Big River Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
Now I [D]taught the weeping willow how to cry
And I showed the clouds
how to cover up a [E]clear blue [A]sky
And the [D]tears that I cried for that woman
are gon[G]na flood you Big River
Then [D]I'm gonna sit right [A]here until I [D]die

[Verse 2]
I [D]met her accidentally in St. Paul (Minnesota)
And it tore me up every time
I heard her [E]drawl Southern [A]drawl
Then I [D]heard my dream was back
Downstream ca[G]vortin' in Davenport
And I [D]followed you, Big [A]River,
when you [D]called

[Solo 1]
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[Verse 3]
Then [D]you took me to St. Louis
later on (down the river)
A freighter said she's been here
But she's [E]gone, boy, she's [A]gone
I [D]found her trail in Memphis
But she [G]just walked up the bluff
She raised a [D]few eyebrows
and then she [A]went on down a[D]lone

[Verse 4]
Now, won't you [D]paddle down by
Baton Rouge River Queen, rollin' on
Take that woman on down
to New Or[E]leans, New Or[A]leans
Go [D]on, I've had enough
Dump my [G]blues in the gulf
[D]She loves you, Big [A]River, more than [D]me

[Interlude 1]
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[G][G][D][D]
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[Verse 5]
Now I [D]taught the weeping willow
how to cry,cry,cry
And I showed the clouds
how to cover up a [E]clear blue [A]sky
And the [D]tears that I cried for that woman
are gon[G]na flood you Big River
Then [D]I'm gonna sit right [A]here until I die

[Outro 1]
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