Mighty River            

Copyright Andy G. Twanger AKA Andy Glanzman 

Capo up one step to key of ‘A” 

Intro 

G       C        G   -   G      D     G 

Chorus 

G           C             G 

Take me home old Mighty River 

Em                 C         G 

Your currents pull me strong 

G              C          G 

That sugar town, I really miss her 

G            D             G 

I’ve been away to long 

        

        Verse 

        Em           C           G 

        4 troubled years I waited 

        Em        C         G 

        From 6 1 to 6 5                                              

        Em            C              G 

        Land of the Free, took all that I had 

        G                  D              G 

        To keep your memory alive 

 

Take me home old Mighty River 

Your currents pull so strong. 

That one horse town, I really miss her 

I’ve been away to long 

 

        Em   C             G 

        100 miles from Natchez        

         Em        C                 G           

        That river road runs deep 

         Em             C                 G 

        Home of the brave, took all that I had 

        G              D           G 

        My pride is all I can keep 

Bridge 

        C                      D                 G 

        The march from Jackson to Vicksburg 

        C                  G                 D 

        Young rebels sworn and torn 

        C                D        Em                 

        The hell we saw…we didn’t see coming     

         C               D                G 

        We couldn’t hold on that long 

        

        Instrumental   - played like chorus 

                (play 2 times if 2 instrumentalists) 

  

        Em        C                    G 

        10,000  battle cries for freedom 

        Em               C                     G 

        The seeds of war that we did reap 

        Em                   C                  G 

        Those blue-coat  jacks, took all that we had 

        G                 D               G 

        Our tears are all that we keep 

 

Take me home old Mighty River 

Your currents pull me strong 

That sugar town, do really miss her 

I’ve been away to long 

G           C           G 

Take me home old Muddy River 

Em          D           G 

I’ve been away to long