Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodleloo
Garcia & Hunter, 1973
verse
C
E
7
F
Am
F
C/G
D
7
G
7
C
E
7
F
Am
F
C/G
F
E
7
(E
7
)
chorus
Am
Am
Am
Am
F
C/G
F
C/G
F
C/G
Am
E
7
(E
7
)
bridge
Am
Am/A
M7
Am
7
D
9
F
Dm
B
7
E
7
Am
Am/A
M7
Am
7
D
9
F
Am
D
7
G
7
outro
A
D
A
D
On the day when I was born, Daddy sat down and cried.
I had the mark just as plain as day, Which could not be denied.
They say that Cain caught Abel, Rollin' loaded dice,
Ace of Spades behind his ear, And him not thinkin' twice.
chorus
Halfstep, Mississippi uptown toodeloo.
Hello, baby, I'm gone, goodbye, Half a cup of Rock and Rye.
Farewell to you old Southern skies, I'm on my way, on my way.
If all you got to live for, Is what you left behind,
Get yourself a powder charge, And seal that silver mine.
Lost my boots in transit, babe, A pile of smokin' leather.
I nailed a retread to my feet, And prayed for better weather.
They say that when your ship comes in, The first man takes the sails,
The second takes the afterdeck, The third the planks and rails.
What's the point of callin' shots? This cue ain't straight in line.
Cue ball's made of Styrofoam, And no one's got the time.
Across the Rio Grandeeo, Across the lazy river.