J.J. Cale – Miss Ol St Louis (Guitar)

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As recorded by J.J. Cale (From the 1996 Album GUITAR MAN) For easier chord fingerings you may put a capo at 2nd fret. To do so transpose -2 steps. [Intro] A D A E A D A E A D A C# F#m A C# F#m D A C# F#m A E A [Verse 1]
A                   D          A
Miss ol' St. Louie, wish I was back

                         E
Picking my guitar by the railroad track

A                       D              A
All them pretty womens, hangin' 'round me

                           E       A
Miss ol' St. Louie, how it used to be

D           A      C#m      F#m
Mississippi River, water so deep

A                             F#m       D
Running down to Memphis on to New Orleans

                 A                      F#m
Trying to hustle quarters, nickels, and dimes

A               E                A
Ol' St. Louie's where I spent my time
[Interlude] A D A E A D A [Verse 2]
D               A              C#         F#m
Standing on the corner with my old wooden box

A             C#          F#m           D
Watching them steam boats gather at the dock

           A           Em         F#m
Cotton and tobacco and people for sale

A                           F#m       D
Trying to stay clear of the St. Louie jail

                 A           G#m         F#m
Strumming to the rythm of an old freight train

A                       E         A
Ol' St. Louie's where I played my game
[Interlude] A D A E A D A E A [Verse 3]
D               A        Em         F#m
Ain't no doubt about it, wish I was back

A                        F#m      D
Picking my guitar by the railroad track

                A       Em             F#m
All them pretty womens, hangin' 'round me

A                          E       A
Miss ol' St. Louie, how it used to be
[Outro] A D A E A D A E A D A F#m A F#m D A F#m A