No capo
[Verse]
C Am F G
I can't recall my mother, I don't remember dad
C Am D G
Mister and Missis- sippi was all I ever had
F C C/B Am
Oh, I was born to wander, oh I was born to roam
C Am D G C
And Mister and Missis- sippi made me feel at home
[Chorus]
F C C/G Am
Oh, I was born to wander, I was born to roam
C Am F G C
And Mister and Missis- sippi made me feel at home
[Verse]
C Am F G
My cradle was the river, my school a river boat
C Am D G
My teacher was a gambler, the slickest one a- float
F Am C Am
My teacher was a gambler, the slickest one a- float
C Em F G C
He taught me not to gamble on a petti- coat
[Chorus]
F C C/G Am
Oh, I was born to wander, I was born to roam
C Em F G C
And Mister and Missis- sippi made me feel at home
[Verse]
C C/G F F# G
Oh, Betty Mae, I (Am )love you, I love you, Betty Mae
C Am C/E D G
I love you like a barefoot boy loves a summer day
F F#dim G Am
The way a wand'ring gypsy loves the changing scenes
C Am Em F G C
Just like the restless river loves old New Or- leans
[Chorus]
F C C/G Am
Oh, I was born to wander, I was born to roam
C Em F G C
And Mister and Missis- sippi made me feel at home -----