Grateful Dead – Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo (Guitar)

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Chords

(Garcia, Hunter)
[Intro]
          Am    Ammaj7 Am7   D9     D7               G7
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5--6-7-----6--6---5-----3--4---------------3-4--5---|
A|-7----------------------------------4h5--4-5-----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|---5--3----------------|
A|------------0--2-3-----|
E|-3--------3------------|
[Verse 1]
C               E7
On the day when I was born

F                  Am
Daddy sat down and cried

F                      C        G
I had the mark just as plain as day

      D7             G7
Which could not be denied

C                          E7
They say that Cain caught Abel

F              Am
Rollin' loaded dice

F               C        G
Ace of Spades behind his ear

    F                E7
And him not thinkin' twice
[Chorus]
Am
Halfstep, Mississippi uptown toodeloo

F                C         G
Hello, baby, I'm gone, goodbye

F             C        G
Half a cup of Rock and Rye

F                   C        G
Farewell to you old Southern skies

    Am         E7
I'm on my way, on my way.
[Instrumental] Am Ammaj7 Am7 D9 F Dm B7 E7 Am Ammaj7 Am7 D9 F Am D7 G7 [Verse 2]
C              E7
If all you got to live for

F               Am
Is what you left behind

F                C        G
Get yourself a powder charge

D7                   G7
And seal that silver mine

C             E7
Lost my boots in transit, babe

F               Am
A pile of smokin' leather

F                C        G
I nailed a retread to my feet

D7                   E7
And prayed for better weather
[Chorus]
Am
Halfstep, Mississippi uptown toodeloo

F                C         G
Hello, baby, I'm gone, goodbye

F             C        G
Half a cup of Rock and Rye

F                   C        G
Farewell to you old Southern skies

    Am         E7
I'm on my way, on my way
[Instrumental] Am Ammaj7 Am7 D9 F Dm B7 E7 Am Ammaj7 Am7 D9 F Am D7 G7 [Verse 3]
C             E7
They say that when your ship comes in

F               Am
The first man takes the sails

F                C        G
The second takes the afterdeck

D7                   G7
The third the planks and rails

C             E7
What's the point of callin' shots?

F               Am
This cue ain't straight in line

F                C        G
Cue ball's made of styrofoam

D7                   E7
And no one's got the time
[Chorus]
Am
Halfstep, Mississippi uptown toodeloo

F                C         G
Hello, baby, I'm gone, goodbye

F             C        G
Half a cup of Rock and Rye

F                   C        G
Farewell to you old Southern skies

    Am         E7
I'm on my way, on my way
[Outro]
    A           D         A            D
Across the Rio Grandeeo, Across the lazy river

    A           D         A            D
Across the Rio Grandeeo, Across the lazy river

    A           D         A            D
Across the Rio Grandeeo, Across the lazy river

    A           D         A            D
Across the Rio Grandeeo, Across the lazy river
(Repeat and ad-lib)