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Roll On, Mississippi, Roll On

Words and Music by Eugene West, James McCaffrey, Dave Ringle - 1931

Verse:-----------	------------------	------------------	------------------
Em        G+	G        Em6	Am	-
B7	-	Em         C7  Em	C7  Em  C7  Em
Em        G+	G        Em6	Am	-
B7	-	Em         C7  Em	C7  Em  C7  Em
Em               A7	D7	G	-                 Db7
D               Bb7	E7       A7	D            Db7	D7
Chorus:---------	------------------	------------------	------------------
G	-	C7	-            C7+
G	-	A7	-
D7        A7	Ddim   D7	-	-
G          D7	Gdim   G	Gdim	D7
G	-	C7	-            C7+
G	-	B7	-
Ddim	-	-	-
Edim	-	-	-            D7
G	-	E7	-
A7	D7	G	-
Patter:-----------	------------------	------------------	------------------
C7	-	-	-
A7	-	-	-
B7	-	-	Em
A7		D7         Db7	D7
1/2 Chorus:------	------------------	------------------	------------------
G	-	C7	-              C7+
G	-	B7	-
Ddim	-	-	-
Edim	-	-	-              D7
G	-	E7	-
A7	D7	G	- (end)

16-beat intro.  Play 4-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.

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Verse:

Hear that whis -tle, there goes the bell____

That means we're on our way____

All a -board, boy, I'm feel -in' swell____

This is my hap -py day____

Pad -dle wheel, you're migh -ty, migh -ty slow____

That's why I keep shout -ing "Let 'er go."____

 

Chorus:

Roll on, you Mis -sis -sip -pi, roll on____

Come on you La -zy steam -er, move on____

Clear the riv -er, here we come,

Watch her smoke boy hear that en -gine hum -min' Law -dy,

Take a look____ at that shore____

Soon I'll be with the folks I a -dore____

There's a spot____ 'Round that bend,

That's my home,____ my jour -ney's end,

Come on you Old Man Riv -er, come on____

Roll on, you Mis -sis -sip -pi roll on.

 

Patter:

Nat -chez town, Do -tell____ Fare -well,____ Nat -chez town

Must -n't fret____ I'm up -set____ Get -tin' worse you bet

I got -ta hol -ler so they'll hear it miles a -round

I want the world to know I'm Mem -phis bound.____ Oh! Law -dy

 

1/2 Chorus:

Take a look____ at that shore____

Soon I'll be with the folks I a -dore____

There's a spot____ 'Round that bend,

That's my home,____ my jour -ney's end,

Come on you Old Man Riv -er, come on____

Roll on, you Mis -sis -sip -pi roll on.

_______

Arranged by Jim Bottorff

 

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