Chords for Tim Armstrong "Big River" At: Guitar Center
Tempo:
116.2 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
Em
B
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I love Johnny Cash.
I love his music.
I like his storytelling.
I think he's a great lyricist.
His lyrics are like high art, you know what I mean?
One of the best.
Big River.
[G] [E]
[B] [A]
[G] [E] [G] [A#] [G]
[F#] [Em]
[B] [E]
[F#] [E]
[A]
[Em] [B] [E]
I met her in a town in Minnesota.
And it tore me up every time I [F#] heard her draw, sudden draw.
[E] And I found my dream and went down to [A] swim in front of the land I'm aboard.
And I [E] followed [B] you Big River [E] when you called.
[A] [G]
[E] [A#] [G] [F#] [Em]
Well I met her later on, I was sailing down the river.
Afraid I said she's been here boy, [C#m] but she's gone, boy [A] she's gone.
[Em] And I found a town in Memphis, [A] and I met her down on the bluff.
[E] And she raised a few [B] eyebrows, and she went on [E] along.
[Em] [E]
[D] [E]
[F#] [G] [E]
[A] [E]
[Em] [D] [Em] Won't you back down to Baton Rouge, and Queen Rodeo.
Take that woman to New Orleans, [F#] [E] New Orleans.
Go on and have enough of these [A] blues down in the Gulf.
[Em] She loves you Big [B] River boy, she [E] loves me.
[B] [A] [E]
[A#] [B] [Em]
[E]
I love his music.
I like his storytelling.
I think he's a great lyricist.
His lyrics are like high art, you know what I mean?
One of the best.
Big River.
[G] [E]
[B] [A]
[G] [E] [G] [A#] [G]
[F#] [Em]
[B] [E]
[F#] [E]
[A]
[Em] [B] [E]
I met her in a town in Minnesota.
And it tore me up every time I [F#] heard her draw, sudden draw.
[E] And I found my dream and went down to [A] swim in front of the land I'm aboard.
And I [E] followed [B] you Big River [E] when you called.
[A] [G]
[E] [A#] [G] [F#] [Em]
Well I met her later on, I was sailing down the river.
Afraid I said she's been here boy, [C#m] but she's gone, boy [A] she's gone.
[Em] And I found a town in Memphis, [A] and I met her down on the bluff.
[E] And she raised a few [B] eyebrows, and she went on [E] along.
[Em] [E]
[D] [E]
[F#] [G] [E]
[A] [E]
[Em] [D] [Em] Won't you back down to Baton Rouge, and Queen Rodeo.
Take that woman to New Orleans, [F#] [E] New Orleans.
Go on and have enough of these [A] blues down in the Gulf.
[Em] She loves you Big [B] River boy, she [E] loves me.
[B] [A] [E]
[A#] [B] [Em]
[E]
Key:
E
A
Em
B
G
E
A
Em
I love Johnny Cash.
I love his music.
I like his storytelling.
I think he's a great lyricist.
His lyrics are like high art, you know what I mean?
One of the best.
_ Big River.
[G] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ [A#] _ [G] _
[F#] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I met her in a town in Minnesota.
And it tore me up every time I [F#] heard her draw, sudden draw.
[E] And I found my dream and went down to [A] swim in front of the land I'm aboard.
And I [E] followed [B] you Big River [E] when you called.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A#] _ [G] _ [F#] _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ Well I met her later on, I was sailing down the river.
Afraid I said she's been here boy, [C#m] but she's gone, boy [A] she's gone.
[Em] And I found a town in Memphis, [A] and I met her down on the bluff.
[E] And she raised a few [B] eyebrows, and she went on [E] along.
_ _ [Em] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [D] [Em] Won't you back down to Baton Rouge, and Queen Rodeo.
Take that woman to New Orleans, [F#] [E] New Orleans.
Go on and have enough of these [A] blues down in the Gulf.
[Em] She loves you Big [B] River boy, she [E] loves me. _ _
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[B] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A#] _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I love his music.
I like his storytelling.
I think he's a great lyricist.
His lyrics are like high art, you know what I mean?
One of the best.
_ Big River.
[G] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ [A#] _ [G] _
[F#] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I met her in a town in Minnesota.
And it tore me up every time I [F#] heard her draw, sudden draw.
[E] And I found my dream and went down to [A] swim in front of the land I'm aboard.
And I [E] followed [B] you Big River [E] when you called.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A#] _ [G] _ [F#] _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ Well I met her later on, I was sailing down the river.
Afraid I said she's been here boy, [C#m] but she's gone, boy [A] she's gone.
[Em] And I found a town in Memphis, [A] and I met her down on the bluff.
[E] And she raised a few [B] eyebrows, and she went on [E] along.
_ _ [Em] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [D] [Em] Won't you back down to Baton Rouge, and Queen Rodeo.
Take that woman to New Orleans, [F#] [E] New Orleans.
Go on and have enough of these [A] blues down in the Gulf.
[Em] She loves you Big [B] River boy, she [E] loves me. _ _
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[B] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A#] _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
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