WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Sparks - I Bought The Mississippi River Chords | Ver. 1
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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I bought the Mississippi River
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Of course that don't include the towns or the people around the Mississippi
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Well, to cinch the deal
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The man threw in
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A boat with crew
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And then I knew
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I'd better grab
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That river fast
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It wouldn't last
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They never do
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They never do
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It wouldn't last, last, last
[Verse 2]
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So now I own the Mississippi
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I couldn't decide if I should leave it in there o-or lug it out West with me
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Oh well, the best thing was
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To think about it
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Not to make a move I might regret
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'Cause then I'd have to have the
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Mississippi sent back East, complete
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With boat and crew
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That wouldn't do, do, do
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It's mine, all mine (it's yours, all yours)
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It's mine, all mine (it's yours, all yours)
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[Verse 3]
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Do rivers ever need companions
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Should I inquire if the Seine is available, yeah, I would rather have
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A classy little Frenchy
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Than a Nile or
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A Tybo, oh
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Now wait a minute
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How about the Amazon
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Now that could be
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Real fun
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For Mississippi (it's yours, all yours)
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For Mississippi (it's yours, all yours)
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My Mississippi (it's yours, all yours)
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It's mine, all mine
[Outro]
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