D
Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry
D7 E7 A7
and I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky
D G
And the tears that I cried for that woman they're gonna flood you Big River
D A D
Then I'm gonna sit right here until I die
Verse
D
I met her accidentally in St. Paul, Minnesota
E7 A
And it tore me up every time I heard her drawl, Southern drawl
D G
Then I heard my dream was back downstream cav ortin' in Davenport
D A D
And I followed you, Big River, when you called
D G
Then you took me to St. Louis later on down the river
D E7 A
A freighter said she's been here but she's gone, said boy, she's gone
D G
Well, I found her trail in Memphis, but she just walked up the block
D A D
She raised a few eyebrows and then she went on down a lone
Verse
D G
Now, won't you batter down by Baton Rouge, River Queen, roll it on
D E7 A
Take that woman on down to New Or leans, New Or leans
G D
Go on, Ive had enough; dump my blues down in the gulf
A D
She loves you, Big River, more than me
D
Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry
D7 E7 A7
and I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky
D G
And the tears that I cried for that woman they're gonna flood you Big River
D A D
Then I'm gonna sit right here until I die
D A D
Yeah, I'm gonna sit right here until I die