Mississippi River

A F#m D Bm A F#m D Bm A F#m State Road 92 D Bm Eastbound out of town A F#m Shell Rock, Iowa D Bm Had no chance to keep you around A F#m I hear it being said in town D Bm How a great rain's gonna come A F#m Now that you've gone away D Bm E Your smile was the sun D E But the Mississippi River A A/G# F#m E Could never be too swelled with rain D E Even if it jumped the banks A A/G# F#m E To flood the whole great plain D E I'd just build a boat A A/G# F#m And make it big enough for two D E Then I'd sail myself A F#m D Bm Right home to you A F#m State Road 92 D Also goes westbound Bm Right back to town A F#m You've got the rain at your back D Bm E So you won't stick around D E But the Mississippi River A A/G# F#m E Could never be too swelled with rain D E Even if it jumped the banks A A/G# F#m E To flood the whole great plain D E I'd just build a boat A A/G# F#m And make it big enough for two D E Then I'd sail myself A Right home to you F#m D Bm Home to you C And when the rain begins to fall D We can only watch the flood tides rise C And when the light begins to shine D We can finally find our way back home E We'll shield our eyes D E But the Mississippi River A A/G# F#m E Could never be too swelled with rain D E Even if it jumped the banks A A/G# F#m E To flood the whole great plain D E I'd just build one boat A A/G# F#m And make it big enough for two D E Then I'd sail myself A Right home to you F#m Home to you D Bm Home to you A F#m D E A