Big River chords by Matanza

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Intro 1

Now I

Verse 1
Em 
 (E minor) 
taught the weeping willow how to cry,
and I showed the clouds how to
F# 
B 
cover up a clear  (F sharp major) blue sky.  (B major) 
Em 
And the tears  (E minor) that I cried for that woman
Am 
A5 
A 
are gonna flood  (A minor)  (A5) you Big  (A major) River.
Em 
Then I'm  (E minor) gonna sit right
B 
here  (B major) until I die.
Em 
G 
 (E minor)  (G major) 

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Verse 2

I met her accidentally in St.

Paul (Minnesota).

And it tore me up ev'ry time I heard her drawl,

Southern drawl.

Then I heard my dream was back

downstream cavortin' in Davenport,

And I followed you, Big River, when you called.

Interlude 1

Then you took

Verse 3
Em 
 (E minor) me to St. Louis later
on (down the river).
F# 
A freighter said she's been here but she's  (F sharp major) gone,
B 
boy, she's gone.  (B major) 
Em 
I found  (E minor) her trail in Memphis,
A 
Am 
A 
but she just  (A major) walked up  (A minor) the  (A major) block.
Em 
B 
She raised a  (E minor) few eyebrows and then she  (B major) 
went on down alone.
Em 
G 
 (E minor)  (G major) 

Verse 4
Em 
 (E minor) 
A 
Em 
 (A major) Now,  (E minor) won't you batter down by Baton Rouge,
River Queen, roll it on.
F# 
Take that woman on down to New Orleans,  (F sharp major) 
B 
New Orleans.  (B major) 
Em 
Go  (E minor) on, I"ve had enough; dump
A 
my blues  (A major) down in the gulf.
Em 
B 
She  (E minor) loves you, Big River,  (B major) 
more than me.
Em 
G 
Em 
 (E minor)  (G major)  (E minor) 