Artist: | Song: Take Me Back To My Mississippi Home

Artist/Band: John Hartford Tabs
Song: Take Me Back To My Mississippi Home Tab

Take Me Back to My Mississippi River Home
Harpgirl -Lyrics...on Mud Cat Cafe 

Take Me Back To That Mississippi River Home
By John Hartford from Gum Tree Canoe Album
Banjo Tuned E, Capo 3, Key of A

Intro:
(Very fast banjo playing)


      A                  E                   A
Well me and my buddies started out the other day
                      B       A
A studying a plan how to get away
                            E               A
The light come on and they caught us in the dark
                             B         A
Awaitin for the Chesterfield train to start

                        E              A 
Conductor was standin right nigh the road
                         B              A
Then he hollered at the passengers ALL ABOARD
                           E           A
Then he reached up and he pulled the string
                          B      A
Bang bang bang went the banjo string

    A               E
Taking me back taking me back
                      B                A
Taking me back to that Mississippi River Home
    E                A
Taking me back taking me back
                       B               A
Taking me back to that Mississippi River Home

Banjo break

Well the train pulled on to the very next stop
I looked around about seventeen cops
Cross my he.. ought to see me run 
 Bang bang bang went the Gatlin gun