Big River — The Highwaymen
Chords and lyrics for Big River by The Highwaymen (key of E).
Verse 1
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Big River - The Highwaymen
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Year: 1985
I [E]taught the weepin' willow how to cry, cry, cry.
And I showed the clouds how to cover up a [F#]clear blue [B7]sky.
And the [E]tears I cried for that woman are gonna [A]flood you, big river.
And [E]I'm gonna sit right [B7]here until I [E]die.
I [E]met her accidentally in St. Paul, Minnesota.
And it tore me up every time I heard her [F#]drawl, southern [B7]drawl.
And I [E]heard my dream went back downstream, [A]cavortin' in Davenport,
And I [E]followed you, big [B7]river, when she [E]called.
Break:
[E] [A]
[E] [B7] [E]
Oh, [E]she took me to St. Louis later on, down the river.
Freighter said, "She's been here, but she's [F#]gone, boy, she's [B7]gone."
And I [E]found her trail in Memphis, but she [A]just walked up the bluff.
Raised a [E]few eyebrows and [B7]went on down [E]alone.
Well, I [E]pulled into Natchez next day down the river,
But there wasn't much there to make the rounders [F#]stay very [B7]long.
When I [E]left it was rainin' so [A]nobody saw me cry.
Big [E]river, why she [B7]doin' me this [E]way?
Break:
[E] [A]
[E] [B7] [E]
Now, won't you [E]batter down by Baton Rouge, River Queen, roll it on.
Take that woman on down to New [F#]Orleans, New [B7]Orleans.
Go on, [E]I've had enough, dump my [A]blues down in the gulf.
She [E]loves you, big [B7]river, more than [E]me.
I [E]taught the weepin' willow how to cry, cry, cry.
And I showed the clouds how to cover up a [F#]clear blue [B7]sky.
And the [E]tears I cried for that woman are gonna [A]flood you, big river.
And [E]I'm gonna sit right [B7]here until I [E]die.
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