Fmaj7 C Am F C F G C
INTRO
C F
Saw an old friend last night I hadn't seen in a couple of years.
C Asus Am
Stopped in Galatoire's, had a couple of beers.
F C Am
Talked about the price of oysters, the coach at LSU,
Dm Gsus G
Then like I knew it would the conversation turned to you.
C F
He had to go and I looked at my watch, it was 1:45,
C Am
I headed down canal, the quarter was coming alive.
F C Am
A man on the corner told me that Jesus was coming soon,
Dm Gsus G
But I was lost in the music and the crowd and the smell of cheap perfume.
Fmaj7 C
It's not good for a man to be alone,
Am F
But a woman needs someone that she can count on.
Fmaj7 C
And I walked down by the river in the cold gray dawn,
Eb
Love is like the Mississippi...
Fadd9 Gsus G C F Gsus G
When she's gone, she's gone.
C F
The line was long at Cafe Du Monde so I walked out on the pier.
C Am
Thought about the winds and turns and mistakes that got me here.
Fmaj7 C Am
Might as well try to change the course this old river takes,
Dm Gsus G
Than to go back in time when you were mine, pretend it's not too late.
Fmaj7 C
It's not good for a man to be alone,
Am F
But a woman needs someone that she can count on.
Fmaj7 C
And what I'd give to go back but the current's just too strong,
Eb
Love is like the Mississippi...
Fadd9 Gsus G C
When she's gone, she's gone.
C Am F C G C/E F Gsus G
INSTRUMENTAL
Fmaj7 C
It's not good for a man to be alone,
Am F
But a woman needs someone that she can count on.
Fmaj7 C
And what I'd give to go back but the current's just too strong,
Eb
Love is like the Mississippi...
Fadd9 Gsus G C F G C F G Am F G
When she's gone, she's gone.
C F G C F G Am F G C F G C (fade out)
Yeah she's gone.