Big River

E now a taught the weepin willow how ta cry E7 E F#7 B7 and a showed the clouds how ta cover up , the clear blue sky E E7 A7 and the tears a cried for that woman , are gonna , flood you big river E B7 E G/E/G/E/G/E then Am gonna sit right here until a die E i met her accidently in st paul , minnesota E7 E F#7 B7 an it tore me up everytime a heard her drawl , southern drawl E E7 A7 then a heard ma dream was back downstream cavortin in davenport E B7 E G/E/G/E/G/E and a follwed you , big river , when you called E then you took me to st louis , later on , down the river E7 E F#7 B7 a freighter said she’s been here but she’s gone , boy she’s gone E E7 A7 a found her trail in memphis , but she just walked up the block E B7 E G/E/G/E/G/E she raised a few eyebrows , and then went on down alone E now don’t you batter down by baton rouge , river queen , roll it on E7 E F#7 B7 take that woman on down to new orleans , new orleans E E7 A7 go on a’ve had enough , dump ma blues down in the gulf E B7 E G/E/G/E/G/E she loves you , big river , more than me