F F F F Bb Bb F F C7 F F
F
Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry
F G C7
And I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky
F F7
And the tears that I cried for that woman,
Bb
are gonna flood you Big River
F C7 F
Then I'm gonna sit right here until I die
F
I met her accidentally in St. Paul, Minnesota
F G C7
And it tore me up every time I heard her drawl, southern drawl
F F7
Then I heard my dream was back downstream,
Bb
cavortin' in Davenport
F C7 F
And I followed you, Big River, when you called
F F F F Bb Bb F F C7 F F
F
Then you took me to St. Louis later on down the river
F G C7
A freighter said she's been here but she's gone, boy, she's gone
F Bb
I found her trail in Memphis, but she just walked up the block
F C7 F
She raised a few eyebrows and then she went on down alone
F
Now, won't you batter down by Baton Rouge, River Queen, roll it on
F G C7
Take that woman on down to New Orleans, New Orleans
F Bb
Go on, I've had enough, dump my blues down in the gulf
F C7 F
She loves you, Big River, more than me
F
Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry
F G C7
And I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky
F F7 Bb
And the tears that I cried for that woman, are gonna flood you Big River
F C7 F
Then I'm gonna sit right here until I die
