Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodleloo
Lyrics: Robert Hunter
Music: Jerry Garcia

This is the version from the july 18 1976 show
 CAPO ON 5

(intro, tab #'s are as if the capo is the nut and the 5th fret is 0 and so forth)
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--------0---0---0--0--------3-----
-------0-0-0-0-0--0-0---0---2-----
-0-1-2----1---0------0-0-0--0-----
2----------------4----3-----------
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G	        B	  C		       Em
On the day that I was born Daddy sat down and cried
C			G	 D	     C 	           D
I had the mark just as plain as day, which could not be denied
G			B      C	       Em
They say that Cain caught Abel rolling loaded dice
C		  G	  D	  C		    B
Ace of spades behind his ear and him not thinking twice

Chorus
Em
Half step, Mississippi uptown toodleloo
C		G	 D
Hello baby I'm gone goodbye
C		G	D
Half a cup of rock and rye
C			G	D
Farewell to you old southern skies
       Em 	  B
I'm on my way, on my way
Leads =  	Em	A	C		Em	A	B
		Em	A	C		Em	A	D

G		   B	  C			Em
If all you got to live for is what you left behind
C		  G	   D	  Am	            D
Get yourself a powder charge and seal that silver mine
G		      B		 C		     Em
Lost my boots in transit babe, pile of smoking leather
C		  G     D	   C		    B
Nailed a retread to my feet and prayed for better weather

[repeat chorus]
Leads =	        Em	A	C	Em	F#	B
		Em	A	C	Em	F#	B

G			  B	      C			    Em
They say that when your ship comes in, first man takes the sails
C		    G    D      Am		        D
Second takes the after deck, third the planks and rails
G		      B			 C		        Em
What's the point of calling shots, this cue ain't straight in line
C		   G     D       C                B
Cue balls made of styrofoam and no-one's got the time

[repeat chorus]



E		 D    A
Across the Rio Grand-eo
E		 D  A
Across the lazy river
[etc]

probably not perfect but I hope this helps anyone trying to play the song!
-nikki