Key: E
Introduction:
D G A G
The Mississippi moves a whole lot slower than you think
D G A G
I've been to Memphis and rode it clean down to New Orleans
D G A G
I'd bet a Ben Franklin I've seen the whole world in between
D G A D
Ain't seen you in God knows when
Too much of that bootleg liquor, not near enough champagne
G F#m
We had a love that we held true
A D
I don't know how it slipped away
G F#m
You always had good sense 'bout when to leave
F A
I wish you knew something 'bout when to stay
Power lines went down in hell 'cause they had an ice storm again