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Wasting away on the mighty Mississippi 
E                              B 
Hoping god forgives me for my sins 
B 
Well starlight stained steamboats, 
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and a rich man clears his throat 
A                 E 
Took a sip of whiskey from his glass 

E 
The piano plays softly and his daughter screamed, "get off me" 
E                             B 
His wife she died a few years back 
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He drinks and drinks for days 
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but the memories they stay 
A                           E 
And the tears they flow like alcohol 

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Well his daughter she loves me, 
E 
said she's always thinkin of me 
E                            B 
That's why I stand here on this boat today 
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I watched a rich man clear his throat, But what that rich man doesn't know 
A                     E 
is that I'll take his life away 

E 
Please forgive me god, For the things I've done 
E 
I could hide my problems, 
E     B 
I could run 
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But it was I who held the gun, and I am the setting sun 
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And I promise I will never, ever run 

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I said, "take me down where the lovers died." 
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Where those steamboats don't go, 
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and that Mississippi flows all night 
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Wastin' away where the lovers died 

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Wastin away on the mighty Mississippi 
E                                B 
Hoping god forgives me for my sins 
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Well It was I who held the gun 
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and I am the setting sun 
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And I promise I will never, ever run