Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo

Am  Caug   Am7

D9  D7  G7

C       E7

On the day when I was born

F        Am

Daddy sat down and cried.

F           C   G

I had the mark just as plain as day;

   D7      G7

Which could not be denied.

C            E7

They say that Cain caught Abel

F      Am

Rollin' loaded dice;

F       C    G

Ace of Spades behind his ear

  F*        E7

And him not thinkin' twice.

Am

Halfstep, Mississippi uptown toodeloo

F        C   G

Hello, baby, I'm gone, goodbye

F      C    G

Half a cup of Rock and Rye.

F         C    G

Farewell to you old Southern skies

  Am       E7

I'm on my way, on my way.

Solo over bridge

Am  Caug   Am7   D9

F   Dm      B7   E7

Am  Caug   Am7   D9

F   Am      D7   G7

Verse 2 If all you got to live for

Solo over bridge

Verse 3 They say that when your ship comes in,

A      D

Across the Rio Grandeeo,

A      D

Across the lazy river.

First performed July 16, 1972 at Dillon Stadium in Hartford, Connecticut. Followed "Me and My Uncle" and led into "Sing Me Back Home," which closed out the first set. A staple of the repertoire ever since.

*or Bm7-5  x2323x

Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodleoo 120bpm

Intro:

Am Caug Am7 D9 D7 G7 D9 alt: x910910x

|-5----4----5—--5-|

|-5----5----5—--5-|

|-7----6----5—--4-|

|---------------5-|

|-------Am----Caug----Am7-----D9----D7--------G7----------C--|

|------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------5-----5-------5-------5----------------------------|

|---5-6-7---7-6---6-6p5---5-5/4---4---------4-5-3------------|

|-7---------------------------------5-5-5h7-------5---0-2-3--|

|---------------------------------------------------3--------|or

|-D7----------------3-5-6-7-|

|---------------------------|

|---------3-2-5-3/4---5-6-7-|

|-5---3h5-------------------|

|---5-------------G---------|

C E7

1. On the day when I was born

F Am

Daddy sat down and cried.

|-E7---------------|-F-----------------|

|-----------10p9---|------------12b13~-|

|---------9------9-|---------10--------|

|-------9----------|-------10----------|

|-10h11------------|-11h12-------------|

|------------------|-------------------|

F C G

I had the mark just as plain as day;

|--------------------|

|-----5--------------|

|-6h7---7-------5----|

|---------8-6h7---5--|

|--------------------|

D7 G7

Which could not be denied.

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|---------|-10/12--10--8--6--5---|

|-------5-|------------------5---|

|---3h4~--|-10/12--10--9--7--5---|

|-5-------|----------------------|

|-D7------|-G----------------C---|

C E7

2. They say that Cain caught Abel

F Am

Rollin' loaded dice;

|----------|-----------|Am---5-------|

|-7/9-7-5--|—8/10-8-6- |-----5--9/10-|

|----------|-----------|--5-----8/-9-|

|-7/9-7-6--|—8/10-8-8--|--7-----9/10-|

|----------|-----------|--7----------|

|-E--------|--F--------|--5----------|

F C G

Ace of Spades behind his ear

|------------------|

|---6---6------5-3-|

|---5---5----5-5-4-|

|-7---7----5-----5-|

|------------------|

|-F--------C-----G-|

F or Bm7-5 E7

And him not thinkin' twice.

|-----10-|--------------------------|

|--3--10-|--------------------------|

|--2--10-|--------------------------|

|--3---9-|--2---2-------------------|

|--2-----|----2-------2-----2-------|

|--------|--------3h4---3h4---4\-0--|

CHORUS

Halfstep, Mississippi uptown

|---------Miss----|

|-----------------|

|---5---5---------|

|-7---7---7-------|

|-----------------|

toodeloo

|-------------------|or|-loo-------------------------------|

|--1---------1------| |-----------------------------------|

|--2-2-2p0-----2----| |-----------5-----------------------|

|--2-------2--------| |---7-7p5-----7---5h6h7-5-----------|

|-------------------| |---------7---------------7-6-5\3---|

|-------------------| |---------------------------------5-|

F C G

Hello, baby, I'm gone, goodbye

F C G

Half a cup of Rock and Rye.

F C G

Farewell to you old Southern skies

Throughout:

|-F-----------G---C--|-------F-|

|--------------------|---------|

|-----5--------------|---------|

|-6h7---7-------5----|---------|

|---------8-6h7---5--|-3/5-7h8-|

|--------------------|---------|

Am E7

I'm on my way, on my way.

|-----5-----------|

|---5-5---5---9-9-|

|---5-----5---7h9-|

|---------7-------|

|-----------------|

|-SYF---------E7--|

Walk up to Am lead

|-E-mix-----------|------|

|---------------5-|------|

|---------4-6-7---|------|

|---4-5-6---------|-7----|

|-7---------------|------|

|-----------------|------|

|-Bob---|

|-------|

|--13~~-|

|--12~~-|

|-------|

|--E7---|

Solo over Bridge: C Major over C and Am; F maj over F and Dm; B maj over B

Am Caug/A C D9

F Dm B7 E7

Am Caug/A Am7 D9

F Am D7 G7

|-Am---------------------------------12-13-14-|-15-12----15b17-12-13-14-15-12----------------|

|----------------------------13p12------------|-------13----------------------13-15b17r15-13-|

|-------------------12-13-14------------------|----------------------------------------------|

|----------12-13-14---------------------------|----------------------------------------------|

|-12-14-15------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------CaugA---------------|-C-----------------------D9-------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------12--------|

|-12----12-13-12----12-13----------------13---13-14-|-15----15-16----16-12~~15p12-|

|----14----------14-------14/16-14-13-14----14------|----14-------16--------------|

|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|

|-F--------------------------Dm---------------------|-B7--------------------E-----|

|---Am-----------------------------------|--------------------------|

|-7-5-------------5----------------------|--------------------------|

|-----7p5---5-7-8---8-7-5---5-7/9-9\7----|--------------------------|

|---------7---------------7------------5/|7-7-5-7-5-7-7-------4-5-6-|

|----------------------------------------|----------------5-7-------|

|-SYF-A-Dorian---------------------------|C-------------------------|

|-------------------------|----------------------------|---|

|---5---7-5-----7-7-7/9---|----------------------------|---|

|-7---7-----6h7---------7-|-5\3h4---2-4-5-/5p3---------|---|

|-------------------------|-------5----------------0-2-|-3-|

|-F-------------Am--------|-D7----------G7-------3-----|-C-|

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|-9-10-11-9------------------|

|-----------10---------------|

|--------------11-10-9p8-----|

|------------------------9---|

|----------------------------|

|-B7-lick--------------------|

3. If all you got to live for

Is what you left behind,

|-------8-----8--------|-----|

|---8h-9-8h10--8h10p8---|-10--|

|-9------------------9-|-10--|

|----------------------|-10--|

|----------------------|-----|

|-------Am-------------|--F--|

Get yourself a powder charge

And seal that silver mine.

4. Lost my boots in transit, babe,

A pile of smokin' leather.

|----------------------|-8---------|-8--------|

|---7b9r7-5---5-5-7b9--|-8h10p8----|-8h10p8---|

|-----------7----------|--------10-|--------9-|

|----------------------|-----------|----------|

|-E--------------------|-F-x2------|-Am--x2---|

I nailed a retread to my feet

And prayed for better weather.

Solo over Bridge

5. 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

6. 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.

Chorus

on my way.

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|-------------------------|

|----12h13-------12h13----|

|-14----------14----------|

|-------------------------|

A D (8 x)

A D

Across the Rio Grandeeo,

A D

Across the lazy river.

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|-----------------------7--|

|---7p6---7p6---7p6---9-7--|

|-7-----7-----7-----7---7--|

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