G


[Verse]
 G
Hey there lover, let's don't take the freeway
       Em             C             G    D
Let's ride the river road to new Orleans 
        Am                             C
If you park up on the levee south of Plaquemines
       C                   D               G
I'll show you why you're glad you married me


[Chorus]
 C              D            G
Moonlight on a mighty Mississippi
 C                   D                 Em
Gulf-wind blowin' through the Cyprus trees
  C             D
Blanket by the river side
G    G/F#    Em
Only you and me
       Am  G    D
Baby, take it slow
 C              D          G
Down this Louisiana river road


[Verse]
G
Oh my lover, you know I'm so sorry
   C                  D             G
I haven't kept that promise that I made
Am
I owe you a kiss
           C
For every midnight star above
       C         D                         G
Right now let's mark a thousand outta the way


[Chorus]
 C              D            G
Moonlight on a mighty Mississippi
 C                   D                 Em
Gulf-wind blowin' through the Cyprus trees
  C             D
Blanket by the river side
G    G/F#    Em
Only you and me
       Am  G    D
Baby, take it slow
 C              D          G
Down this Louisiana river road


[Solo]
G  Em C G D
Am  C  C D G


[Bridge]
                Bm              C
They said that life would wear love down
               G
The same old things
            D
Day in and day out
               Bm                   C 
But all these years we've loved so long
             Am
Beside this river
         C
Flowing wide
         Em
Running deep
           D
Running strong



[Chorus]
 C              D            G
Moonlight on a mighty Mississippi
 C                   D                 Em
Gulf-wind blowin' through the Cyprus trees
  C             D
Blanket by the river side
G    G/F#    Em
Only you and me
       Am  G    D
Baby, take it slow
 C              D          Em
Down this Louisiana river road
        Am  G    D
Honey, take it slow
 C              D 
Down this Louisiana river
 C              D 
Down this Louisiana river
 C              D          G
Down this Louisiana river road