Big River

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BIG RIVER - JOHNNY CASH

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Tabbed by: F4R3W311
Date: Oct 2, 2011
Tuning: Standard (Capo on 1)



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[Verse 1]

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


[Verse 2]

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I met her accidentally in St. Paul, 
Minnesota
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And it tore me up every time I 
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heard her drawl, southern drawl
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Then I heard my dream was back 
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downstream, cavortin' in Davenport
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And I followed you, Big River, 
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when you called


[Break]

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[Verse 3]

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


[Verse 4]

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


[Verse 5]

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