Chords for Big River
Tempo:
112.9 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
E
G
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] [A]
[D]
[E]
[D] I'm [G] going to
[D] sit right here until I die.
Well, I met her accidentally in St.
Paul, Minnesota.
And it tore me up every time I [E] heard her talk.
[A] Well, [D] I heard my dream went back [G] downstream,
aboard an endowment port.
[D] And I followed you big river when you called.
Yeah, I taught the weeping willow hen to cry, cry, cry.
And I taught the crowd to try to cover [E] up the clear [A] blue sky.
[D] And your tears are crying on a woman,
[G] they're going to flood you big river.
[D] I'm going [A] to sit right here [D] until I die.
[D]
[E] [A]
[D] [G]
[D] [A] [D]
Then you took me to St.
Louis, later on down the river.
And a freighter said she's been here, [E] but she's gone, Lord, [A] she's gone.
[D] Well, I found her trail in Memphis.
[G] She walked up the bluff.
[D] You know, she turned, [A] she went on [D] down the line.
Well, I taught the weeping willow hen to cry, cry, cry.
And I taught the crowd to try to cover [E] up the clear [A] blue sky.
[D] And your tears are crying on a woman,
[G] they're going to flood you big river.
[D] And I'm going to [A] sit right here [D] until I die.
[Dm]
[D]
[E] [A]
[D] [G]
[D] Well, won't you bat it down by Baton Rouge, river queen, roll it up.
Take that woman down to New [E] Orleans, New [A] Orleans.
[D] Go on, I've had enough.
Dump [G] my blues off in the Gulf.
[D] She loves you [A] big river [D] more than me.
Well, I taught the weeping willow hen to cry, cry, cry.
And I taught the crowd to try to cover [E] up the clear blue [A] sky.
[D] And your tears are crying on a woman,
[G] they're going to flood you big river.
[D] I'm going to sit [A] right here until [D] I die.
[F]
[D] Well, I'm going to sit [A] right here until [D] I die.
I'm going to sit [A] right here [D] until I die.
[N]
[D]
[E]
[D] I'm [G] going to
[D] sit right here until I die.
Well, I met her accidentally in St.
Paul, Minnesota.
And it tore me up every time I [E] heard her talk.
[A] Well, [D] I heard my dream went back [G] downstream,
aboard an endowment port.
[D] And I followed you big river when you called.
Yeah, I taught the weeping willow hen to cry, cry, cry.
And I taught the crowd to try to cover [E] up the clear [A] blue sky.
[D] And your tears are crying on a woman,
[G] they're going to flood you big river.
[D] I'm going [A] to sit right here [D] until I die.
[D]
[E] [A]
[D] [G]
[D] [A] [D]
Then you took me to St.
Louis, later on down the river.
And a freighter said she's been here, [E] but she's gone, Lord, [A] she's gone.
[D] Well, I found her trail in Memphis.
[G] She walked up the bluff.
[D] You know, she turned, [A] she went on [D] down the line.
Well, I taught the weeping willow hen to cry, cry, cry.
And I taught the crowd to try to cover [E] up the clear [A] blue sky.
[D] And your tears are crying on a woman,
[G] they're going to flood you big river.
[D] And I'm going to [A] sit right here [D] until I die.
[Dm]
[D]
[E] [A]
[D] [G]
[D] Well, won't you bat it down by Baton Rouge, river queen, roll it up.
Take that woman down to New [E] Orleans, New [A] Orleans.
[D] Go on, I've had enough.
Dump [G] my blues off in the Gulf.
[D] She loves you [A] big river [D] more than me.
Well, I taught the weeping willow hen to cry, cry, cry.
And I taught the crowd to try to cover [E] up the clear blue [A] sky.
[D] And your tears are crying on a woman,
[G] they're going to flood you big river.
[D] I'm going to sit [A] right here until [D] I die.
[F]
[D] Well, I'm going to sit [A] right here until [D] I die.
I'm going to sit [A] right here [D] until I die.
[N]
Key:
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_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ I'm [G] going to _ _ _
[D] _ sit right here until I die. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, I met her accidentally in St.
Paul, Minnesota.
And it tore me up every time I [E] heard her talk.
_ [A] Well, [D] I heard my dream went back [G] downstream,
aboard an endowment port.
[D] And I followed you big river when you called. _ _
Yeah, I taught the weeping willow hen to cry, cry, cry.
And I taught the crowd to try to cover [E] up the clear [A] blue sky.
[D] And your tears are crying on a woman,
[G] they're going to flood you big river.
[D] I'm going [A] to sit right here [D] until I die. _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
Then you took me to St.
Louis, later on down the river.
And a freighter said she's been here, [E] but she's gone, Lord, [A] she's gone.
[D] Well, I found her trail in Memphis.
[G] She walked up the bluff.
[D] You know, she turned, [A] she went on [D] down the line. _
Well, I taught the weeping willow hen to cry, cry, cry.
And I taught the crowd to try to cover [E] up the clear [A] blue sky.
[D] And your tears are crying on a woman,
[G] they're going to flood you big river.
[D] And I'm going to [A] sit right here [D] until I die.
[Dm] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ Well, won't you bat it down by Baton Rouge, river queen, roll it up.
Take that woman down to New [E] Orleans, New [A] Orleans.
[D] Go on, I've had enough.
Dump [G] my blues off in the Gulf.
[D] She loves you [A] big river [D] more than me.
Well, I taught the weeping willow hen to cry, cry, cry.
And I taught the crowd to try to cover [E] up the clear blue [A] sky.
[D] And your tears are crying on a woman,
[G] they're going to flood you big river.
[D] I'm going to sit [A] right here until [D] I die.
_ [F] _
[D] Well, I'm going to sit [A] right here until [D] I die. _ _
I'm going to sit [A] right here [D] until I die. _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ I'm [G] going to _ _ _
[D] _ sit right here until I die. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, I met her accidentally in St.
Paul, Minnesota.
And it tore me up every time I [E] heard her talk.
_ [A] Well, [D] I heard my dream went back [G] downstream,
aboard an endowment port.
[D] And I followed you big river when you called. _ _
Yeah, I taught the weeping willow hen to cry, cry, cry.
And I taught the crowd to try to cover [E] up the clear [A] blue sky.
[D] And your tears are crying on a woman,
[G] they're going to flood you big river.
[D] I'm going [A] to sit right here [D] until I die. _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
Then you took me to St.
Louis, later on down the river.
And a freighter said she's been here, [E] but she's gone, Lord, [A] she's gone.
[D] Well, I found her trail in Memphis.
[G] She walked up the bluff.
[D] You know, she turned, [A] she went on [D] down the line. _
Well, I taught the weeping willow hen to cry, cry, cry.
And I taught the crowd to try to cover [E] up the clear [A] blue sky.
[D] And your tears are crying on a woman,
[G] they're going to flood you big river.
[D] And I'm going to [A] sit right here [D] until I die.
[Dm] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ Well, won't you bat it down by Baton Rouge, river queen, roll it up.
Take that woman down to New [E] Orleans, New [A] Orleans.
[D] Go on, I've had enough.
Dump [G] my blues off in the Gulf.
[D] She loves you [A] big river [D] more than me.
Well, I taught the weeping willow hen to cry, cry, cry.
And I taught the crowd to try to cover [E] up the clear blue [A] sky.
[D] And your tears are crying on a woman,
[G] they're going to flood you big river.
[D] I'm going to sit [A] right here until [D] I die.
_ [F] _
[D] Well, I'm going to sit [A] right here until [D] I die. _ _
I'm going to sit [A] right here [D] until I die. _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _