C
          F
Oh mighty river
          C
The Mississippi’s
          G      G7
Turbulent waters
           C     C6   C7
Lull me to sleep

               F
Please take my hand
          C
I will go gently
           G
Your arms around me
             C   Em/B
You’ll me my man

               Am
The leaves are changing
F              C
  I cross this road
           D         D7
To make my last walk
                G     G7
In that warm sunshine

          F
Oh mighty river
          C
The Mississippi
           G       G7
Oh all the trouble
                C    C6 C7
Your banks have seen

            F
Carry these stories
              C
From north to south
             G
Around these parts
       G7       C
You’re westward bound


F C G C Em/B

                 Am
Oh the factory’s closing
F                  C
Kids have grown so fast
              D          D7
Lift up their woe please
            G    G7
As you flow past


           F
Oh endless river
               C
You’ve seen it all
            G      G7
Now do your waters
                  C    C6 C7
Have room for one more

           F
Oh endless river
            C
As you transcend
               G
Please take me with you
              C
Far from this land

               G        G7
Please take me with you
              C
Far from this land