[Intro] – G riff
        G
Well I’m crossing the Mississippi into Memphis tonight
                                                D
I got a little lady named Suzanna on the other side
                G
And when that Memphis lady’s on my mind
        C                                                G
You can see me headin’ cross that Tennessee borderline
D                                        G
Crossin’ the Mississippi into Heaven tonight

     G
I got a good payin’ job in Little Rock Arkansas
                                                      D
I’m a hard workin’ guy, patriotic, and I don’t break the law
               G
But when my fantasies start to grow
        C                                        G      
Well I jump in the car and it’s down the road
D                                      G
Crossin’ the Mississippi into Heaven tonight


[Chorus]
                C                G
Well there’s a devil drivin’ this car down the highway
D                           C                  G
There’s a burnin’ in my body that I can’t control
C                                   G
Red Wine and a fun time and E-Easy lovin’
D
That’s why I’m crossing the Mississippi into Heaven
D
Crossin’ the Mississippi into Heaven
D                                        G
Crossin’ the Mississippi into Heaven tonight


[Lead Break]
(C  G  C  D  C)


[Chorus]
                C                G
Well there’s a devil drivin’ this car down the highway
D                           C                  G
There’s a burnin’ in my body that I can’t control
C                                   G
Red Wine and a fun time and E-Easy lovin’
D
That’s why I’m crossing the Mississippi into Heaven
D
Crossin’ the Mississippi into Heaven
D                                        G
Crossin’ the Mississippi into Heaven tonight


G
Crossin’ the Mississippi
G
Crossin’ the Mississippi
G
Crossin’ the Mississippi into Heaven tonight