Collin Raye - Big river

Now I ^Dtaught the weeping willow how to cry and I showed the clouds how to ^D7cover up a ^E7clear blue ^A7sky And the ^Dtears that I cried for that woman they're gonna ^Gflood you Big River Then ^DI'm gonna sit right ^Ahere until I ^Ddie

I ^Dmet her accidentally in St. Paul, Minnesota And it tore me up every time I heard her ^E7drawl, Southern ^Adrawl Then I ^Dheard my dream was back downstream cav ^Gortin' in Davenport And I ^Dfollowed you, Big ^ARiver, when you ^Dcalled Then you ^Dtook me to St. Louis later ^Gon down the river A ^Dfreighter said she's been here but she's ^E7gone, said boy, she's ^Agone Well, I ^Dfound her trail in Memphis, but she ^Gjust walked up the block She raised a ^Dfew eyebrows and then she ^Awent on down a ^Dlone

Now, won't you ^Dbatter down by Baton Rouge, River ^GQueen, roll it on ^DTake that woman on down to New Or ^E7leans, New Or ^Aleans Go ^Gon, Ive had enough; dump my ^Dblues down in the gulf She loves you, Big ^ARiver, more than ^Dme

Now I ^Dtaught the weeping willow how to cry and I showed the clouds how to ^D7cover up a ^E7clear blue ^A7sky And the ^Dtears that I cried for that woman they're gonna ^Gflood you Big River Then ^DI'm gonna sit right ^Ahere until I ^Ddie Yeah, ^DI'm gonna sit right ^Ahere until I ^Ddie