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Big River Johnny Cash

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Now [E]I taught the weeping willow how to cry,

And I showed the clouds how to cover up a c[F#]lear blue [B7]sky.

[E]And the tears that I cried for that woman are gonna [A]flood you Big River.

Then [E]I'm gonna sit right [B7]here until I d[E]ie

Intro

I m[E]et her accidentally in St. Paul (Minnesota).

And it tore me up every time I heard her d[F#]rawl, Southern d[B7]rawl.

Then I h[E]eard my dream was back Downstream cav[A]ortin' in Davenport,

And I follow[E]ed you, Big[B7] River, when you ca[E]lled.

Then you to[E]ok me to St. Louis later on (down the river).

A freighter said she's been here but she's g[F#]one, boy, she's g[B7]one.

I foun[E]d her trail in Memphis, but she [A]just walked up the block.

She raised a few[E] eyebrows and then she wen[B7]t on down a[E]lone.

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Now, won't yo[E]u batter down by Baton Rouge, River Queen, roll it on.

Take that woman on down to New[F#] Orleans, New O[B7]rleans.

Go [E]on, I've had enough, dump my b[A]lues down in the gulf.

S[E]he loves you, Big[B7] River, more than [E]me.

Now I[E] taught the weeping willow how to cry,

And I showed the clouds how to cover up a c[F#]lear blue [B7]sky.

[E]And the tears that I cried for that woman are gonna [A]flood you Big River.

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Then I'm gonna sit right here until I die

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{t:Big River}
{st:Johnny Cash}

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# Ive noticed that all the Big River version are in the wrong key,soim puting it up the
#way,(i know its the right way cause its the way me and my dad played it with Johnny years
#and johnny never played in G hardly less it was capo'd cause he couldnt sing in G..He
#it in E.So here ya go Big River the Cash Way.
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#             You can play this intro inbetween verses if you like.
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           Now [E]I taught the weeping willow how to cry,
      And I showed the clouds how to cover up a c[F#]lear blue [B7]sky.
  [E]And the tears that I cried for that woman are gonna [A]flood you Big River.
             Then [E]I'm gonna sit right [B7]here until I d[E]ie

Intro

I m[E]et her accidentally in St. Paul (Minnesota).
    And it tore me up every time I heard her d[F#]rawl, Southern d[B7]rawl.
   Then I h[E]eard my dream was back Downstream cav[A]ortin' in Davenport,
        And I follow[E]ed you, Big[B7] River, when you ca[E]lled.

Then you to[E]ok me to St. Louis later on (down the river).
    A freighter said she's been here but she's g[F#]one, boy, she's g[B7]one.
    I foun[E]d her trail in Memphis, but she [A]just walked up the block.
     She raised a few[E] eyebrows and then she wen[B7]t on down a[E]lone.

Intro

Now, won't yo[E]u batter down by Baton Rouge, River Queen, roll it on.
        Take that woman on down to New[F#] Orleans, New O[B7]rleans.
          Go [E]on, I've had enough, dump my b[A]lues down in the gulf.
               S[E]he loves you, Big[B7] River, more than [E]me.

Now I[E] taught the weeping willow how to cry,
      And I showed the clouds how to cover up a c[F#]lear blue [B7]sky.
  [E]And the tears that I cried for that woman are gonna [A]flood you Big River.
                  E                   B7            E......E7
             Then I'm gonna sit right here until I die

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meneerpaul (report)

Hi,
This is definitely the authentic way to play the song. Just something about the lyrics. Too much copy&pasting in tab world.
There's some juicy american language in this one:
It's not "but she just walked up the block" or even "off the bus" but "she'd just walked up the bluff" (bluff: steep river shore)
Also it's not "...enough, dump my blues down in the Gulf" but "...enough, of my blues down in the guff" (Guff: a Jewish idea, something like the home off all souls; the body that houses it, or something.

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