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BIG RIVER - JOHNNY CASH
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Tabbed by: F4R3W311
Date: Oct 2, 2011
Tuning: Standard (Capo on 1)
Intro: E (G) E E (G) E A (C) A E (G) E B7 E (G) E
Verse 1
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E
Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry
E B7
And I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky
E A
And the tears that I cried for that woman, are gonna flood you Big River
E B7 E
Then I'm gonna sit right here until I die
Verse 2
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E
I met her accidentally in St. Paul, Minnesota
E B7
And it tore me up every time I heard her drawl, southern drawl
E A
Then I heard my dream was back downstream, cavortin' in Davenport
E B7 E
And I followed you, Big River, when you called
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Break: E (G) E E (G) E A (C) A E (G) E B7 E (G) E
Verse 3
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E
Then you took me to St. Louis later on down the river
E B7
A freighter said she's been here but she's gone, boy, she's gone
E A
I found her trail in Memphis, but she just walked up the block
E B7 E
She raised a few eyebrows and then she went on down alone
Verse 4
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E
Now, won't you batter down by Baton Rouge, River Queen, roll it on
E B7
Take that woman on down to New Orleans, New Orleans
E A
Go on, I've had enough, dump my blues down in the gulf
E B7 E
She loves you, Big River, more than me
Verse 5
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E
Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry, cry, cry
E B7
And I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky
E A
And the tears that I cried for that woman, are gonna flood you Big River
E B7 E
Then I'm gonna sit right here until I die
