Sparks – I Bought The Mississippi River (Guitar)

Capo 1
Key
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Chords

G 355433
* always strum once
PIANO RIFF (F#°):
  F#°
e|------------------|
B|------------3-2-0-|
G|------0-1-2-------|
D|4-3-4-------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
[Intro] Bm* G* Bm* G* B5 B5 G5 G5 B5 B5 G5 G5 B5 B5 G5 G5
  F#
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|4-----4-----4-|
A|--------------|
E|---2-----2----|
[Verse 1]
F#°                           D* A*
I bought the Mississippi River

N.C.                             Bm           A       F#*
Of course that don't include the towns or the people around the Mississippi

         B5
Well, to cinch the deal

    B5
The man threw in

  G5
A boat with crew

    G5
And then I knew

    A5
I'd better grab

     A5
That river fast

   B5           B5
It wouldn't last

     B5    B5
They never do

     E5    E5
They never do

           F#
          e|--------------|
          B|--------------|
          G|--------------|
          D|4-----4-----4-|
          A|--------------|
          E|----2-----2---|
It wouldn't last, last, last
[Verse 2]
F#°                         D* A*
So now I own the Mississippi

N.C.                          Bm          A          F#*
I couldn't decide if I should leave it in there o-or lug it out West with me

             B5
Oh well, the best thing was

   B5
To think about it

G5            G5           A5
Not to make a move I might regret

                A5
'Cause then I'd have to have the

B5    B5    B5        B5
Mississippi sent back East, complete

     E5           E5
With boat and crew

             F#
            e|----------|
            B|----------|
            G|----------|
            D|4---4---4-|
            A|----------|
            E|--2---2---|
That wouldn't do, do, do
[Bridge]
  F#°
e|------------------|
B|------------3-2-0-|
G|------0-1-2-------|
D|4-3-4-------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
D* A* N.C. Bm A
     F#5                  F#5
It's mine, all mine (it's yours, all yours)

     F#5                  F#5
It's mine, all mine (it's yours, all yours)
B5 B5 G5 G5 B5 B5 G5 G5 B5 B5 G5 G5
  F#
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|4-----4-----4-|
A|--------------|
E|---2-----2----|
[Verse 3]
F#°                           D* A*
Do rivers ever need companions

N.C.                    Bm        A         F#*
Should I inquire if the Seine is available, yeah, I would rather have

  B5            B5
A classy little Frenchy

G5
Than a Nile or

  G5
A Tybo, oh

    A5
Now wait a minute

     A5       B5    B5
How about the Amazon

    B5         B5
Now that could be

E5   E5
Real fun

    F#5
For Mississippi (it's yours, all yours)

    F#5
For Mississippi (it's yours, all yours)

   F#5
My Mississippi (it's yours, all yours)

     F#5
It's mine, all mine
[Outro] B5 B5 G5 G5 B5 B5 G5 G5 B5 B5 G5 G5 A5 A5 B5 B5