Capo 1 (Recorded In F#) Intro: C-F-Bb-C-Dm-Bb-C-Dm F Bb A hundred miles out of Little Rock, windshield full of rain C F C I-40 eastbound drivin while I pray, Dm F Bb Shes asleep in the backseat, Holdin tight to her teddy bear, C Shes got her daddys smile and her mommas hair Gm F Am But one word knocked our lives off track Gm F C Just one word, keeps us comin back Chorus: Bb C F Across the Mississippi, A mile or two from Beale Street Bb C Dm Not too far from Graceland, Where the king of rock and roll sleeps Bb C F Dm To a place for children, Where God sends his mercy rainin down C Bb C F In the heart of Memphis, Where angels hang around Instrumental: Bb-C-Dm-Bb-C-Dm Dm F Bb All the deals Ive made with God, The conversations that weve had C Dm Bb C Tryin to accept things I could not understand Dm F Bb I wanna walk her down the aisle, While those church bells ring, C See her get the chance. To live all her dreams, Gm F A But one word knocked our lives off track Gm F C Just one word keeps us comin back Chorus Bb C F Across the Mississippi, A mile or two from Beale Street Bb C Dm Not too far from Graceland, Where the king of rock and roll sleeps Bb C F Dm To a place for children, Where God sends his mercy rainin down C Bb C F In the heart of Memphis, Where angels hang around Dm C Bb So sleep tight baby while these four wheels roll Dm C Bb C Cause just beyond the clouds theres a ray of hope Bb C F Dm To a place for children, Where God sends his mercy rainin down C Bb C F In the heart of Memphis