Mississippi River Raft

J.D. Crowe

Written by Johnson, Harrington, Teague

Key of G · Chords: I II IV V

Verse 1

G             C              G
I'm away down river from the past
            D7           G
On the Mississippi River raft
                 C            G
I was playing my music in the night
                    D7      G
Songs that make the catfish bite

Verse 2

              C                 G
There's a sun tanned lady by my side
             D7         G
She's like a lazy river ridge
         C              G
She's my new and better half
            D7           G
On the Mississippi River raft

Verse 3

      D7                   G
We're coming from troubled lives
A7                 D7
Holding down a paradise
G                  C                G
I'm holding her my heart is beatin' fast
            D7           G
On the Mississippi River raft

Verse 4

                       C            G
Our companions are the fish and the stars
                  D7                 G
From the past and harm against a big war
             C             G
Just a river and her sweet voice
           D7           G
We found a life we both enjoy

Verse 5

                   C            G
We've got peace in our lives at last
            D7           G
On the Mississippi River raft

Verse 3

      D7                   G
We're coming from troubled lives
A7                 D7
Holding down a paradise
G                  C                G
I'm holding her my heart is beatin' fast
            D7           G
On the Mississippi River raft

Verse 6

            D7           G
On the Mississippi River raft
            D7           G
On the Mississippi River raft