Mississippi Queen
John Hartford
Heading Down Into Mystery Train
Flying Fish 1978
Banjo tuned E, Capo 3, Key Eb 
Transcribed by Verne Garrison 17 Feb 2010
From John Hotze's Hartford Site(Just found YouTube video after copying)
Jamey and John live concert tape recording
Also harpgirl from Mudcat below****

Chorus:
  Eb
Oh, the Mississippi Queen,
  Ab                  Eb
Sailing up the Mississippi
           Ab       Eb
Oh the Mississippi Queen
  Eb         Ab         Eb
She's the queen of the west
  Eb                     
Oh the Mississippi Queen,
   Ab                Eb
Sailing up the Mississippi
   Ab                           Eb
Biggest steamboat--- that was ever afloat
                            Bb    Eb
On the Mississippi River--- back home

Chorus: repeat 

Instrumental:


 
      Eb                  Ab         Eb
She's the daughter of the Grand Republic
           Bb    Eb
And the J. M. White
                                      
She's sister to the Delta Queen,
        Bb      Eb  
On a moonlight nite

Chorus; again


   Eb
Pittsburgh, Sewickley, Point Pleasant, Huntington, 
 
Cincinnati, Louisville, Tell City, Evansville,

Paducah, Cairo, Memphis, Greenville, Vicksburgh, Natchez,
                         Bb     Eb
Baton Rouge, and then to New Orleans

    Eb                       
People standing on the levee,
   Ab                  Bb     Eb
Waiting for the Mississippi Queen

Chorus: again
Chorus: again

I received the following lyrics from Harpgirl which may be more 

accurate; but the above is the way I heard the John Hotze 

recording..v.g.(Now, I find it on YouTube, so it could be corrected by 
watching John play it, and make it a better tab...v.g.)

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Subject: Lyr Add: THE MISSISSIPPI QUEEN^^
From: harpgirl - PM
Date: 18 Feb 01 - 02:28 PM

The Mississippi Queen
(John Hartford)

Oh the Mississippi Queen, oh the Mississippi Queen
Headin up the Mississippi, headin up the Mississippi
Oh the Mississippi Queen, oh the Mississippi Queen
She's the queen of the west, she's the queen of the west
Oh the Mississippi Queen, oh the Mississippi Queen
Headin up the Mississippi, headin up the Mississippi
The biggest steamboat, the biggest steamboat
That ever was afloat, that ever was afloat
On the Mississippi River back home
On the Mississippi River back home