------------------------- BIG RIVER - JOHNNY CASH ------------------------- Tabbed by: F4R3W311 Date: Oct 2, 2011 Tuning: Standard (Capo on 1) Intro: E (G) E E (G) E A (C) A E (G) E B7 E (G) E Verse 1 --------

^ENow I taught the weeping willow how to cry ^EAnd I showed the clouds how to cover up a ^B7clear blue sky 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 ^B7drawl, southern drawl Then I ^Eheard my dream was back downstream, ca^Avortin' in Davenport And I ^Efollowed you, Big ^B7River, when you ^Ecalled

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^EThen you took me to St. Louis later on down the river ^EA freighter said she's been here but she's ^B7gone, boy, she's 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 Or^B7leans, New Orleans 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 ^B7clear blue sky 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