 9]
Delta Sun
[Eb]Yes! And fill them[Ab] with your spirit
For which [Db]dixie heroes [Ab]die
Roll on sweet Missis[Eb]sippi deep an[Db]d

[Outro 1]
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