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[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
E
Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry
E [F#7 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 [G E ] E
Then I'm gonna sit right here until I die
[Verse 2]
E
I met her accidentally in St. Paul, Minnesota
E [F#7 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 [G E ] E
And I followed you, Big River, when you called
[Break]
E E E E
A A E E
B7 B7 E E
[Verse 3]
E
Then you took me to St. Louis later on down the river
E [F#7 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 [G E ] E
She raised a few eyebrows and then she went on down alone
[Verse 4]
E
Now, won't you batter down by Baton Rouge, River Queen, roll it on
E [F#7 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 [G E ] E
She loves you, Big River, more than me
[Verse 5]
E
Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry, cry, cry
E [F#7 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 [G E ] [G E ]
Then I'm gonna sit right here until I die
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