Chords for Boswell Sisters - Roll On Mississippi Roll On (1931)

Tempo:
118.9 bpm
Chords used:

B

A

Em

D

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Boswell Sisters - Roll On Mississippi Roll On (1931) chords
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[B]
[Em] [B]
[C] [Em] [Am] [Em]
[A]
[E] [D] Here that [Am] whistle, there goes the bell, [B] that means we're [Em] on our way.
All aboard, [Am] boy, I'm feeling swell, [B] this is my happy [Em] day.
[E]
Have a wheel, you [Ab] mighty, mighty [G] soul,
[D] that's why [A] I keep on shouting, [Ab] let [Am] her go.
[G] Roll on, you [Eb] Mississippi, roll on, [G] come on, you lazy steamer, quit your [A] stalling and move [Gb] along.
Hear the [D] river, here we [E] come, watch [Eb] her smoke bore, hear that engine hum [G] and mottle, take a look [Eb] at that shore, [G] with the folks [B] I adore.
[F] There's [Ab] a [B] spa, [E] round that bend,
[B] [Ab] that's my home, [Db]
[Bb] my [Fm] journey's end.
[Db] Come [D] on, you old [A] man river, [E] come on, roll on, [A] you Mississippi, roll.
[Cm] New Orleans, hello, bye-bye, [C] New [G] Orleans, [A] getting long, going strong, sad and blue, so [B] long.
Say, captain, tell me what [Em] the next big town we'll see.
[A] I'm so excited, I'm as [D] happy as can [B] be.
[Em] Roll on, you Mississippi, roll on, come on, you lazy steamer, move on.
[Am] [G]
[B] [Em] Hear that river, here we come, watch her smoke bore, hear that engine hum [D] and mottle,
[A] take a look at that [B] shore, with the folks I adore.
There's a spa,
[E] round that bend, [A] that's my home, [Gb] my journey's end.
[B] Come [Em] on, you old man river, come on, move on, you lazy steamer, move [A] on.
Roll [D] on, you Mississippi, roll on, you Mississippi, roll on.
[N]
Key:  
B
12341112
A
1231
Em
121
D
1321
G
2131
B
12341112
A
1231
Em
121
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Let's start jamming Boswell Sisters - Roll On Mississippi, Roll On chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - C, G, C, G, A, D, A, Abm, B, Em, Am and B in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 55 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 110. Given the song's key of E Minor, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [D] Here that [Am] whistle, there goes the bell, [B] that means we're [Em] on our way.
_ All aboard, [Am] boy, I'm feeling swell, [B] this is my happy [Em] day.
_ _ [E]
Have a wheel, you [Ab] mighty, mighty [G] soul, _ _ _
[D] that's why [A] I keep on shouting, [Ab] let [Am] her go.
[G] Roll on, you [Eb] Mississippi, roll on, _ _ [G] come on, you lazy steamer, quit your [A] stalling and move _ [Gb] along.
Hear the [D] river, here we [E] come, watch [Eb] her smoke bore, hear that engine hum [G] and mottle, take a look [Eb] at that shore, _ _ [G] with the folks [B] I adore. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ There's [Ab] a [B] spa, _ _ [E] round that bend, _
[B] _ [Ab] _ _ that's my home, [Db] _
_ [Bb] _ my [Fm] _ journey's end.
[Db] Come [D] on, you old [A] man river, [E] come on, roll on, [A] you Mississippi, roll.
[Cm] New Orleans, _ _ hello, _ _ bye-bye, [C] New [G] _ Orleans, [A] getting long, _ going strong, sad and blue, so _ [B] long. _
Say, captain, tell me what [Em] the next big town we'll see. _ _ _
[A] _ I'm so excited, I'm as [D] _ happy as can [B] be.
_ _ _ [Em] Roll on, you Mississippi, roll on, come on, you lazy steamer, move on.
[Am] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [B] _ _ [Em] Hear that river, here we come, watch her smoke bore, hear that engine hum [D] and mottle, _ _
[A] _ take a look at that [B] shore, with the folks I adore.
There's a spa, _
[E] _ round that bend, _ [A] that's my home, [Gb] my _ journey's end.
[B] Come [Em] on, you old man river, come on, move on, you lazy steamer, move [A] on.
Roll [D] on, you Mississippi, roll on, you Mississippi, roll on. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _

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This song was featured on the They Are Some Of The Greatest Jazz Singers Of All Time album.

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