Big Boat chords by
Peter
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Paul & Mary
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Key: G major
Verse 1
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G

C
C

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G

I went up the levee
to pack some sacks
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C

And I thought I'd bring me some
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G

C
C

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G

C
C

money back
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G

C
C

Big boat up the river,
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G

C
C

and she can't come down
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G

My woman on the levee
wearing a frown
Verse 2
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G

Big boat up the river,
C
C

and she can't come down
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G

Big boat up the river,
and she can't come down
C
C

G
G

C
C

Big boat up the river, and she
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G

C
C

G
G

can't come down
Big boat up the river,
C
C

G
G

C
C

and she can't come down
Verse 3
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G

Somebody tell that woman
Em
Em

Somebody tell that woman
G
G

Somebody tell that woman
There's a big boat up the river,
C
C

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G

C
C

and she can't come down
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G

Big boat up the river, and she
Verse 4
C
C

can't come down
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G

Big boat up the river,
C
C

G
G

C
C

G
G

blowing loud an d fast
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C

G
G

C
C

If she don't get to deep water,
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G

C
C

she'll never land
And my woman on the levee
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G

C
C

shaking her hand
She thinks she's gonna quit me
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G

C
C

for another man
Verse 5
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C

G
G

Big boat up the river,
C
C

G
G

C
C

and she can't come down
G
G

Big boat up the river,
and she can't come down
C
C

Big boat up the river,
G
G

C
C

and she can't come down
G
G

Big boat up the river,
C
C

G
G

C
C

and she can't come down
G
G

Somebody tell that
Verse 6
woman
Em
Em

Somebody tell that woman
G
G

Somebody tell that woman
There's a big boat up the river,
C
C

and she can't come down
Verse 7
G
G

Big boat up the river,
C
C

G
G

C
C

and she can't come down
Big boat up the river blowing
G
G

C
C

loud and fast
And my woman on the levee
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G

feeling mighty sad
C
C

She thinks I got the money
that I once have had
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G

But when I get her home, it's
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C

gonna be too bad
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G

C
C

G
G

C
C

Big boat up the river, and
Verse 8
she can't come down
G
G

Big boat up the river,
C
C

G
G

C
C

and she can't come down
G
G

Big boat up the river,
C
C

G
G

C
C

G
G

C
C

and she can't come down
G
G

C
C

Big boat up the river,
G
G

C
C

and she can't come down
G
G

Somebody tell
Verse 9
that woman
Em
Em

Somebody tell that woman
Somebody tell that woman
G
G

C
C

There's a big boat up the river,
G
G

and she can't come down

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ChordsG C Em

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