Capo: 1 Tuning: E A D G B E

------------------------- BIG RIVER - JOHNNY CASH ------------------------- Tabbed by: F4R3W311 Date: Oct 2, 2011 Tuning: Standard (Capo on 1) [Intro] E A E B7 E e|----------0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-----------2-2-2-2-----------0-0-0-0-| B|----------0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-----------2-2-2-2-----------0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-| G|----------1-1-1-1-----------1-1-1-1-----------2-2-2-2-----------1-1-1-1-----------2-2-2-2-----------1-1-1-1-| D|----------2-2-2-2-----------2-2-2-2-2-2-0-----2-2-2-2-----------2-2-2-2-----------1-1-1-1-----------2-2-2-2-| A|2-2-0-----2-2-2-2-2-2-0-----2-2-2-2-------2-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-0-----2-2-2-2-2-2-0-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-----2-2-2-2-| E|------2-0-0-0-0-0-------2-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------2-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------2-0-0-0-0-0-| [Verse 1]

^ENow I taught the weeping willow how to cry ^EAnd I showed the clouds how to cover up a ^F#7clear blue ^B7sky And the ^Etears that I cried for that woman, are gonna ^Aflood you Big River Then ^EI'm gonna sit right ^B7here until I ^Edie

[Verse 2]

^EI met her accidentally in St. Paul, Minnesota ^EAnd it tore me up every time I heard her ^F#7drawl, southern ^B7drawl Then I ^Eheard my dream was back downstream, ca^Avortin' in Davenport And I ^Efollowed you, Big ^B7River, when you ^Ecalled

[Break] E E E E A A E E B7 B7 E E [Verse 3]

^EThen you took me to St. Louis later on down the river ^EA freighter said she's been here but she's ^F#7gone, boy, she's^B7 gone ^EI found her trail in Memphis, but she ^Ajust walked up the block She raised a ^Efew eyebrows and then she ^B7went on down ^Ealone

[Verse 4]

^ENow, won't you batter down by Baton Rouge, River Queen, roll it on ^ETake that woman on down to New ^F#7Orleans, New ^B7Orleans Go ^Eon, I've had enough, dump my ^Ablues down in the gulf ^EShe loves you, Big ^B7River, more than ^Eme

[Verse 5]

^ENow I taught the weeping willow how to cry, cry, cry ^EAnd I showed the clouds how to cover up a ^F#7clear blue ^B7sky And the ^Etears that I cried for that woman, are gonna ^Aflood you Big River Then ^EI'm gonna sit right ^B7here until I ^Edie

Johnny Cash - Big river