Key: B major•
Verse 1
how to cry, cry, cry
And I showed the clouds
B
E
And the tears that I cried for that woman
E
B
E
And I'm gonna sit right here until I die
I met her accidentally in St. Paul,
Minnesota
And it tore me up every time
F#
B
I heard her drawl, southern drawl
E
Em
Then I heard my dream was
E
B
And I followed you big river
Then you took me to St. Louis
later on down the river
A freighter said she's been here
F#
B
but she's gone, boy she's gone
B
E
then she went on down along
Now won't you bat her down
by Baton Rouge,
River Queen, roll it off
E
F#
to New Orleans, New Orleans
B
E
Go on, I've had enough,
E
B
E
She loves you, Big River, more than me
Em
E
Now I taught the weepin' widow
how to cry, cry, cry
And I showed the clouds
B
E
And the tears that I cried
for that woman
E
B
E
And I'm gonna sit right here until I die
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsE F# B A Em
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