Big River original guitar chords by
Johnny Cash
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Key: F major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry
And I showed the clouds
G7
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C7
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how to cover up a clear blue sky
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And the tears that I cried for that woman
Bb7
Bb7

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are gonna flood you Big River
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C7
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Then I'm gonna sit right here until I die
Verse 2
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I met her accidentally in St. Paul (Minnesota)
And it tore me up every time
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C7
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I heard her drawl Southern drawl
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Then I heard my dream was back
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Downstream cavortin' in Davenport
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And I followed you, Big River,
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when you called
Solo 1
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C7
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Verse 3
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Then you took me to St. Louis
later on (down the river)
A freighter said she's been here
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But she's gone, boy, she's gone
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I found her trail in Memphis
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But she just walked up the bluff
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She raised a few eyebrows
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and then she went on down alone
Verse 4
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Now, won't you paddle down by
Baton Rouge River Queen, rollin' on
Take that woman on down
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to New Orleans, New Orleans
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Go on, I've had enough
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Dump my blues in the gulf
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She loves you, Big River, more than me
Interlude 1
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Verse 5
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Now I taught the weeping willow
how to cry,cry,cry
And I showed the clouds
G7
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C7
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how to cover up a clear blue sky
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And the tears that I cried for that woman
Bb7
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are gonna flood you Big River
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C7
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Then I'm gonna sit right here until I die
Outro 1
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