Capo: 1st Fret 
 
Intro: C  Am  G  F (2x) 
 
   C                    Am 
I traded a '57 Chevy for my first guitar 
   G                            F 
Daddy said I was crazy, cuz that was a hell of a car 
   C                            Am 
When I played Love Me Tender, on that Fender 
   G                                    F 
And the music came pouring out of my hands and heart 
 
 
   Am                         Em 
He knew it was worth it, and so did I 
   F                        G 
Cuz sometimes some things don't have a price 
 
 
  C                           Am 
So I learned to play all my heroes songs 
  G                                     F 
And I finally got around to writing a few of my own 
  C                     Am 
The songs got better, I put a band together 
  G                          F 
And we played our first gig at a little club in McComb 
 
 
  Am                            Em 
When I walked on stage and opened my mouth 
  F                        G 
I started to sing and you came pouring out 

  C       G/B      Am 
Ooooh, Ooooooh Mississippi,  
   F                          G 
You know how hard it was for me to leave 
  C       G/B      Am 
Ooooh, Ooooooh Mississippi,  
  F                  G 
I miss you, I hope you miss me 
  NC (2nd Chorus play C) 
My Mississippi   
 
 
C  Am  G  F 
 
 
  C                                Am 
So I packed my Delta dreams, and came to music city 
  G                                      F 
I brought a whole lot of me, a little Presley and some Twitty 
  C                                Am 
I came here to make it, but if I don't I can take it 
  G                          F 
Just as long as I have you with me 
 
 
  Am                  Em 
I know I'm gonna be strong enough 
  F                      G 
Cuz I've got your mud, in my blood 
 
 
CHORUS 
 
  Bb                    F        
You know I have four first loves, 
 C            G/B           Am                       G 
That car, this guitar, and the girl that broke my heart, and 
 
 
C       G/B        Am 
You, Ooooooooh Mississippi 
  F                            G 
You know how hard it was for me to leave 
C       G/B        Am 
Ooooh, Ooooooh Mississippi,  
  F                  G 
I miss you, I hope you miss me 
 
C  Am  G  F (fade out, ad lib)