Big River chords by Asleep at the Wheel
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Verse 1
(D major) (A major) (G major) (F major) (D major)
Well, I taught the weeping willow how to cry,
cry, cry
And I taught the clouds how to cover
up the clear (E major) blue (A major) sky
(D major) An d the tears I cried for that woman
are gonna flood (G major) you, Big River
I'm (D major) gonna sit (A major) right here until (D major) I die
Verse 2
(D major)
Well, I met her accidentally in St. Paul,
Minnesota
And it tore me up every time I heard
her drawl (E major) Southern (A major) drawl
Well, (D major) I heard my dream went back downstream
cavorting (G major) in Davenport
(D major) And I followed you, Big River,
(A major) when you (D major) called
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Verse 3
(D major) Well, I taught the weeping willow how to cry,
cry, cry
And I taught the clouds how to cover
up the clear (E major) blue (A major) sky
(D major) An d the tears I cried for that woman
are gonna flood (G major) you, Big River
(D major) I'm gonna sit right (A major) here until
I die (D major)
Interlude 1
(D major) (E major) (A major) (D major)
(G major) (D major) (A major) (D major)
Verse 4
Then you took me to St. Louis later (D major)
on down the river
And a freighter said, "She's been here, but she's gone,
(E major) boy, she's gone" (A major)
(D major) I found her trail in Memphis,
but she (G major) walked out the block
You (D major) know, she turned,
she (A major) went on down (D major) the line
Verse 5
Well, I taught (D major) the weeping willow how to cry,
cry, cry
And I taught the clouds how to cover
up the clear (E major) blue (A major) sky
(D major) An d the tears I cried for that woman
are gonna flood (G major) you, Big River
(D major) I'm gonna sit (A major) right here
Interlude 2
until I die
(D major)
(E major) (A major) (D major) (G major) (D major)
Verse 6
Well, won't (D major) you batter down by Baton Rouge,
River Queen, roll it on
Take that woman down to New Orleans,
(E major) New (A major) Or leans
(D major) Go on, I've had enough,
dump my blues (G major) off in the gulf
(D major) She loves you, Big (A major) River, more than (D major) me
Verse 7
Well, I taught the weeping willow (D major) how to cry,
cry, cry
And I taught the clouds how to cover
up the clear (E major) blue (A major) sky
And the tears (D major) I cried for that woman
are gonna flood (G major) you, Big River
(D major) I'm gonna sit (A major) right here until I die (D major)
Well, I'm gonna sit (A major) right here until I die (D major)
Verse 8
I'm gonna sit right here (A major) until I die
(D major)
Big River
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