Half-step Mississippi Uptown Toodeloo

By

Guitar

Ukulele

Intro

Am
Am(maj7)
Am7
Am6
D
G

Verse 1

C
On the day that I
E7
was born
F
Daddy sat down and cried
Am
F
I had the mark just as
C
plain as day
G
Which
D7
could not be denied
G7
C
They say that Cain caught A
E7
bel
F
Rolling loaded dice,
Am
F
Ace of spades behind
C
his ear
G
And
F
him not thinking twice
E7

Chorus

Am
Half-step (half-step)
Mississippi Uptown Toodleloo
F
Hello baby, I'm
C
gone, goodbye
G
F
Half a cup of rock
C
and rye
G
F
Farewell to you old
C
southern
G
skies
I'm
Am
on my way,
E7
on my way

Verse 2

C
If all you got to live
E7
for
F
Is what you left behind
Am
F
Get yourself a
C
powder charge
G
And
D7
seal that silver mine
G7
C
Lost my boots in tran
E7
sit babe
F
Pile of smoking leath
Am
er
F
Nailed a retread to
C
my feet
G
And
F
prayed for better weath
E7
er

Chorus *

Am
Half-step (half-step)
Mississippi Uptown Toodleloo
F
Hello baby, I'm
C
gone, goodbye
G
F
Half a cup of rock
C
and rye
G
F
Farewell to you old
C
southern
G
skies
I'm
Am
on my way,
E7
on my way

Verse 3

C
They say that when your ship
E7
comes in
F
First man takes the sails
Am
F
second takes the
C
after deck
G
The
D7
third the planks and rails
G7
C
What's the point in call
E7
ing shots?
This
F
cue ain't straight in line
Am
F
Cue ball's made of Sty
C
rofoam
G
And
F
no one's got the time
E7

Chorus *

Am
Half-step (half-step)
Mississippi Uptown Toodleloo
F
Hello baby, I'm
C
gone, goodbye
G
F
Half a cup of rock
C
and rye
G
F
Farewell to you old
C
southern
G
skies
I'm
Am
on my way,
E7
on my way

Outro

E7
On my way
A
A
cross the Rio
D
Grand-eo
A
A
cross the lazy
D
river
A
A
cross the Rio
D
Grand-eo
A
A
cross the lazy
G
river