ChorusD
Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry
D7E7A7
and I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky
DG
And the tears that I cried for that woman they're gonna flood you Big River
DAD
Then I'm gonna sit right here until I die
VerseD
I met her accidentally in St. Paul, Minnesota
E7A
And it tore me up every time I heard her drawl, Southern drawl
DG
Then I heard my dream was back downstream cav ortin' in Davenport
DAD
And I followed you, Big River, when you called
DG
Then you took me to St. Louis later on down the river
DE7AA freighter said she's been here but she's gone, said boy, she's gone
DG
Well, I found her trail in Memphis, but she just walked up the block
DAD
She raised a few eyebrows and then she went on down a lone
VerseDG
Now, won't you batter down by Baton Rouge, River Queen, roll it on
DE7A
Take that woman on down to New Or leans, New Or leans
GD
Go on, Ive had enough; dump my blues down in the gulf
AD
She loves you, Big River, more than me
ChorusD
Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry
D7E7A7
and I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky
DG
And the tears that I cried for that woman they're gonna flood you Big River
DAD
Then I'm gonna sit right here until I die
DAD
Yeah, I'm gonna sit right here until I die
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.