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Ive noticed that all the Big River version are in the wrong key,soim puting it up the
way,(i know its the right way cause its the way me and my dad played it with Johnny years
and johnny never played in G hardly less it was capo'd cause he couldnt sing in G..He
it in E.So here ya go Big River the Cash Way.
You can play this intro inbetween verses if you like.
Intro
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Now EI taught the weeping willow how to cry,
And I showed the clouds how to cover up a cF#lear blue B7sky.
EAnd the tears that I cried for that woman are gonna Aflood you Big River.
Then EI'm gonna sit right B7here until I dEie
Intro
I mEet her accidentally in St. Paul (Minnesota).
And it tore me up every time I heard her dF#rawl, Southern dB7rawl.
Then I hEeard my dream was back Downstream cavAortin' in Davenport,
And I followEed you, BigB7 River, when you caElled.
Then you toEok me to St. Louis later on (down the river).
A freighter said she's been here but she's gF#one, boy, she's gB7one.
I founEd her trail in Memphis, but she Ajust walked up the block.
She raised a fewE eyebrows and then she wenB7t on down aElone.
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Now, won't yoEu batter down by Baton Rouge, River Queen, roll it on.
Take that woman on down to NewF# Orleans, New OB7rleans.
Go Eon, I've had enough, dump my bAlues down in the gulf.
SEhe loves you, BigB7 River, more than Eme.
Now IE taught the weeping willow how to cry,
And I showed the clouds how to cover up a cF#lear blue B7sky.
EAnd the tears that I cried for that woman are gonna Aflood you Big River.
E B7 E......E7
Then I'm gonna sit right here until I die