A Mighty Big River chords by John Williamson

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Verse 1
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We  (F major) used to have a mighty big river  (C major) 
There's a poet we all called Banjo
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Who wrote a  (F major) legend about a ride  (C major) 
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About a  (F major) man on a horse,
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he was  (C major) brave of course
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And  (D major) part of our nation's pride  (G major) 
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We  (F major) used to learn the poem at school  (C major) 
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I'm  (G major) hopin' the hell we still do  (C major) 
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The  (F major) man from Snowy River (C major) 
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Means a  (G major) lot to me and you  (C major) 
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But  (F major) what about a mighty big river  (C major) 
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That  (G major) used to flow wide and strong  (C major) 
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Thought  (F major) we were clever
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to  (C major) dam all the water
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But we  (D major) all know today we were wrong  (G major) 
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We  (F major) used to have a mighty big river  (C major) 
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We  (G major) rowed a little boat to get  (C major) home
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You  (F major) know what I wish
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I  (C major) wish we'd left the snow
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 (G major) y  river alone  (C major) 
But that's a romantic notion,
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a  (F major) dreamer's luxury  (C major) 
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Soon  (F major) we'll be paying for rain,  (C major) 
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and they'll ad (D major) d  on a  (A minor) GST  (D major)  (G major) 
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You  (F major) can't have a river these  (C major) days,
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if  (G major) they don't get a piece of the pie  (C major) 
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But the  (F major) snowy river people are saying,  (C major) 
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 (G major) we can't let the snowy die  (C major) 
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Yeah,  (F major) what about a mighty big river  (C major) 
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That  (G major) used to flow wide and strong  (C major) 
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Thought  (F major) we were clever
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to  (C major) dam all the water
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But we  (D major) all know today we were wrong  (G major) 
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We  (F major) used to have a mighty big river  (C major) 
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We  (G major) rode a little boat to get  (C major) home
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You  (F major) know what I wish
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I  (C major) wish we'd left the snowy  (G major) river alone  (C major)  (F major)  (C major) 
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Now, banjo, don't roll over
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We  (F major) haven't given up the fight (C major) 
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I've  (F major) got a deep down feeling  (C major) 
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The  (D major) snowy river people are right  (G major) 
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We  (F major) ought to be ashamed,  (C major) 
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us  (G major) humans have got a cheek  (C major) 
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To  (F major) leave her high and dry  (C major) 
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and  (G major) dribble like a little creek  (C major) 
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Yeah,  (F major) what about a mighty big river  (C major) 
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that  (G major) used to flow wide and strong  (C major) 
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Thought  (F major) we were clever
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to  (C major) dam all the water
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but we  (D major) all know today we were wrong  (G major) 
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We  (F major) used to have a mighty big river,  (C major)  (G major) 
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we rode a little boat to get  (C major) home
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You  (F major) know what I wish,
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I  (C major) wish we'd left the snowy  (G major) river alone  (C major) 
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You  (F major) know what I wish,
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I  (C major) wish we'd left the snowy  (G major) river alone
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