Chords for Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson - Big River (live 1993)
Tempo:
96.65 bpm
Chords used:
E
G
B
A
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] So, [G] well [E] [G] [E]
I talked the evening, well oh I [G] cried.
[E] I showed clouds out of cover [F#] of a clear [B] blue sky.
[E] And the tears I cried for the moment [A] are gonna flood you big river.
[E] And I'm gonna [B] sit right here [G] until I die.
[E] I met her accidentally in St.
Paul, Missouri.
And it told me every time I heard [F#] you draw, sudden [B] draw.
[E] Heard the dream went back down stream, [A] the portman diving for it.
And [E] I followed you [B] big river when you [G] called.
[E] [G] [E]
[G] [E] [A]
[G] [E] [B]
[Em] [E] She took me to St.
Louis, later on down the river.
Raider said she's finished but [F#] she's gone boy, [B] she's gone.
And [E] I found a trail in Memphis, but he [A] just walked up the bluff.
Raised [E] a few eyebrows [B] and went on down.
[G] [E] Now won't you batty-dum a-batteroo through the creeks, low low low.
Take that woman on down and you [F#] or me, you [B] or me.
[E] Lord I've had enough, [A] dumped my blues down in the dumps.
[E] See less you [B] big river more than [G] me.
[E] [G] [E]
[G] [E] [A]
[Em] [E] [B]
[G] [E] That's how deep and well I know how to cry, cry, cry.
And I showed her miles out cover of [F#] the clear [B] blue sky.
[E] And the tears I cried for that moment [A] are gonna flood you big river.
[E] And I'm gonna [B] sit right here until I [G] die.
[E] [G] [E]
[N]
I talked the evening, well oh I [G] cried.
[E] I showed clouds out of cover [F#] of a clear [B] blue sky.
[E] And the tears I cried for the moment [A] are gonna flood you big river.
[E] And I'm gonna [B] sit right here [G] until I die.
[E] I met her accidentally in St.
Paul, Missouri.
And it told me every time I heard [F#] you draw, sudden [B] draw.
[E] Heard the dream went back down stream, [A] the portman diving for it.
And [E] I followed you [B] big river when you [G] called.
[E] [G] [E]
[G] [E] [A]
[G] [E] [B]
[Em] [E] She took me to St.
Louis, later on down the river.
Raider said she's finished but [F#] she's gone boy, [B] she's gone.
And [E] I found a trail in Memphis, but he [A] just walked up the bluff.
Raised [E] a few eyebrows [B] and went on down.
[G] [E] Now won't you batty-dum a-batteroo through the creeks, low low low.
Take that woman on down and you [F#] or me, you [B] or me.
[E] Lord I've had enough, [A] dumped my blues down in the dumps.
[E] See less you [B] big river more than [G] me.
[E] [G] [E]
[G] [E] [A]
[Em] [E] [B]
[G] [E] That's how deep and well I know how to cry, cry, cry.
And I showed her miles out cover of [F#] the clear [B] blue sky.
[E] And the tears I cried for that moment [A] are gonna flood you big river.
[E] And I'm gonna [B] sit right here until I [G] die.
[E] [G] [E]
[N]
Key:
E
G
B
A
F#
E
G
B
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ So, [G] well _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ I talked the evening, well oh I [G] cried.
_ [E] I showed clouds out of cover [F#] of a clear [B] blue sky.
[E] And the tears I cried for the moment [A] are gonna flood you big river.
[E] And I'm gonna [B] sit right here [G] until I die.
[E] _ I met her accidentally in St.
Paul, Missouri.
And it told me every time I heard [F#] you draw, sudden [B] draw.
[E] Heard the dream went back down stream, [A] the portman diving for it.
And [E] I followed you [B] big river when you [G] called.
_ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _
_ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [E] She took me to St.
Louis, later on down the river.
Raider said she's finished but [F#] she's gone boy, [B] she's gone.
And [E] I found a trail in Memphis, but he [A] just walked up the bluff.
Raised [E] a few eyebrows [B] and went on down.
[G] _ [E] Now won't you batty-dum a-batteroo through the creeks, low low low.
Take that woman on down and you [F#] or me, you [B] or me.
[E] Lord I've had enough, [A] dumped my blues down in the dumps.
[E] See less you [B] big river more than [G] me.
_ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _
_ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [E] _ That's how deep and well I know how to cry, cry, cry.
And I showed her miles out cover of [F#] the clear [B] blue sky.
[E] And the tears I cried for that moment [A] are gonna flood you big river.
[E] And I'm gonna [B] sit right here until I [G] die.
[E] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I talked the evening, well oh I [G] cried.
_ [E] I showed clouds out of cover [F#] of a clear [B] blue sky.
[E] And the tears I cried for the moment [A] are gonna flood you big river.
[E] And I'm gonna [B] sit right here [G] until I die.
[E] _ I met her accidentally in St.
Paul, Missouri.
And it told me every time I heard [F#] you draw, sudden [B] draw.
[E] Heard the dream went back down stream, [A] the portman diving for it.
And [E] I followed you [B] big river when you [G] called.
_ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _
_ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [E] She took me to St.
Louis, later on down the river.
Raider said she's finished but [F#] she's gone boy, [B] she's gone.
And [E] I found a trail in Memphis, but he [A] just walked up the bluff.
Raised [E] a few eyebrows [B] and went on down.
[G] _ [E] Now won't you batty-dum a-batteroo through the creeks, low low low.
Take that woman on down and you [F#] or me, you [B] or me.
[E] Lord I've had enough, [A] dumped my blues down in the dumps.
[E] See less you [B] big river more than [G] me.
_ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _
_ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [E] _ That's how deep and well I know how to cry, cry, cry.
And I showed her miles out cover of [F#] the clear [B] blue sky.
[E] And the tears I cried for that moment [A] are gonna flood you big river.
[E] And I'm gonna [B] sit right here until I [G] die.
[E] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _