Big Boat Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]
[C]I w[G]ent up the levee
to pack some sacks
And I thought I'd bring me [C]some
[G]money [C]back[G][C]
[G]Big boat [C]up the river,
and she [G]can't [C]come down
My [G]woman on the levee
wearing a frown

[Verse 2]
Big boat up the [G]river,
and she can't [C]come down
[G]Big boat up the river,
and she can't come down
[C]Big boat up the riv[G]er, a[C]nd she
[G]can't [C]come down[G]
Big boat up the river,
an[C]d she c[G]an't c[C]ome down

[Verse 3]
[G]Somebody tell that woman
Somebody tell that [Em]woman
Somebody [G]tell that woman
There's a big boat up the river,
[C]and she [G]can't [C]come down
Big boat up the river, [G]and she

[Verse 4]
can't [C]come down
[G]Big boat up the river,
[C]blowing [G]loud [C]an [G]d fast
[C]If she [G]don't get to deep water[C],
[G]she'll [C]never land
And my woman on the levee
[G]shaking [C]her hand
She thinks she's gonna quit me
for an[G]other [C]man

[Verse 5]
[C]Big boat up the [G]river,
[C]and she [G]can't [C]come down
Big boat up the [G]river,
and she can't come down
[C]Big boat up the river,
and she [G]can't [C]come down
Big boat up the [G]river,
[C]and she [G]can't [C]come down
[G]Somebody tell that

[Verse 6]
woman
Somebody tell that [Em]woman
Somebody [G]tell that woman
There's a big boat up the river,
[C]and she can't come down

[Verse 7]
Big boat up the [G]river,
[C]and she [G]can't [C]come down
Big boat up the river blowing
[G]loud an[C]d fast
And my woman on the levee
feeling mighty [G]sad
She thinks I got the [C]money
that I once have had
But [G]when I get her home, it's
gonna be [C]too bad
[G]Big boat [C]up the [G]river, [C]and

[Verse 8]
she can't come down
Big boat up the [G]river,
[C]and she [G]can't [C]come down
[G]Big boat up the river,
[C]and she [G]can't [C]come down[G][C]
[G]Big boat [C]up the river,
and she [G]can't [C]come down
[G]Somebody tell

[Verse 9]
that woman
Somebody tell that [Em]woman
Somebody tell that woman
[G]There's a big boat up [C]the river,
and she [G]can't come down