Big River Chords by The Head Cat
Tempo:
94.15 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
B
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [A] [A]
Well, I saw the weeping willow have cried, and I saw the clouds have covered [B] a clear blue [E] sky, [A] and the tears that I cried to that woman [D] are gonna flood you, green [A] river, and I'm gonna sit [E] right here until [A] I die.
I met her accidentally in St.
Paul, Minnesota.
It tore me up [E] every time I heard [B] her call, [E] southern girl, [A] and I heard my dream reflect downstream, [D] aboard an inbound boat.
[A] I thought [E] you'd be good, but [A] you ain't gone.
[D]
[A] [E]
[A] I followed her to St.
Louis, later on down the river.
Afraid I said she'd been here, [B] but she's gone, boy, [E] she's gone.
[A] I found her trail in Memphis, [D] but she just walked up the [G] block.
[A] She reached the pier I'd rammed, [E] and she went on [A] down the road.
So, she padded down by the bedroom, [C] drip queen, [A] rolling up.
Take that woman on a dance in New [B] Orleans, New [E] Orleans.
[A] Go on, I've had enough of [D] my blue southern girl.
[A] She loves [E] you bigger and [A] more than me.
[D]
[A] [E]
[A] I told her we'd been well over, I cried, cried, cried, and I saw the clouds have covered [B] a clear [E] blue sky, [A] and the tears I cried to that woman [D] are gonna flood you, big river, [A] and I'm gonna [E] sit right here until I [A] die.
[C] [A]
Well, I saw the weeping willow have cried, and I saw the clouds have covered [B] a clear blue [E] sky, [A] and the tears that I cried to that woman [D] are gonna flood you, green [A] river, and I'm gonna sit [E] right here until [A] I die.
I met her accidentally in St.
Paul, Minnesota.
It tore me up [E] every time I heard [B] her call, [E] southern girl, [A] and I heard my dream reflect downstream, [D] aboard an inbound boat.
[A] I thought [E] you'd be good, but [A] you ain't gone.
[D]
[A] [E]
[A] I followed her to St.
Louis, later on down the river.
Afraid I said she'd been here, [B] but she's gone, boy, [E] she's gone.
[A] I found her trail in Memphis, [D] but she just walked up the [G] block.
[A] She reached the pier I'd rammed, [E] and she went on [A] down the road.
So, she padded down by the bedroom, [C] drip queen, [A] rolling up.
Take that woman on a dance in New [B] Orleans, New [E] Orleans.
[A] Go on, I've had enough of [D] my blue southern girl.
[A] She loves [E] you bigger and [A] more than me.
[D]
[A] [E]
[A] I told her we'd been well over, I cried, cried, cried, and I saw the clouds have covered [B] a clear [E] blue sky, [A] and the tears I cried to that woman [D] are gonna flood you, big river, [A] and I'm gonna [E] sit right here until I [A] die.
[C] [A]
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[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Well, I saw the weeping willow have cried, _ and I saw the clouds have covered [B] a clear blue [E] sky, [A] and the tears that I cried to that woman [D] are gonna flood you, green [A] river, and I'm gonna sit [E] right here until [A] I die.
_ I met her accidentally in St.
Paul, Minnesota.
It tore me up [E] every time I heard [B] her call, [E] southern girl, [A] and I heard my dream reflect downstream, [D] aboard an inbound boat.
[A] I thought [E] you'd be good, but [A] you ain't gone. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ I followed her to St.
Louis, later on down the river.
Afraid I said she'd been here, [B] but she's gone, boy, [E] she's gone.
[A] I found her trail in Memphis, [D] but she just walked up the [G] block.
[A] She reached the pier I'd rammed, [E] and she went on [A] down the road.
_ So, she padded down by the bedroom, [C] drip queen, [A] rolling up.
Take that woman on a dance in New [B] Orleans, New [E] Orleans.
[A] Go on, I've had enough of [D] my blue southern girl.
[A] She loves [E] you bigger and [A] more than me. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ I told her we'd been well over, I cried, cried, cried, and I saw the clouds have covered [B] a clear [E] blue sky, [A] and the tears I cried to that woman [D] are gonna flood you, big river, [A] and I'm gonna [E] sit right here until I [A] die.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Well, I saw the weeping willow have cried, _ and I saw the clouds have covered [B] a clear blue [E] sky, [A] and the tears that I cried to that woman [D] are gonna flood you, green [A] river, and I'm gonna sit [E] right here until [A] I die.
_ I met her accidentally in St.
Paul, Minnesota.
It tore me up [E] every time I heard [B] her call, [E] southern girl, [A] and I heard my dream reflect downstream, [D] aboard an inbound boat.
[A] I thought [E] you'd be good, but [A] you ain't gone. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ I followed her to St.
Louis, later on down the river.
Afraid I said she'd been here, [B] but she's gone, boy, [E] she's gone.
[A] I found her trail in Memphis, [D] but she just walked up the [G] block.
[A] She reached the pier I'd rammed, [E] and she went on [A] down the road.
_ So, she padded down by the bedroom, [C] drip queen, [A] rolling up.
Take that woman on a dance in New [B] Orleans, New [E] Orleans.
[A] Go on, I've had enough of [D] my blue southern girl.
[A] She loves [E] you bigger and [A] more than me. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ I told her we'd been well over, I cried, cried, cried, and I saw the clouds have covered [B] a clear [E] blue sky, [A] and the tears I cried to that woman [D] are gonna flood you, big river, [A] and I'm gonna [E] sit right here until I [A] die.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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