Mississippi Mud (chrom)

by The Platters, Ray Charles · posted by waltp

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

MISSISSIPPI MUD chrom
By: James Cavanaugh & Harry Harris
The Platters, Ray Charles
Key: C

 3   -3   4   4    3    3   4    4    3*
When the sun goes down the tide goes out 
-3   4   4   4   4    -4
The peo-ple gath-er `round 
-3* -3*  -3  -3 -3  -3   2
and they all be-gin to shout 
 4   -3  -3* -4   3
Hey! Hey! Un-cle Dud 
 -3 -3   3   3   -3   -3   3
it`s a treat to beat your feet 
-3 -3   3   3  -3  -3  3
on the Mis-sis-sip-pi Mud 
 -3 -3   3   3   -3   -3   3
It`s a treat to beat your feet 
-3 -3   3   3  -3  -3  3
on the Mis-sis-sip-pi Mud 
 4   4   3   4   4   3*
What a dance do they do 
 4   4 -4  -3*  -3  -3   2
Lord-y how I`m tell-in’ you 
 -2    -2   2   2   -1
They don’t need no band, 
 -2   -1   -2  -2  2   -2     2    -1
They keep time by clap-pin’ their hand 
 -1  1  -1  1  -1 1 -1*  2   -1* 2  2 -3
Just as hap-py as a cow chew-in’ on a cud 
 -3   3* -3   3*  -3    3*   -3  -3  3*
When the peo-ple beat their feet on the  
 3  -3  -1* -1  1
Mis-sis-sip-pi Mud

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