Big River

{title:Big River }
{subtitle:Johnny Cash }
{key:E }

[E]Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry
And I showed the clouds how to cover up a [F#7]clear blue [B7]sky
And the [E]tears that I cried for that woman are gonna [A]flood you Big River
Then [E]I'm gonna sit right [B7]here until I [E]die


I met her accidentally in St.Paul, Minnesota
And it tore me up every time I heard her [F#7]drawl southern [B7]drawl
Then I [E]heard my dream was back downstream [A]cavorting in Davenport
And I [E]followed you Big River [B7]when you [E]called


Then you took me to St. Louis later on down the river
A freighter said she's been here but [F#7]she's gone boy she's [B7]gone
I [E]found her trail in Memphis but she [A]just walked up the block
She [E]raised a few eyebrows and then she [B7]went on down [E]alone


Now won't you batter down by Baton Rouge River Queen roll it on
Take that woman on down to New [F#7]Orleans  New [B7]Orleans
Go on [E]I've had enough dump my [A]blues down in the gulf
She [E]loves you Big River [B7]more than [E]me