Intro:
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E G E
Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry
B7
And I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky
E A
And the tears that I shed for my baby are gonna flood you Big River
E B7 E G E
And I don’t care if I sit Here and die
E G E
Well I met her accidentally in St.Paul, Minnesota
B7
And it tore me up when I found she had a drawl Southern drawl
E A
But I heard my dream was back downstream cavorting in Davenport
E B7 E
And I followed you Big River cause you called
SOLO:
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E G E
Well you took me to St. Louis later on down the river
B7
A freighter said she's been here but she's gone boy she's gone
E A
Well I found her trail in Memphis but she just walked up the block
E B7 E G E
She raised a few eyebrows and then she went on down alone
E G E
Now I rode in Natchez the next day down the river
B7
But there wasn’t much there to makes around to stay very long
E A
She got moved in her blood got it off from you
E B7 E
Big river why you make that girl that way
SOLO:
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E G E
Well now Batter Down by Baton Rouge River Queen let it down
B7
You got my baby take her on down New Orleans New Orleans
E A
Let her go I had enough dump my blues down the Gulf
E B7 E G E
It’s you she love Big River anyway
E GE
Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry
B7
And I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky
E A
And the tears that I shed for my baby are gonna flood you Big River
E B7 E G E G E G E G E
And I don’t care if I sit Here and die