Tuning:

^GNow I taught the weeping willow how to cry And I showed the clouds how to cover up a ^A7clear blue ^D7sky

And the ^Gtears that I cried for that woman are gonna ^Cflood you Big River Then ^GI'm gonna sit right ^D7here until I ^Gdie

I met her accidentally in St.Paul, Minnesota

And it tore me up every time I heard her ^A7drawl southern ^D7drawl Then I ^Gheard my dream was back downstream ^Ccavorting in Davenport

And I ^Gfollowed you Big River ^D7when you ^Gcalled

Then you took me to St. Louis later on down the river

A freighter said she's been here but ^A7she's gone boy she's ^D7gone I ^Gfound her trail in Memphis but she ^Cjust walked up the block

She ^Graised a few eyebrows and then she ^D7went on down ^Galone

Now won't you batter down by Baton Rouge River Queen roll it on

Take that woman on down to New ^A7Orleans New ^D7Orleans Go on ^GI've had enough dump my ^Cblues down in the gulf

She ^Gloves you Big River ^D7more than ^Gme

^GNow I taught the weeping willow how to cry And I showed the clouds how to cover up a ^A7clear blue ^D7sky

And the ^Gtears that I cried for that woman are gonna ^Cflood you Big River Then ^GI'm gonna sit right ^D7here until I ^Gdie

Johnny Cash - Big river