---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Big River - The Highwaymen ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Dave S. Email: prime-prine@hotmail.com Tuning: Standard Artist: The Highwaymen Album: Highwayman Year: 1985

I ^Ctaught the weepin' willow how to cry, cry, cry. And I showed the clouds how to cover up a ^G7clear blue sky. And the ^Ctears that I cried for that woman are gonna ^Fflood you, big river. And ^CI'm gonna sit right ^G7here until I ^Cdie.

I ^Cmet her accidentally in St. Paul, Minnesota. And it tore me up every time I heard her ^G7drawl, southern drawl. And I ^Cheard my dream, Went back downstream, ^Fcavortin' in Davenport, And I ^Cfollowed you, big ^G7river, when she ^Ccalled.

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Oh, ^Cshe took me to St. Louie later on, down the river. Freighter said, "She's been here, but s^G7he's gone, boy, she's gone." And I ^Cfound her trail in Memphis, but she ^Fjust walked up the club. Raised a few ^Ceyebrows and ^G7went on down ^Calone.

Well, I ^Cpulled into Natches next day down river, But there wasn't much there to make the rounders ^G7stay very long. When I ^Cleft it was rainin' so ^Fnobody saw me cry. Big ^Criver, why she ^G7doin' me this ^Cway?

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Now, won't you ^Cbatter down by Baton Rouge, River Queen, roll it on. Take that woman on down to New Or^G7leans, New Orleans. Go on, ^CI've had enough, dump my ^Fblues down in the gulf. She ^Cloves you, big ^G7river, more than ^Cme.

Highwaymen - Big river